Backyard Professor: 076: Master Mason George Miller Interview of “Method Infinite”

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Backyard Professor: 076: Master Mason George Miller Interview of “Method Infinite”

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Sep 7, 2022

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I have a delightful interview with a Master Mason and Past Master of his lodge, concerning the book “Method Infinite: Freemasonry and the Mormon Restoration.

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Sep 7, 2022

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Kerry Shirts, the Backyard Professor seeks to help us make sense of the complex world of Mormonism.

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The Backyard Professor: 014: Gift of Prophecy What Mormonism does not want us to know: My comments on Terryl Givens new Mormon apologetic on prophecy in Mormonism. https://youtu.be/vfKyqhw1fwQ by The Backyard Professor on Mormonism
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Backyard Professor: 076: Master Mason George Miller Interview of “Method Infinite”

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