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Sorry, I stopped reading when the author made the claim that there are “blood oaths” that we “Temple Mormons” are required to make. It’s silly lies like this that show some peoples religious bigotry. Sorry folks, but that is a lie, there are no secret “blood oaths”

I think the key part of the article that is a relevant question re: blood oaths is this part:

Mitt Romney’s grandfather swore an oath against the United States of America. The oath said, “You and each of you do covenant and promise that you will pray and never cease to pray to Almighty God to avenge the blood of the prophets upon this nation, that you will teach the same to your children and to your children’s children unto the third and fourth generation.”

Since the above oath was part of the temple endowment procdure until Feb. 15, 1927...did Mitt's grandfather and/or great-grandfather swear this oath? Is not Mitt part of that "third or fourth generation"?

Note this statement by John D. Lee: “Brigham raised his hand and said, ‘I swear by the eternal Heavens that I have unsheathed my sword, and I will never return it until the blood of the Prophet Joseph and Hyrum, and those who were slain in Missouri, is avenged. This whole nation is guilty of shedding their blood, by assenting to the deed, and holding its peace.’ ... Furthermore, every one who had passed through their endowments, in the Temple, were placed under the most sacred obligations to avenge the blood of the Prophet, whenever an opportunity offered, and to teach their children to do the same, thus making the entire Mormon people sworn and avowed enemies of the American nation.” (Mormonism Unveiled, 1877, p. 160)