My dad was a Mason, mother with the Eastern Star, and I joined the Rainbow Girls. They are cults as well. Even before I became a Christian, I could sense something wrong in there. The WRONG was the secrecy and repeated rituals of it all. Jesus Christ was/is and never will be SECRET, HIS light shines for all to see, if they will. He needs no help from some made up "other" book.
I quit going, and explained why to my parents, of course they were saddened, but they too quit going to theirs orgs. Out of the mouths of babes? perhaps.
This is a very good thread, I pray any Mormon will open their heart and heed what is being explained here and with sources to read. It is being offered in Love.
The Lord’s Church have no secrecy only sacred things which can be found in all of our scriptures.
It is like a parable those who have ears to hear and eyes to see will be able to discern much of it in those passages.