Temple Garments
146 Primary Sources
Date | Summary | |||
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800 BC - | God gives coats of skins to Adam and Eve. | Unknown Ancient | Standard Works | |
1350 - | An unknown authored poem, appropriated by Freemasons, uses "so mote it be." | Unknown Non-LDS | Direct | |
1833 | John Quincy Adams recorded the Masonic oath. | John Quincy Adams Non-LDS | Direct | |
Oct 1, 1835 | Oliver Cowdery described how Joseph, Oliver, and W.W. Phelps worked on the Egytpian alphabet and unfolded a system of astronomy. | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Direct Scribed Summary | |
Dec 29, 1835 | Joseph used language associated with Masonry in his journal. | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Holograph Direct | |
Jun 18, 1840 | Joseph expressed plans to dedicate himself to translation between 1835 and 1842. | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Scribed Summary | |
May 1841 | Joseph referenced Abraham's record post-1835 and pre-1842. | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Scribed Paraphrase | |
Sep 1, 1841 | Joseph commented on how he wishes to be translating Egyptian documents more pre-1842. | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Direct Scribed Summary | |
Oct 15, 1841 | JCB provides copy of dispensation by AJ authorizing establishment of the Nauvoo Masonic Lodge. | Abraham Jonas Non-LDS | Direct | |
Nov 22, 1841 | Joseph Fielding identifies Freemasonry as a stepping stone to higher understanding of priesthood. | Joseph Fielding LDS | Scribed Verbatim Reprint | |
Dec 30, 1841 | William Clayton recorded the minutes of the December 30, 1841 Nauvoo Masonic Lodge meeting. | William Clayton LDS | Scribed Verbatim Reprint | |
Jan 1842 - | Joseph offers temple-related explanations of Egyptian characters in his explanation of facsimile 2. | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Scribed Verbatim | |
Mar 1, 1842 | Times and Seasons publishes a facsimile from the Book of Abraham. | Abraham Ancient | Reprint | |
Mar 15, 1842 | Times and Seasons publishes temple-related explanations of hieroglyphics. | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Direct Reprint | |
Mar 15, 1842 | WC records AJ dispensation for Joseph's initiation in secondary copy of Nauvoo Masonic Lodge minutes. | Abraham Jonas Non-LDS | Scribed Verbatim Reprint | |
Mar 15, 1842 | Willard Richards scribes for Joseph's journal where Joseph indicates that he was admitted to the Masonic lodge. | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Direct Scribed Paraphrase | |
Mar 15, 1842 | JCB records AJ dispensation for Joseph's initiation in earliest version of Nauvoo Masonic Lodge minutes. | Abraham Jonas Non-LDS | Scribed Verbatim Reprint | |
Mar 17, 1842 | Eliza Snow uses Masonic language to describe the mission of the Relief Society in their minute book. | Eliza R. Snow LDS | Holograph | |
Mar 31, 1842 | Joseph urges women to follow Masonry in keeping a secret in a letter to Emma Smith. | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Direct | |
Mar 31, 1842 | Eliza Snow records Joseph using Masonic language to describe the Relief Society's progress. | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Scribed Paraphrase | |
Apr 1, 1842 | W.W. Phelps highlights importance of knowledge of natural laws in Times and Seasons. | W. W. Phelps LDS | Direct | |
May 4, 1842 | Richards summarizes details of the first endowment ceremony in Joseph's manuscript history of the Church. | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Scribed Verbatim | |
Jun 17, 1842 | Heber C. Kimball notes that Joseph considered masonry to be an offshoot of priesthood. | Heber C. Kimball LDS | Holograph 2nd Hand | |
Jul 2, 1842 | Bennett charges Joseph with "the actual seduction of several Master Masons' wives, sisters, and daughters." | John C. Bennett Excommunicated | Scribed Verbatim Direct Reprint | |
