Thank you for your questions at Mormon Beliefs. I’m going to make a few comments and then refer you to more detailed articles at another website.

First, the Lord says you will know His true followers by their fruits. Your original impression of Mormons is correct. They are true followers of Christ and strive to live according to His commandments and example, and that is why they are so nice and clean-cut.

Second, the original guild that came down through history and eventually became today’s “Masons” was the temple-builders’ guild. Hugh Nibley has researched back into ancient Egypt to find the guild was extant there, and the symbols for the guild and temple worship to be very ancient. They were associated with Solomon’s temple. You might enjoy reading his books.

Early leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined the Masons, and one important reason was safety. There seemed to be some promise of physical protection. Also, Joseph Smith recognized the remnants of original ancient temple symbols among the Masons, and actually attempted to correct them, as the guild’s knowledge had dwindled and become corrupted over the centuries. I have been inside a Masonic lodge myself and found it to be devoid of the Holy Spirit. The Masonic guild is a fraternal order; the Mormon temple is Christ-oriented and all covenants are covenants with God.

In addition to following these links, I suggest you try your best to attend a temple open house before a temple is dedicated as a House of God for private worship. You will immediately sense the purity and light there, and will receive a witness that nothing untoward happens in Mormon Temples. I testify to you that this is Christ’s church, and all of its practices are pure, innocent, and holy, and have been received by revelation from Jesus Christ to modern prophets.

http://www.fairlds.org/authors/misc/ask-the-apologist-similarities-between-masonic-and-mormon-temple-ritual

http://en.fairmormon.org/Mormonism_and_temples/Symbols_on_the_Nauvoo_Temple

http://en.fairmormon.org/Mormonism_and_temples/Endowment/Freemasonry

http://en.fairmormon.org/Mormonism_and_Freemasonry

We certainly believe that pride is sin, and that it rears its heads in many ways. Humility is its antidote and helps us recognize our dependence on God continually, for every breath and every good thing we’ll ever do or have. The Savior’s atoning grace provides strength to overcome pride and ego and selfishness. Does this answer your question? Would you like to receive a copy of The Book of Mormon and learn more about how the Lord dealt with prideful nations and individuals who lived anciently in America, and how He dealt with those who humbled themselves before Him?

“And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

“And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

“And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

“And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart (vs 42-46).

Hi yes we will meet our loves ones again thats only after we get judge by God on the judgement day..u c I ws tld bt my boyfriend which he’s a mormon that he wnt get judge unless his family gets there..bt in the bible it says that we will one by one stand before God and be judge by him..so I think that mormon jst need to do more study into the bible nt the book of mormon..im nt judgeing anybody here im jst saying truth and wot is written in the bible..because of the different in our beliefs we are nt dating each other now because of how much he hates me wn everytime I correct abt the bible…