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|author=Charles W. Penrose | |||
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'''Question 17''': Was Joseph Smith, Jr., a Mason?<br> | |||
'''Answer''': Joseph Smith the Prophet was a Mason. <ref>{{IE|author=Charles W. Penrose|article=Peculiar Questions Briefly Answered|date=September 1912|vol=15|num=11}}</ref> | |||
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Joseph Smith's involvement in Freemasonry
Improvement Era, "Peculiar Questions Briefly Answered"
Charles W. Penrose, Improvement Era, (September 1912)Question 17: Was Joseph Smith, Jr., a Mason?
Answer: Joseph Smith the Prophet was a Mason. [1]
Masonic Cry of Distress
Summary: It is reported that Joseph Smith uttered the words "Oh Lord, my God" as he stood at a second floor window in Carthage Jail -- just before he was shot by members of a mob. The words that accompany the Masonic 'Grand Hailing Sign of Distress' are "Oh Lord, my God, is there no help for the widow's son?"Jump to Subtopic:
Reed C. Durham Regarding His 1974 Talk
Summary: Reed C. Durham responds to criticism of his 1974 speech “Is There No Help for the Widow’s Son?”- ↑ Charles W. Penrose, "Peculiar Questions Briefly Answered" Improvement Era 15 no. 11 (September 1912).