Jul 7, 1842 | WC records JCB being expelled from the Masonic Lodge. | Willard Richards LDS | Scribed Summary | |
Jul 30, 1842 | Abraham Jonas issues injunction for "irregularities" in Nauvoo Lodge. | Abraham Jonas Non-LDS | Scribed Verbatim | |
Aug 8, 1842 | Robinson describes what might be temple garments. | Ebenezer Robinson Resigned Non-LDS | Direct Reprint Unsourced | |
Nov 2, 1842 | The Nauvoo Masonic Lodge minutes reports that Abraham Jonas lifts injunction against lodge. | Meredith Helm Non-LDS | Direct Reprint | |
Jun 11, 1843 | JS maintains that ordinances of salvation, "instituted in the heavens before the foundation of the World," should not be altered. | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Direct Scribed Paraphrase | |
Oct 15, 1843 | JS uses Mason language to tell fellow leaders to "keep a secret." | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Scribed Verbatim | |
Jul 15, 1844 | Times and Seasons comments on Joseph and Hyrum Smith as Masonic status. | Unknown LDS | Direct Unsourced | |
Dec 16, 1845 | William Clayton comments on early production of garments. | William Clayton LDS | Direct Reprint | |
Dec 16, 1845 | William Clayton comments on early production of garments. | William Clayton LDS | Direct Reprint | |
Dec 21, 1845 | WC records HCK alluding to garment description. | Heber C. Kimball LDS | Scribed Summary Reprint | |
Dec 21, 1845 | Miller claims that the marks the Apostle Paul referenced are the marks on the temple garments. | William Clayton LDS | Scribed Summary Reprint | |
Dec 21, 1845 | William Clayton records George Miller speaking of garment providing protection. | George Miller LDS | Scribed Paraphrase Reprint | |
Dec 21, 1845 | William Clayton records conversation about Joseph and Hyrum not wearing their garments at Carthage. | William Clayton LDS | Scribed Summary Reprint | |
Dec 21, 1845 | Heber C. Kimball refers to Willard Richards being not shot at Carthage because of garments. | William Clayton LDS | Scribed Summary Reprint | |
Jan 13, 1846 | Brigham wants to stop production of garments. | Brigham Young LDS | Scribed Verbatim Direct | |
1854 | Benjamin G. Ferris provides description of garments. | Benjamin G. Ferris Critic Non-LDS | Direct Unsourced | |
Dec 31, 1856 | Official martyrdom account highlighting protection for Richards through garment. | Jonathan Grimshaw LDS | Holograph Direct | |
1857 | Church critic John Hyde ridicules Church's use of Freemasonry. | John Hyde Excommunicated Critic | 2nd Hand Late | |
1858 | Mary Ettie V. Smith maintains that Mormonism has no relationship with Masonry. | Mary Ettie V. Smith Resigned Critic | Direct | |
Feb 17, 1858 | FamilySearch documents Berry as being endowed. | FamilySearch LDS | Direct | |
Nov 13, 1858 | HCK attributes Freemasonry to Solomon and David and Church possesses true Masonry. | Heber C. Kimball LDS | Scribed Verbatim Direct | |
1862 | Richard Burton traces Mormonism to freemasonry. | Richard Burton Non-LDS | Unsourced | |
Feb 9, 1862 | Kimball said Jesus, apostles wore garments. | Heber C. Kimball LDS | Scribed Verbatim Unsourced | |
Feb 10, 1867 | Brigham roots Freemasonry in Solomon's Temple. | Brigham Young LDS | Scribed Verbatim Direct | |
Feb 10, 1867 | Brigham attributes endowment to Solomon's Temple. | Brigham Young LDS | Scribed Verbatim | |
May 23, 1870 | FamilySearch identifies John Henry Biggs as endowed at the time of his death. | FamilySearch LDS | Direct | |
Sep 3, 1870 | CP condemns Mormonism for using Masonic symbols. | Chalmers I. Paton Critic | Direct | |
1873 | T. B. H. Stenhouse notes that Church leaders saw Freemasonry as degenerate version of priesthood. | T. B. H. Stenhouse Excommunicated | Direct Late | |
Nov 17, 1873 | JT describes temple attire at burial. | John Taylor LDS | Direct Reprint | |
1876 | Ann Eliza Young quotes Brigham as describing the endowment as "Celestial Masonry." | Ann Eliza Young Excommunicated Critic | 2nd Hand | |
