When I first heard about masonry people were telling me it was of the devil. I was around these people for a few years and heard only one side of the story. I began to ask my pepaw questions like what is a mason, and how do you become one. I started to sre that masons are good people and always help there fellow man. I mobed to west texas and found some masons on my dads side of family so I petitioned big spring lodge 1340 in tx which merged with lodge 598 in big spring, tx which is my home lodge today. My dads cousin showed up for my masters degree and told mr he is proud of me. And on january 10 2006 after traveling a long hard road I was raised a master mason.