Old Cowboy

Z, many modern prophets have said no blessing will be denied the faithful. We are to view their words equal to scripture. The Ensign is modern scripture though not canonized. This question has been definitely settled. Whether it is settled in your mind is entirely up to you. You can be at peace, or you can be troubled. We cannot do that for you. I hope you do find peace.

I think this has been clearly explained. I'll just add that my nephew is a returned missionary and a recent Mason. He doesn't have a problem with the two coexisting. I was at one time interested in looking into Mason membership. I seem to remember that our church leadership said there was nothing wrong with becoming a Mason but their opinion was that one expectation of keeping things secret was enough. Oh, and when you get as old as me, they are no longer considered horns, but two shofars.