I was nervous, having known no one at my city's Lodge. However, I mustered up the courage and knocked thrice at the front door (thinking I was just so cool for knowing that, too...). There was no answer. I walked into the dining area and introduced myself to the first person I saw, saying I wanted to be a Mason. He, the Master I later learned, said I made the first step. I went on lunches and attended every pre-meeting meal, brought my wife around, went to game nights at the hall, etc. Over the space of a few months, I was able to befriend, and soon enough join, a wonderful organization. In the end, we're just people.
Quentin E. L. Schuetz, M.M.
Shekinah Lodge No. 241 • IL