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Mormon Limericks

Joe Smith knew what handshakes were for

Arthur Bloom
Jun 07, 2026
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Salt Lake Temple / ClarkProductions2008, CC

Now the Masons laid down the old lore,
That the prophets had borrowed before,
With the aprons and grip,
And the temple’s sealed lip —
Joe Smith knew what handshakes were for.

Young Birchall, devout as a saint,
Kept Elon’s arrangements so quaint,
He managed the harem,
And tried hard to spare him,
Till the charges…

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