For whatever reason, the issue of Free-Masonry and Mormonism is currently experiencing a resurgence. Much of the issue appears to be focused on the Endowment. However, for the purposes of this thread, I wish to shift focus and concentrate instead on washings and anointing. I would like us to begin by discussing the nature (elements, meaning, and purposes) of washings and anointing, and then look at the plausible history of the rituals--seeing what parallels and possible common ancestry, if in, t