My name is Andrew, Im not yet a Mason but have researched Freemasonry for the last 2 weeks or so constantly. I am within walking distance of Lodge #1437, in Crowley, TX. Im considering going there, but I want to find a lodge that is right for me. I have been through a lot in my 22 years of life, and wish to improve myself by being a good example to others, as well as meeting others that can provide a good example.
Before, Ive had "friends" who were thugs, not people who I would respect or admire at all, I have no criminal record, but have done some stupid things I would take back, but I believe every experience teaches you something. The only option is to learn from mistakes, and move forward in life. I believe Freemasonry can help me do that in many ways.
I feel a need, a calling of sorts to approach Freemasonry. I was raised Catholic, and have Catholic parents, who would likely disapprove of me joining the Freemasons. However, I live on my own, with a fiancee (who has never heard of Freemasonry, so she has no opinion), so that's not a big problem to me. I can tell them the truthful facts about it when I feel ready.
However, while maintaining a strong faith in God and Jesus, I have found the Catholic church to be...not what I am searching for, it did not feel right for me. Look at what the Catholic church is and has done, they are as imperfect in history as the Freemasons, if not more so, yet I do not see them being ridiculed or demonized by anyone.
I have yet to join a church, but I can see the things God has done for me in my life personally. I was born 3 months premature in 1988, the doctors didn't expect me to even live past a month. Yet, Im a healthy, normal 22 year old. That was enough for me to realize, I DO have a purpose in life, and that I CAN be a better man. I admire men such as Teddy Roosevelt, and Abe Lincoln, men who people respect and are revered even a century after their death. It is very hard to leave that kind of legacy, but why not try? If I can make a difference in someone's life, I've done something worthwhile.
Before, Ive had "friends" who were thugs, not people who I would respect or admire at all, I have no criminal record, but have done some stupid things I would take back, but I believe every experience teaches you something. The only option is to learn from mistakes, and move forward in life. I believe Freemasonry can help me do that in many ways.
I feel a need, a calling of sorts to approach Freemasonry. I was raised Catholic, and have Catholic parents, who would likely disapprove of me joining the Freemasons. However, I live on my own, with a fiancee (who has never heard of Freemasonry, so she has no opinion), so that's not a big problem to me. I can tell them the truthful facts about it when I feel ready.
However, while maintaining a strong faith in God and Jesus, I have found the Catholic church to be...not what I am searching for, it did not feel right for me. Look at what the Catholic church is and has done, they are as imperfect in history as the Freemasons, if not more so, yet I do not see them being ridiculed or demonized by anyone.
I have yet to join a church, but I can see the things God has done for me in my life personally. I was born 3 months premature in 1988, the doctors didn't expect me to even live past a month. Yet, Im a healthy, normal 22 year old. That was enough for me to realize, I DO have a purpose in life, and that I CAN be a better man. I admire men such as Teddy Roosevelt, and Abe Lincoln, men who people respect and are revered even a century after their death. It is very hard to leave that kind of legacy, but why not try? If I can make a difference in someone's life, I've done something worthwhile.
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