Comments on: What The Mormon Missionaries Don’t Tell You

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 23:43:26 +0000

Wow that surprises me on the lack of errors, your views on their agenda does not though, thanks for the response.

By: Ned Scarisbrick

Ned Scarisbrick — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 22:17:36 +0000

I don’t see any blatant errors in the Tanners work but it’s skewed like a political ad. Designed to promote an agenda with limited information. Not a forth right approach in my view.

By: Henry Lions

Henry Lions — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 16:16:12 +0000

Wasn’t talking to you Ned, that answer was to a post by brenkmanr654 the comments directed to you had @Ned prefixing them.

By: Henry Lions

Henry Lions — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 14:00:54 +0000

@Ned
Very much depends if you were a York rite or Scottish Rite Freemason as to how far the literalism is generally accepted by the post profane candidate.
It also depends on what degree you had attained in either rite.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 07:36:28 +0000

Are there any inaccuracies in particular that stand out on the Tanners article Ned?

I wonder if the LDS church will add an article on this subject to the series it has been releasing recently, it must be a serious minority of members that are aware of this link, wouldn’t you say?

By: Ned Scarisbrick

Ned Scarisbrick — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 00:31:59 +0000

Being a Freemason and a member of the Church I can say from personal knowledge that the Sandra Tanner and Mormons in transition links are less than ideal. If I may here is a more accurate and less skewed link…

http://www.mormonismi.net/pdf/homer1994.pdf

It is over thirty pages long with another fifteen or so pages of footnotes. If you like to contact me direct I am willing to so do.

The masonic symbolic teaching system like the temple endowment is meant to represent principles and concepts. Those who take such symbols literal will miss the purpose for which they were intended.

-Ned

By: Ned Scarisbrick

Ned Scarisbrick — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 23:52:02 +0000

Wrong? About what? How does the issue with Kate Kelly have anything to do with this thread?

-Ned

By: Henry Lions

Henry Lions — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 21:08:30 +0000

You are wrong

SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) A panel of Mormon judges announced the results of the disciplinary hearing on Monday (June 23 2014).

The group publicly announced the excommunication in a portion of the private email initially sent to Ms Kelly by e mail and certified post to reporters.
“The Church’s response to this situation is in the letter that was sent to Sister Kelly, which explained the decision (excommunication) and the reason for it,…since Ordain Women has chosen to publish only selected excerpts with their interpretation, we suggest that Sister Kelly make the full letter available in the interests of transparency.”

By: Henry Lions

Henry Lions — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 21:07:43 +0000

You are wrong

SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) A panel of Mormon judges announced the results of the disciplinary hearing on Monday (June 23 2014).

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 18:39:16 +0000

Hi there Brenkman, thanks a lot for that response, I appreciate your honesty and openness.

I respect and understand why LDS people do not talk about the endowment, however my issue is more with the validity of that ceremony. It can’t be a coincidence that it was a matter of weeks after Joseph Smith became a freemason that this was brought into the LDS church, it is merely a copy of another movements ceremony, various things that go on in the temple can be found to have their origins there. For more on this please go here

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

http://mit.irr.org/occultic-and-masonic-influence-in-early-mormonism

I understand that you are coming here to answer challenges to your faith and you are very welcome here. Please take some time to look at these links I have provided and other articles, your comments are always welcome.