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I received my 2nd degree tonight. It was everything everyone said it would be. Thus far, I have been impressed with the great care all of these gentlemen put into the degree work. This was especially true this evening. …
The date for my 2nd degree is May 13, 2016. I have been told this is a very pretty degree. Pure excitement, not really nervous like in the 1st. Woohoo!
I finished my 1st lecture for purposes of advancing to the 2nd or Fellow Craft degree. Heart was pounding, but I did very well, according to the committee. Now, I am just waiting for a 2nd degree date. I'm excited.
I have begun the memory work for advancement to the 2nd degree or Fellow Craft. So far, I have been able to retain much more than I thought possible. Hopefully this will continue to be the case.
Tonight, I received my 1st degree in Masonry and became an Entered Apprentice tonight. It was absolutely everything I thought it would be and then some. I haven't experienced anything like that in a very long time… 23 y…
I am, mostly hurting, but I am having a bunch of mixed emotions today. A long-time friend posted on Facebook, last weekend, a story about her son and a serious motorcycle accident he had been in. She talked about the ac…