Feb 7, 1877 | BY describes first endowment, use of garments. | L. John Nuttall LDS | Holograph | |
1878 | Young denies Masonry has any relationship with the Endowment House. | Ann Eliza Young Resigned Critic | Direct Late | |
Jan 6, 1879 | John Taylor comments on spiritual power of garments. | John Taylor LDS | Scribed Verbatim | |
Jan 2, 1884 | Lucius N. Scovil recalls endowment in Nauvoo. | Lucius N. Scovil LDS | Direct Late | |
Apr 9, 1884 | Abraham H. Cannon offers description of appropriate temple garments. | Abraham H. Cannon LDS | Direct Reprint | |
1886 | William Wyl notes that JS saw Freemasonry as holding the "key" of his endowment. | William Wyl Critic Non-LDS | Unsourced | |
Mar 15, 1886 | JI identifies Christ as the "chief and master Mason." | H. Belnap LDS | Direct Unsourced | |
Jul 17, 1889 | Sarah G. Richards comments on description of garments being shibboleth. | Sarah G. Richards LDS | Holograph Direct | |
Mar 30, 1891 | John D.T. McAllister asks about garment style; George Q. Cannon describes proposed garment style. | George Q. Cannon LDS | 2nd Hand Reprint | |
1893 | Johnson remembers Joseph speaking on the origin of temple garments. | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Holograph Direct Late | |
Apr 26, 1895 | Brother Earl describes his garments. | George Q. Cannon LDS | 2nd Hand Reprint | |
Apr 4, 1899 | FDR offers account of origins of Masonic Lodge in Nauvoo. | Rudger Clawson LDS | Direct Reprint Late | |
1900 | Benjamin Franklin LeBaron says his mother said Joseph presented the garments to the Church. | Benjamin Franklin LeBaron LDS | 2nd Hand Reprint Late | |
Nov 17, 1900 | Joseph F. Smith condemns "secret organizations." | Joseph F. Smith LDS | Scribed Verbatim Journalism | |
1900 | Oliver B. Huntington provides account of garments at martyrdom. | John Taylor LDS | Reprint 3rd Hand Late | |
Apr 21, 1902 | Woodward recalls temple clothing and garments used in the time of Joseph Smith in Nauvoo. | Maria Jane Johnston Woodward LDS | Scribed Verbatim Direct Late | |
May 12, 1903 | David H. Cannon reports on standards for garments. | David H. Cannon LDS | Reprint | |
Aug 31, 1904 | David H. Cannon comments on acceptable design of garments. | David H. Cannon LDS | Reprint | |
Dec 13, 1904 | WT includes photo of man in garments, says Mormons "Never Wholly" remove it. | Washington Times Non-LDS | Direct Unsourced | |
Sep 14, 1905 | Anonymous observer has conversation with Marian Ronsail on description of garments. | Unknown Non-LDS | 2nd Hand | |
Dec 31, 1906 | Joseph F. Smith describes garments as unchanged. | Joseph F. Smith LDS | Direct | |
Dec 1907 | Louis Bertrand, a former Mason, rejects relationship between Masonic lodge and Endowment. | Louis Bertrand LDS | Direct Reprint Late | |
Nov 12, 1908 | 1908 RR newspaper advertisement for temple garments. | N/A LDS | Direct | |
Jun 15, 1910 | SLHR reports on establishment of BCH. | Beehive Clothing Mills LDS | 2nd Hand Journalism | |
Dec 31, 1912 | First Presidency offers instructions on making of endowment. | Joseph F. Smith LDS | Direct Reprint | |
Mar 10, 1915 | FP comments on timing of original temple garment design. | First Presidency LDS | Direct Reprint | |
May 21, 1915 | Mary E. Hanks writes poem dealing with garments. | Mary E. Hanks LDS | Direct Reprint | |
Oct 8, 1916 | Walter P. Monson associates garments with service, warning, and work. | Walter P. Monson LDS | Scribed Verbatim Direct | |
Jun 1, 1917 | Advertisement re: temple garments. | N/A | Direct Journalism | |
Dec 14, 1918 | Church critic LLS describes what garments look like and call them "the secret garment." | Lulu Loveland Shepherd Critic Non-LDS | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand Journalism | |
Aug 1921 | B. H. Roberts maintains Joseph's endowment rooted in Abraham. | B. H. Roberts LDS | Direct Late | |
Oct 12, 1921 | George F. Richards comments on physical power of garments. | George F. Richards LDS | Direct | |
