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Posted: 3/20/2015 2:25:10 PM EDT
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Congratulations! What lodge?
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Posted: 3/20/2015 3:55:39 PM EDT
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Outstanding!
Enjoy the ride! |
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Posted: 3/20/2015 4:18:16 PM EDT
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Congrats!
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Posted: 3/20/2015 4:19:17 PM EDT
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Congratulations.
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Posted: 3/20/2015 5:31:17 PM EDT
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Congratulations! I can tell you that for me it is an honor to share fellowship with such a group of good men.
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Posted: 3/21/2015 6:04:18 PM EDT
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Congratulations! What lodge? #633 huffman. |
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Posted: 3/26/2015 8:00:57 AM EDT
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Congratulations! What lodge? #633 huffman. dang i have FD training on thursdays. congrats my soon to be brother. wear clean underwear |
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Posted: 3/26/2015 7:40:08 PM EDT
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dang i have FD training on thursdays. congrats my soon to be brother. wear clean underwear Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Congratulations! What lodge? #633 huffman. dang i have FD training on thursdays. congrats my soon to be brother. wear clean underwear This... Don't freak out when the goat licks your thighs. |
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Posted: 3/26/2015 8:10:01 PM EDT
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dang i have FD training on thursdays. congrats my soon to be brother. wear clean underwear Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Congratulations! What lodge? #633 huffman. dang i have FD training on thursdays. congrats my soon to be brother. wear clean underwear Yes, please wear underwear (clean is preferable). Most awkward experience I have ever had working in the preparation room..... |
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Posted: 3/27/2015 1:03:34 AM EDT
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Wow... I am awestruck. Initiated this evening. Outstanding work by the brethren at my lodge as well as brothers from several other lodges in attendance.
The real work now begins..but *this* night I will remember forever. |
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Posted: 3/27/2015 7:20:23 AM EDT
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Congratulations Brother!
Enjoy the journey |
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Posted: 4/7/2015 1:05:52 PM EDT
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SITREP.
Been working diligently on my studies..at least an hour per night. Got to see an EA degree at a brother lodge as well as receive some great tutelage on my progress so far..which I hope will clear some of the cobwebs I'm having Just nose to the grindstone, smoothing it out. |
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Posted: 4/7/2015 3:07:48 PM EDT
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SITREP. Been working diligently on my studies..at least an hour per night. Got to see an EA degree at a brother lodge as well as receive some great tutelage on my progress so far..which I hope will clear some of the cobwebs I'm having Just nose to the grindstone, smoothing it out. listen to me VERY carefully.... slow down and take your time. Men will rush you to complete the memory work and move. there is an entire world of masonry they miss doing this. Take the work apart line by line, learn what is says and investigate why it is in that order and what it is trying to tell you. We do a VERY big disservice to our brothers by rushing them. It gives lodges filled with men that don;t know who we are or where we come from. |
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Posted: 4/7/2015 4:53:05 PM EDT
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listen to me VERY carefully.... slow down and take your time. Men will rush you to complete the memory work and move. there is an entire world of masonry they miss doing this. Take the work apart line by line, learn what is says and investigate why it is in that order and what it is trying to tell you. We do a VERY big disservice to our brothers by rushing them. It gives lodges filled with men that don;t know who we are or where we come from. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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SITREP. Been working diligently on my studies..at least an hour per night. Got to see an EA degree at a brother lodge as well as receive some great tutelage on my progress so far..which I hope will clear some of the cobwebs I'm having Just nose to the grindstone, smoothing it out. listen to me VERY carefully.... slow down and take your time. Men will rush you to complete the memory work and move. there is an entire world of masonry they miss doing this. Take the work apart line by line, learn what is says and investigate why it is in that order and what it is trying to tell you. We do a VERY big disservice to our brothers by rushing them. It gives lodges filled with men that don;t know who we are or where we come from. I cannot echo this enough. Our Lodges are full of card carrying Ritualists who have only memorized the words. They can regurgitate them in a flat monotone on command and instantly correct you when you mess-up. But they haven't a clue what the words mean. |
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Posted: 4/7/2015 4:56:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I cannot echo this enough. Our Lodges are full of card carrying Ritualists who have only memorized the words. They can regurgitate them in a flat monotone on command and instantly correct you when you mess-up. But they haven't a clue what the words mean. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: SITREP. Been working diligently on my studies..at least an hour per night. Got to see an EA degree at a brother lodge as well as receive some great tutelage on my progress so far..which I hope will clear some of the cobwebs I'm having Just nose to the grindstone, smoothing it out. listen to me VERY carefully.... slow down and take your time. Men will rush you to complete the memory work and move. there is an entire world of masonry they miss doing this. Take the work apart line by line, learn what is says and investigate why it is in that order and what it is trying to tell you. We do a VERY big disservice to our brothers by rushing them. It gives lodges filled with men that don;t know who we are or where we come from. I cannot echo this enough. Our Lodges are full of card carrying Ritualists who have only memorized the words. They can regurgitate them in a flat monotone on command and instantly correct you when you mess-up. But they haven't a clue what the words mean. |
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Posted: 4/7/2015 9:50:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I second the motion. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: SITREP. Been working diligently on my studies..at least an hour per night. Got to see an EA degree at a brother lodge as well as receive some great tutelage on my progress so far..which I hope will clear some of the cobwebs I'm having Just nose to the grindstone, smoothing it out. listen to me VERY carefully.... slow down and take your time. Men will rush you to complete the memory work and move. there is an entire world of masonry they miss doing this. Take the work apart line by line, learn what is says and investigate why it is in that order and what it is trying to tell you. We do a VERY big disservice to our brothers by rushing them. It gives lodges filled with men that don;t know who we are or where we come from. I cannot echo this enough. Our Lodges are full of card carrying Ritualists who have only memorized the words. They can regurgitate them in a flat monotone on command and instantly correct you when you mess-up. But they haven't a clue what the words mean. |
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Posted: 6/18/2015 8:05:50 AM EDT
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Update: I was raised to the Sublime degree of Master Mason, Thurs june 11. All my success is to my instructors who I met with for 3 hours a week. Such an amazing night..brothers from across the country came to help out. GM of the state presented me with several pins..including a veteran's service pin..but what an amazing night.
