It is common in the GLoTX to obligate a new MM on a Bible that will be presented to him at the conclusion of the 3rd Degree and for the members of his degree team to sign the flyleaf. Some Bibles have a page specifically for them to sign. We have a suggested ritual for presenting a Bible (or other VSL of the Brother's faith) to the newly-raised MM, as follows:
BIBLE PRESENTATION
This is not a part of the Master Mason's Degree. A Bible may be presented to the newly raised Master Mason if it is the desire of the Lodge to do so. When a Bible is to be presented, it should be done after the completion of the degree [after the apron has been presented and the newly raised Brother has been seated among his brethren].
The following may be used in making the presentation:
"My Brother, however men may differ in creed or theology, all good men are agreed that within the covers of the Holy Bible are found those principles of morality which lay the foundation upon which to build a righteous life. Masonry, therefore, opens this Book upon its altar with a command to each of its members that he diligently study therein to learn the way to Eternal Life.
Adopting no particular creed, forbidding all sectarian discussion within its Lodgerooms, but urging each to be steadfast in the faith of his profession, Masonry would take every good man by the hand, lead him to its altar, point to the open Bible thereon, and urge that he direct his way through life by the light he there shall find; and so long as that light shines upon its altar, so long as it illuminates the pathway of the Craftsmen by its golden rays of truth, so long will Freemasonry live and shed its beneficent influence upon mankind.
Guard then, my brother, that Book of sacred and immutable Law as you guard your life; defend it more heroically than you would the flag of your country, and live according to its Divine precepts with its everlasting assurances of a blessed immortality.
On behalf of your Lodge (or other donor), it is my great privilege to present to you, your own personal copy of the Great Light in Masonry. Read it, study it, and implement in your daily life the precepts contained in it. By so doing, you will merit the title bestowed upon you tonight-that of
a Master Mason."