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The Grand Lodge of the State of Utah (GLoU) is the governing body of Freemasonry in the State of Utah. The Grand Lodge is over 135 years old, having been founded January 16th, 1872. It is located at 650 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102.

History

Utah's first Lodge

Freemasonry made its first organized appearance in Utah during the winter of 1858 when twenty-three officers and men of Johnston's Army, sent to quell the reported "rebellion of Mormons", at their outpost of Camp Floyd near Fairfield, called "Frogtown". When it was announced a Masonic Lodge was to be formed, applications were numerous. Consequently 162 candidates became Masons, a record unequaled in Utah within the same time-frame. Following Masonic custom, the lodge spent considerable money helping destitute migrants who were passing through Utah to western destinations. The effort was significant considering army pay at that time. All Masonic activity and enthusiasm ceased with the uncertainty of the times, including the impending Civil War and Indian problems. Camp Floyd (renamed Fort Crittenden when Secretary of War John B. Floyd joined the Confederacy) was disbanded and everything sold to Utahns at a fraction of cost. Realizing the imminence of decampment, the lodge surrendered its charter in July 1861, three months after the Civil War started. Thus ended Utah's first Masonic Lodge, Rocky Mountain No. 205, Missouri registry.

Subsequent Lodges

On November 11, 1865 a group of Master Masons in Salt Lake City met and agreed to petition the newly formed Grand Lodge of Nevada for a dispensation. The Grand Lodge granted the dispensation January 25th, 1866 but attached an edict to the dispensation requiring the Lodge to exclude any man "who was of the Mormon faith". The lodge objected to the restriction because they believed such restrictions should be decided by the lodge and not the Grand Lodge. This caused a problem with the Grand Lodge and the petition to Nevada was eventually abandoned. A new petition for dispensation was made to the Grand Lodge of Kansas. This dispensation was granted on October 21st, 1868. Mt. Moriah becamse an official Utah Lodge, Mt Moriah No. 2, Utah registry.

During the problems with the Grand Lodge of Nevada, a master mason names Brother R.H Robertson from Montana, gathered a group of master masons from Salt Lake City and Camp Douglas and petitioned the Grand Lodge of Montana for dispensation to open King Solomon Lodge. The Grand Lodge of Montana granted the dispensation on October 22nd, 1866. However the members felt "King Solomon" was too closely related to polygamy and thus re-named the lodge Wasatch Lodge after the Wasatch mountains. This lodge had no restrictions on Mormons becoming members and on October 7, 1867 Wasatch Lodge received its charter from the Grand Lodge of Montana becoming Wasatch Lodge No. 1, Utah registry.

Formation of the official Grand Lodge

GLoU Today

External links

• Official Grand Lodge Temple Site.
• Virtual Tour of Grand Lodge Temp Site, photos, and more.
• Utah Heritage Foundation: Walking Tours.
• Utah El-Kalah Shrine
• Utah Scottish Rite
• Utah York Rite

Notes