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TEN REASONS TO BECOME A MASON
1. A place where you can confidently trust every person and trust your family
with them also.
2. A place where, within moral and civil guidelines; free thought, free speaking and the spiritual growth
of man, can grow into its fullest potential.
3. A place to meet outstanding individuals from all walks of life, that
a person would not otherwise have had the opportunity to know and call brother.
4. A place to be part of an organization
which has for its principle tenets Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth.
5. A place that provides self-development opportunities,
leadership training and experience, and to improve public speaking skills.
6. A place you can go to seek support as well
as give it.
7. A place where moral virtues are taught and through these teachings a regular reinforcement of the moral
virtues is experienced.
8. A place to spend time with a group of brothers, who by acting as good men, make me want to
become a better man. Not better than others, but better than I would have otherwise been.
9. A place to become better
equipped to serve Church and community.
10. A place to meet with established members of the community and to become a
part of the community.
Copyright by Grand Lodge of Iowa 2001 All Rights Reserved
How to Become A Mason!
Masons do not put on drives for membership. No one asks a man to join the fraternity. But
a voluntary request for membership is simple to make. Upon a mans request, a member of a Masonic Lodge may give him an application
for membership in the local Lodge in his community.
The application form, called Petition for Degrees, requests information
about a mans character, personal history, and his family status.
The applicant signs the petition form, and two Masons
sign it as recommending him for membership. Obviously, the Masons who sign as sponsors should be well acquainted with the
petitioner.
Each Lodge has an established membership fee which is to accompany the petition.
The applicant gives
the petition to his Masonic friend who turns it in to the Master or Secretary of the lodge. The petition is read in the Lodge,
after which the Investigating Committee is required to make diligent inquiry into the character and fitness of the applicant.
This Committee will report at the next regular meeting of the Lodge. Following which the Lodge will act upon the petition.
Following election by the Lodge the candidate will be informed by the Master of the Lodge, who will send him a booklet
explaining further steps in becoming a Mason.
The basic tenets of Masonry are taught in three Degrees. These Degrees
are First, Entered Apprentice; Second, Fellowcraft; Third, Master Mason, and they consist of ceremonies of serious nature
in which each candidate takes part with dignity and solemnity.
When a man has been raised to the Degree of Master Mason
he will enjoy the friendship of a find group of men in his community and be recognized all over the world as a brother. Moreover,
he can participate in the activities and fellowship and social events in every lodge in his own State, in the Nation, and
in fact, all over the world.
We are always looking for men interested in joining our Fraternity!
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