[While every Craftsman was free] "to join any church and embrace any creed he chooses, and ([Freemasonry] demands of him only that he shall admit the theological belief taught on the threshold of our sacred Temple, and further, that he should be loyal to the government under which he lives, and yield a willing obedience to all its laws, the Masons in Utah contend that the latter important prerequisite is wanting in Mormons, because one of the chief tenets of their church in Utah is polygamy, which the United States Statute has declared to be a crime, and which all civilized nations consider a relic of barbarism."³

"Whereas, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, commonly called the Mormon Church, is an organization, the teachings and regulations of which are incompatible with membership in the Masonic Fraternity, therefore: "Be It Resolved: That a member of the Church of Latter-day Saints, commonly called the Mormon Church, is not eligible to become a member of any Lodge F.& A.M. in this State and membership in such Church shall be sufficient grounds for expulsion." ⁴