Nov 30, 1921 | Improvement Era offers advertisement for Temple Garment production. | Model Knitting Works LDS | Direct | |
Jun 4, 1923 | SLT reports on temple garment changes by HJG. | Heber J. Grant Critic Non-LDS | Unsourced Journalism | |
Jun 22, 1923 | DC reports on how youth respond to temple garment use and design. | N/A Non-LDS | Direct Unsourced Journalism | |
Dec 31, 1923 | Reed Rasband asks whether he should wear old or new style garments. | Reed Rasband LDS | Direct | |
Dec 2, 1924 | HGR tells RR that he may choose which garments to wear. | Harold G. Reynolds LDS | Direct | |
Aug 1929 | Horace C. Cummings maintains that his grandparents conducted JS through masonry for the first time. | Joseph Smith, Jr. LDS | Scribed Summary Reprint 3rd Hand Late | |
1934 | John A. Widstoe asserted that the Church did not take anything from the Masons. | John A. Widstoe LDS | Direct | |
1934 | Anthony Ivins comments on lack of need for Freemasons. | Anthony Ivins LDS | Direct | |
1934 | Anthony Ivins dismisses claims of antique roots for Freemasonry. | Anthony Ivins LDS | Direct | |
Mar 25, 1938 | First Presidency offers comments on proper design of garments. | First Presidency LDS | Direct Reprint | |
Jul 20, 1938 | First Presidency comments on the proper design of garments. | First Presidency LDS | Direct Reprint | |
Oct 14, 1938 | Bingham Bulletin carries advertisement for garments. | Bingham Bulletin Non-LDS | Direct | |
May 31, 1950 | Te Karere provides account of Sister Akiano. | Te Karere LDS | Unsourced | |
1951 | Chiniwalla describes the sacred clothing including underclothing of Zoroastrians. | Saheb Framroze S. Chiniwalla Non-LDS | Direct Secondary | |
1962 | Wilson K. Andersen prints William E. Berrett's statement saying protection comes from God, not garments. | Wilson K. Andersen LDS | 2nd Hand Reprint | |
Feb 24, 1965 | JZ reports that GH has a old LDS temple garments for sale. | George Henderson LDS | Direct Journalism | |
1968 | The Church condemns "oath-bound" organizations. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS | Direct | |
1974 | RJD assures readers that he believes temple endowment inspired, in spite of Masonic influence | Reed C. Durham LDS | Direct | |
Apr 20, 1974 | Reed C. Durham argues that Freemasonry deeply influenced Joseph's life. | Reed C. Durham LDS | Scribed Verbatim Secondary | |
Oct 3, 1975 | TCP offers instructions re: when garments are no longer useful. | Temple Clothing Program LDS | Scribed Verbatim Reprint | |
Mar 1977 | In NE, BS comments on who has rights to distribute garments. | Barbara Smith LDS | Direct | |
Jan 1980 - | S announces temple garment change to two-piece. | Sunstone LDS | Direct | |
Nov 11, 1981 | RP offers physical description of current temple garments. | Ronald Priddis LDS | Direct Journalism | |
May 1985 | ADR offers summary of use of Masonic symbols in Church iconography. | Allen D. Roberts LDS Disaffected Critic | Direct | |
Sep 18, 1985 | USDC offers summary of past non-LDS garment manufacturers. | United States District Court, D. Utah, C.D Non-LDS | Direct | |
1987 | Armand L. Mauss maintains that the endowment developed out of a Masonic cultural context, concludes it is not a "big issue." | Armand L. Mauss LDS | Direct Secondary | |
Oct 10, 1988 | First Presidency offers advice urging for members to wear garments more often than not. | First Presidency LDS | Direct Reprint | |
1995 | Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok and Dan Cohn-Sherbok define a Tallit Katan as a sacred undergarment for Orthodox Jews. | Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok Non-LDS | Secondary | |
1997 | Robert T. Francoeur records joke about garments as "Mormon contraceptives." | Robert T. Francoeur LDS | Direct | |
2002 | BKP speaks of moral significance of garments. | Boyd K. Packer LDS | Direct | |
2002 | The Jewish Encyclopedia defines sheitel as a type of headcovering that Jewish women may wear. | Cyrus Adler Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2005 | DSA and GJB offer estimate total number of Nauvoo Temple Endowments at 5,583. | Devery Anderson LDS | Direct | |
