I finally got the call. WOO HOO!!

Woods · 07-24-2008, 09:46 AM

Last night I got a call from the WM of the lodge that I petitioned a while back. He wanted to let me know that they looked over my petition on Tuesday and decided that I was what they are looking for. I am very excited and a little nervous, as I'm not really sure what to expect. Although, my excitement far outweighs my nervousness. He told me that I will be going in as an EA on August 12th. Any advice that you guys can give would be much appreciated. I am so pumped about this experience. This is a very exciting time in my life!!!!

**Ashlar521** · 07-24-2008, 10:15 AM

Well that's outstanding , congrats ! I remember back to the night before I was to be initiated , I was so nervous . And the night before I was Raised to the Sublime degree of a Master Mason , I was so excited that I couldn't sleep . I felt like a kid on Christmas Eve . Please keep us updated on your progress .

**Jason** · 07-24-2008, 12:31 PM

Congratulations on getting the call. It will be a fun experience.

jvlighting1 · 07-24-2008, 12:36 PM

Nice!! I was so excited as well! Just relax and ENJOY it. I just went with it and loved evey min. Pay attention to what is going on around you. Man your going to love the EA! Keep us posted.

Matt Liotta · 07-24-2008, 01:20 PM

Congrads! It was just 3 months ago when I received my 1st. relax, enjoy and try to pay attention. I was given some very good advise that night; you get what you put into it. Good luck!

RoughAshlar · 07-24-2008, 03:55 PM

Congrats! Your going to love it.

cemab4y · 08-14-2008, 09:58 AM

I will add my congratulations. The EA degree, is very important, it is your first time in a tyled lodge. I treasure my experience.

I encourage you to work with your coach, and go on to the FC/MM degrees, and you will cherish these degrees as well.

May the Great Architect of the Universe, guide your steps..

rustybones49801 · 08-16-2008, 02:48 PM

Congrats Wood!!!! How did it go???

Woods · 08-16-2008, 06:27 PM

Rusty,
It was an amazing night. I have never enjoyed something so much. It was even better than I could imagine. This is a very exciting time for me. No one in my family is or ever was one. I am the first in my family and I am totally honored and humbled to begin a wonderful legacy that, I hope, will continue through my children.

Keep in mind... Not only am I the first in my family, but I also didn't know a soul that was a Mason. I went into this totally blind and never doubted my decision. Turns out, that this is the best decision I have ever made.

Esquire · 08-16-2008, 08:02 PM

Congrats, Bro Woods. I, too, am a new Mason and will pass to the FC degree later this month.

If it hasn't already, your Masonic education will begin soon where you commit to memory a large part of what you experienced in the First Degree. If your lodge is like mine, you won't be given any materials to study: You've got to memorize it all based on a verbal exchange you will have with your mentor/coach. I find these "memory sessions" to be very meaningful and a microcosm of true Masonic fellowship. (IMHO, the lodges that just hand a new Entered Apprentice a copy of the ritual and tell them to memorize it are doing a grave disservice to both the brother and the Craft.)

(BTW, since you are in Louisiana, did you join a red lodge or a blue lodge?)

07-24-2008, 09:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
Woods Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Thibodaux, La Posts: 30	I finally got the call. WOO HOO!! Last night I got a call from the WM of the lodge that I petitioned a while back. He wanted to let me know that they looked over my petition on Tuesday and decided that I was what they are looking for. I am very excited and a little nervous, as I'm not really sure what to expect. Although, my excitement far outweighs my nervousness. He told me that I will be going in as an EA on August 12th. Any advice that you guys can give would be much appreciated. I am so pumped about this experience. This is a very exciting time in my life!!!!

07-24-2008, 10:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ashlar521 Semper fidelis Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 617 Blog Entries: 3	Well that's outstanding , congrats ! I remember back to the night before I was to be initiated , I was so nervous . And the night before I was Raised to the Sublime degree of a Master Mason , I was so excited that I couldn't sleep . I felt like a kid on Christmas Eve . Please keep us updated on your progress . __________________ Freemasonry is "veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols" because these are the surest way by which moral and ethical truths may be taught. It is not only with the brain and with the mind that the initiate must take Freemasonry but also with the heart. -C. H. Claudy

08-14-2008, 09:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
cemab4y Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salerno, Afghanistan Posts: 103	I will add my congratulations. The EA degree, is very important, it is your first time in a tyled lodge. I treasure my experience. I encourage you to work with your coach, and go on to the FC/MM degrees, and you will cherish these degrees as well. May the Great Architect of the Universe, guide your steps.. __________________ Charles E. Martin Salerno, Afghanistan cemab4y@hotmail.com www.dcmetronet.com/landseaandairlodge1iraq www.cemab4y.blogspot.com

08-16-2008, 02:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
rustybones49801 A Rough Ashlar Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 169	Congrats Wood!!!! How did it go??? __________________ Iron Mountain Lodge #388 Iron Mountain, Michigan Raised Aug 18, 2007

08-16-2008, 08:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
Esquire Master Mason Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Upstate, SC Posts: 15	Congrats, Bro Woods. I, too, am a new Mason and will pass to the FC degree later this month. If it hasn't already, your Masonic education will begin soon where you commit to memory a large part of what you experienced in the First Degree. If your lodge is like mine, you won't be given any materials to study: You've got to memorize it all based on a verbal exchange you will have with your mentor/coach. I find these "memory sessions" to be very meaningful and a microcosm of true Masonic fellowship. (IMHO, the lodges that just hand a new Entered Apprentice a copy of the ritual and tell them to memorize it are doing a grave disservice to both the brother and the Craft.) (BTW, since you are in Louisiana, did you join a red lodge or a blue lodge?) __________________ My Blog: The Manthanein Chronicles

07-24-2008, 12:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jason ex oriente lux Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 573	Congratulations on getting the call. It will be a fun experience.

07-24-2008, 12:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
jvlighting1 PA The Keystone State Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 102	Nice!! I was so excited as well! Just relax and ENJOY it. I just went with it and loved evey min. Pay attention to what is going on around you. Man your going to love the EA! Keep us posted.

07-24-2008, 01:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Matt Liotta Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Paris, TN Posts: 32	Congrads! It was just 3 months ago when I received my 1st. relax, enjoy and try to pay attention. I was given some very good advise that night; you get what you put into it. Good luck!

07-24-2008, 03:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
RoughAshlar Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The Great White North, Eh? Posts: 154	Congrats! Your going to love it.

08-16-2008, 06:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
Woods Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Thibodaux, La Posts: 30	Rusty, It was an amazing night. I have never enjoyed something so much. It was even better than I could imagine. This is a very exciting time for me. No one in my family is or ever was one. I am the first in my family and I am totally honored and humbled to begin a wonderful legacy that, I hope, will continue through my children. Keep in mind... Not only am I the first in my family, but I also didn't know a soul that was a Mason. I went into this totally blind and never doubted my decision. Turns out, that this is the best decision I have ever made.

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