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Matthew B. Brown. American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 2009. Hardbound 6.25×9.25, 215 pages.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The subject of Joseph Smith and Freemasonry sparks a wide range of responses among Latter-day Saints, from curiosity to suspicion to outright excitement. \u00a0In this helpful guide, trusted LDS scholar Matthew B. Brown clearly and skillfully addresses the subject’s history, theology, traditional understandings, and myths. \u00a0Readers will consider provocative questions as well as meaningful scriptural patterns and interfaith connections. \u00a0With research ranging from the particular to the panoramic, this volume offers engaging, edifying exploration of the relationship between Freemasonry and the blessings of the House of the Lord, and early Christianity and the practices of biblical times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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