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Joseph Smith, Jr. and several of the church founders were Freemasons, and were founding members of a lodge in Nauvoo, Illinois in March 1842.

There are some similarities between Mormon temple worship and symbolism and the stories and symbols of Freemasonry.

In modern times, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ) holds no position for or against the compatibility of Masonry with LDS Church doctrine.