What is the adoption theory of the relationship between the temple endowment rituals and freemasonry?Masonry was given to earlier saints to prepare them to receive the temple endowment rituals.Joseph adopted and reapplied effective Masonic ritual elements and used them to communicate spiritual truths.Masonry is an apostatized version of the original temple endowment, and Joseph restored its original intent.Joseph Smith learned in his translation of the Bible that King Solomon had the endowment rituals given in his temple.

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