Mar 30, 2005 | The Sikhi Wiki describes how Sikhs wear sacred underclothing to control their sexual desires. | Sikhi Wiki Non-LDS | Direct | |
Mar 6, 2007 | Jana describes why she stopped wearing garments including finding them uncomfortable. | Jana LDS | Direct | |
2011 | Patrick Q. Mason offers description massacre at Cane Creek, with missionaries wearing garments. | Patrick Q. Mason LDS | Secondary | |
2011 | The Church released their guidelines on dress and appearance in the For Strength of Youth. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS | Direct | |
2012 | Austin E. Fife and Alta Stephens Fife record folklore about protective value of garments. | Austin E. Fife and Alta Stephens Fife Non-LDS | Direct | |
Jan 25, 2012 | Coppins answers questions that people may have about garments because of Romney's election. | McKay Coppins LDS | Direct Journalism | |
Sep 24, 2012 | Cartoonist makes fun of Romney and his garments. | NBC News Non-LDS | Journalism | |
Oct 19, 2014 | CN releases article explaining garments. | Church Newsroom LDS | Direct | |
Feb 9, 2015 | The Catholic diocese of Denver explains the types of habits nuns wear. | Denver Catholic Non-LDS | Direct | |
2018 | The Encyclopedia Britannica describes how religions have different clothes. | James Dickie Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Mar 14, 2018 | Jana Riess praises updated temple garments for women. | Jana Riess LDS Critic | Direct | |
Apr 9, 2018 | The Church announces new garment styles and fabrics for men and women. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS | Direct | |
Oct 2018 | RMN comments on temple rites being of ancient origin. | Russell M. Nelson LDS | Direct | |
Oct 18, 2018 | New World Encyclopedia defines a cassock as an outer robe that monks wear. | New World Encyclopedia Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Dec 18, 2018 | The Church releases video explaining garments. | ComeUntoChrist.org LDS | Scribed Verbatim | |
2019 | The Church says garments "will serve as a protection against temptation and evil." | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS | Direct | |
Jan 18, 2019 | O'Brien describes the different components to Buddhist robes. | Barbara O'Brien Non-LDS | Direct | |
Feb 11, 2019 | Diane Evans replied to a Quora post saying she finds garments comfortable. | Diane Evans LDS | Direct | |
Feb 19, 2019 | The Church announces expansion of the stretch cotton garment line. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS | Direct | |
Mar 3, 2019 | Mamie expresses that temple garments make her feel uncomfortable. | Mamie LDS | Direct | |
Aug 6, 2019 | Weglarz says that Latter-day Saints wear garments during sex. | Lindsay Weglarz Critic | Direct | |
2020 | The Church publishes the list of covenants that are made in the temple. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS | Direct | |
May 21, 2021 | Scott Taylor provides account of missionaries, who were almost certainly wearing garments, dying. | Scott Taylor (DN Reporter) LDS | Direct Journalism | |
Jul 21, 2021 | Sasha Piton urges the Church to provide more comfortable garments. | Sasha Piton LDS | Scribed Verbatim | |
Dec 3, 2021 | New World Encyclopedia defines what a yarmulke is. | New World Encyclopedia Non-LDS | Direct | |
Dec 3, 2021 | Merriam-Webster defines "sheitel" as a head covering for Orthodox Jewish women. | Merriam-Webster Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Dec 3, 2021 | Merriam-Webster indicates that nuns wear habits. | Merriam-Webster Non-LDS | Secondary | |
Dec 3, 2021 | Merriam-Webster defines cassock as a garment worn by Catholic and Anglican priests and laypersons. | Merriam-Webster Non-LDS | Secondary | |
2022 | The Church publishes a list of temple garment fabrics. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS | Direct |