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I am glad to hear you enjoyed it. Good luck on your petition. Keep us posted on your progress.

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Even with all the other stuff I do, I find that that is the most rewarding of it all. You are laying the foundation on which the new Brother will build his Masonic career. Good for you Brother!

Yeah no doubt. The great thing is that I enjoy it so it doesn't seem like I am really working on anything.

Well, I am a part of the degree teams for all the Blue Lodge degrees and also the 7th, 17th, and 28th degrees of the SR. I am a Lodge officer, I serve on a couple of committees, I have recently taken over the newsletter, and do a bit of maintenance around the building. I also maintain (at least...

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For me I was raised in August of 2011. I didn't immediately fill a chair since our elections are held in December. I did sit in as JD on one occasion and did a horrible job (at least to me it was) and after the meeting I went to the SW and WM and told them I want to learn more so as to avoid...

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Welcome to the forums. Sorry to hear of your loss and I will keep your family in my prayers. Thank you for your service.

Do we really need this is opinion because no one speaks for all of Freemasonry to be printed in every book or written in every preface? I thought that everyone knew that already. Besides it wouldn't really matter if it was in the front of every book. Look at Pike who is referenced all the time...

We were having a discussion over fire alarms. I initially stood and addressed everyone the proper way, but a little later someone said something, I don't remember what, but I stood up, cut them off, and corrected what they were saying. Everyone just turned and looked at me. I later stood up and...

Sometimes I think that the one requirement that should be in place is that they want to be in a chair and care about doing the best job they can. We have one Brother that sits in a chair who doesn't really seem to care about much of anything other than making it to the East and moving on so he...

I figure we have all done it at some point. I know I did once during a discussion over something trivial. I let my passion get the better of me. Now when I stand to address the Lodge or something I make a conscious effort to follow the proper etiquette. I reckon since I am still a fairly new MM...

What it all boils down to is that in Masonry the symbols used are up to the individual to interpret on their own. You interpretation of one may not be how I interpret it. That is the beauty of our Art. Neither is wrong nor is my view more "right" than yours. The books that are written that you...

I don't think I could answer that with just one item. It has taught me much more than being a better father, husband, or citizen. It has taught me to see the good in the world. It has taught me to be more compassionate for those that are less fortunate than I. It has taught me what real...

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I am familiar with the EA, FC, and MM ritual for the state of Oklahoma. I notice that PHA uses terms that are quite different from what I am used to. So if you are asking about the MM ritual, then yes I am familiar. My only question was about the catchecism statement. I know that our (Oklahoma)...

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As with many other religious institutions something they do not understand becomes something that is against what they stand for. Not knowing all that Masonry encompasses and trying to ascertain the nature of the Fraternity from a few passages from the innumerable works that have been written is...