175 years ago today - Jun 28, 1841

Assistant President of the Church John C. Bennett writes to Bodley Lodge No. 1, Quincy, Illinois, asking that it recommend that a Masonic lodge be established in Nauvoo. His request is denied because Mormons were "unknown to this lodge as Masons."

[Source: On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com]

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