[Aywad Zhebleaumeh]

Mormonism seems to have some connections to Freemasonry.
http://www.freemason.org/cfo/may_june_2001/mormon.htm

http://www.utlm.org/onlineresources/masonicsymbolsandtheldstemple.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry_and_the_Latter_Day_Saint_movement

http://www.geocities.com/swickersc/mormonmason.html

http://www.irr.org/MIT/masonry.html

[restornu]

The Closed Canon: Blessings, Challenges,...
Robert L. Millet Sperry Symposium (10/28/2006)
http://byubwmv.byu.edu/sperry/2006/millet.wmv

[greyfoxx39]

"Joseph Smith admitted to being a Mason in his History of the Church, volume 4, page 551. Under the date of March 15, 1842 it reads: "In the evening I received the first degree in Free Masonry in the Nauvoo Lodge, assembled in my general business office." The record for the next day reads, "I was with the Masonic Lodge and rose to the sublime degree" (page 552).

How did Joseph's Masonic membership affect the development of the Mormon Church? The most significant area appears to be in the development of the Mormon temple ceremonies. As noted above, Joseph became a Mason on March 15, 1842 and "rose to the sublime degree" the following day. Less than two months later, on May 4, 1842, Joseph introduced the temple endowment ceremony (History of the Church, Vol. 5, pp. 1-2).

Occultic and Masonic Influence in Early Mormonism