SmEvansWa81
Registered User
Dear Masons,
I am a 32 year old man living in the Central Texas region who has many interests. Some of those interests are Writing, Reading, Classical World Literature and American Literature as well as History, Mythology, Genealogy, Comparative Religion, Poetry, Music and Classical American Cinema. I am also interested in Natural Sciences, Philosophy, Domestic Animals, Nature, Conservation and Wildlife. I enjoy the outdoors considerably and find that I cannot abide litter.
My academic accomplishments are less than remarkable.
I am Not a Mason but am preparing to petition for degrees. I visited my local Lodge yesterday evening and was warmly welcomed by the Masons there. To be earnest, I was sincerely touched by the kindness of these men. To them I likely appeared nervous and possibly incompetent. My wishes in visiting were to appear respectful and to not breach etiquette in any way and to establish contact with some of these Masons ahead of actually petitioning for Degrees.
My purpose in posting here today is to learn more about the process of petitioning. I have some concerns about the investigation into my character. Specifically, I have some worries about poor financial decisions I have made in the past. In posting this note, I would gratefully receive responses from any who might shed some light on whether or not these mistakes will negatively impact my application process with the Texas Masons. A close friend of mine who is a Mason pointed out that this may be an issue.
I do not want to be viewed as a hardship on the Lodge.
During my recent visit with the Masons at my area's local Lodge I was forthright with regard to some youthful indiscretions, wishing to conceal nothing from these men. These fellows assuaged much of my concern in this area yet I failed to mention to these Gentlemen the important fact that my credit rating is less than stellar and that I am a man with some student loan debt. To my mind, it behooves me to bring these concerns up prior to petitioning because my understanding is that, if found ineligible to do work with the Masons, I will never have the opportunity of re-petitioning or, perhaps more accurately, never have the luxury of being reconsidered.
So, perhaps this endeavor should be forestalled until I am an older man who is more secure in his finances. I Know that someone here can shed some light on this concern. My Sincere Thanks to you in advance for your time and thoughts on the matter.
Cordially Yours,
Seth
I am a 32 year old man living in the Central Texas region who has many interests. Some of those interests are Writing, Reading, Classical World Literature and American Literature as well as History, Mythology, Genealogy, Comparative Religion, Poetry, Music and Classical American Cinema. I am also interested in Natural Sciences, Philosophy, Domestic Animals, Nature, Conservation and Wildlife. I enjoy the outdoors considerably and find that I cannot abide litter.
My academic accomplishments are less than remarkable.
I am Not a Mason but am preparing to petition for degrees. I visited my local Lodge yesterday evening and was warmly welcomed by the Masons there. To be earnest, I was sincerely touched by the kindness of these men. To them I likely appeared nervous and possibly incompetent. My wishes in visiting were to appear respectful and to not breach etiquette in any way and to establish contact with some of these Masons ahead of actually petitioning for Degrees.
My purpose in posting here today is to learn more about the process of petitioning. I have some concerns about the investigation into my character. Specifically, I have some worries about poor financial decisions I have made in the past. In posting this note, I would gratefully receive responses from any who might shed some light on whether or not these mistakes will negatively impact my application process with the Texas Masons. A close friend of mine who is a Mason pointed out that this may be an issue.
I do not want to be viewed as a hardship on the Lodge.
During my recent visit with the Masons at my area's local Lodge I was forthright with regard to some youthful indiscretions, wishing to conceal nothing from these men. These fellows assuaged much of my concern in this area yet I failed to mention to these Gentlemen the important fact that my credit rating is less than stellar and that I am a man with some student loan debt. To my mind, it behooves me to bring these concerns up prior to petitioning because my understanding is that, if found ineligible to do work with the Masons, I will never have the opportunity of re-petitioning or, perhaps more accurately, never have the luxury of being reconsidered.
So, perhaps this endeavor should be forestalled until I am an older man who is more secure in his finances. I Know that someone here can shed some light on this concern. My Sincere Thanks to you in advance for your time and thoughts on the matter.
Cordially Yours,
Seth
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