Should EA's and FC's be allowed to use a Codebook for their respective degrees? For example, if you are working on your EA degree, you would get an "EA" chapter from a codebook. Thoughts...
I did not use one and, I knew they were out there.
I waited until I was 44 years of age to join, I wanted to make sure I gave the organization the proper respect. My Grandfather was a Mason and I respected that man very very much.
To me, I would have felt him looking down at me for above if I would have even attempted to go at it anyway other than the right way.
That's just my feelings though...
These are my feelings exactly. This could have been a post from me except for the age, and in my case, it was a great-grandfather. Well said, Jon.
I did not use one and, I knew they were out there.
I waited until I was 44 years of age to join, I wanted to make sure I gave the organization the proper respect. My Grandfather was a Mason and I respected that man very very much.
To me, I would have felt him looking down at me for above if I would have even attempted to go at it anyway other than the right way.
That's just my feelings though...
I don't think they should have one...it should be from mouth to ear. Learning it from mouth to ear with a well versed brother not only makes the newly made brother attentative to learning but it builds a special relation between an "older" Brother and a "new" Brother. With that being said, I don't see anything wrong with having a "little" brother. Unfortunetly, with our lives being so busy it is difficult at times to get with a Brother to learn the work. Of course you need to the expericd Brother to brush up on what you have learned from the "little" brother
I wonder what the reaction will be when a DDGM finds a code book in the lodge and reports the brother to the GM? You know it is just a matter of time, I have seen them in use in a number of lodges.
From what I hear, the old Arabia Shrine Center off Brompton sold codebooks out of their storefront display case.