On training right now, so I haven't even had a chance to sit in my lodge as a Master Mason, but am weighing heavily to learning the stewart or chaplains seat at the suggestion of our WM and SD. |
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Posted: 6/18/2015 9:06:35 AM EDT
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Update: I was raised to the Sublime degree of Master Mason, Thurs june 11. All my success is to my instructors who I met with for 3 hours a week. Such an amazing night..brothers from across the country came to help out. GM of the state presented me with several pins..including a veteran's service pin..but what an amazing night. On training right now, so I haven't even had a chance to sit in my lodge as a Master Mason, but am weighing heavily to learning the stewart or chaplains seat at the suggestion of our WM and SD. listen to me again... SERIOUSLY!!!! stay out of the line until you have had a year or 2 to be a mason. you NEED to learn the politics of your lodge and how to be a mason before you take on that role. you will have a much more enjoyable experience. lodges want to toss every new mason into the line because most people have done it several time and want to get out of it. take the time to learn what being a mason is and means, hint.... you didn;t get much of that in the memory work. |
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:22:06 AM EDT
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remember something from your MM about presuming to be what you not yet are. just saying.
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Posted: 6/19/2015 4:24:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: listen to me again... SERIOUSLY!!!! stay out of the line until you have had a year or 2 to be a mason. you NEED to learn the politics of your lodge and how to be a mason before you take on that role. you will have a much more enjoyable experience. lodges want to toss every new mason into the line because most people have done it several time and want to get out of it. take the time to learn what being a mason is and means, hint.... you didn;t get much of that in the memory work. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Update: I was raised to the Sublime degree of Master Mason, Thurs june 11. All my success is to my instructors who I met with for 3 hours a week. Such an amazing night..brothers from across the country came to help out. GM of the state presented me with several pins..including a veteran's service pin..but what an amazing night. On training right now, so I haven't even had a chance to sit in my lodge as a Master Mason, but am weighing heavily to learning the stewart or chaplains seat at the suggestion of our WM and SD. listen to me again... SERIOUSLY!!!! stay out of the line until you have had a year or 2 to be a mason. you NEED to learn the politics of your lodge and how to be a mason before you take on that role. you will have a much more enjoyable experience. lodges want to toss every new mason into the line because most people have done it several time and want to get out of it. take the time to learn what being a mason is and means, hint.... you didn;t get much of that in the memory work. |
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Posted: 6/19/2015 9:08:08 PM EDT
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listen to me again... SERIOUSLY!!!! stay out of the line until you have had a year or 2 to be a mason. you NEED to learn the politics of your lodge and how to be a mason before you take on that role. you will have a much more enjoyable experience. lodges want to toss every new mason into the line because most people have done it several time and want to get out of it. take the time to learn what being a mason is and means, hint.... you didn;t get much of that in the memory work. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Update: I was raised to the Sublime degree of Master Mason, Thurs june 11. All my success is to my instructors who I met with for 3 hours a week. Such an amazing night..brothers from across the country came to help out. GM of the state presented me with several pins..including a veteran's service pin..but what an amazing night. On training right now, so I haven't even had a chance to sit in my lodge as a Master Mason, but am weighing heavily to learning the stewart or chaplains seat at the suggestion of our WM and SD. listen to me again... SERIOUSLY!!!! stay out of the line until you have had a year or 2 to be a mason. you NEED to learn the politics of your lodge and how to be a mason before you take on that role. you will have a much more enjoyable experience. lodges want to toss every new mason into the line because most people have done it several time and want to get out of it. take the time to learn what being a mason is and means, hint.... you didn;t get much of that in the memory work. That being said, learning the parts is still a good thing. You don't have to take an official officer position. I was able to pro tem just about every position before I was ever an appointed officer. Then again, I had no aspirations of ever being WM and now I'm in the GL line. 
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