Joseph Fielding identifies Freemasonry as a stepping stone to higher understanding of priesthood.

Date
Nov 22, 1841
Type
Personal Journal / Diary
Source
Joseph Fielding
LDS
Hearsay
Scribed Verbatim
Reprint
Reference

Andrew F. Ehat, ed., “‘They Might Have Known That He Was Not a Fallen Prophet’: The Nauvoo Journal of Joseph Fielding,” BYU Studies 19 (Winter 1979): 145

Scribe/Publisher
BYU Studies
People
Andrew F. Ehat, Joseph Fielding
Audience
None
Transcription

Many have joined the Masonic institution. This seems to have been a stepping stone or preparation for something else, the true origin of Masonry. This I have also seen and rejoice in it.

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