As some of you might know, I am both a Latter-day Saint and a Master Mason. I also come from a family where many different religions are represented. Because of this, I like to think of myself as a fairly open-minded guy. I also firmly believe that there is truth to be found in all different worldv…
One of the most common questions I get when people find out that I am a Master Mason is; "Why did you decide to become a Mason?" The question is usually posed by my fellow Latter-day saints, and is often followed by "Can you be both?" I will attempt to answer both questions in this post. Why did yo…
I spent the day today with the family at Camp Floyd State Park. Every year on Labor Day they have a big party with Civil War historical events; like shooting a musket, playing kids games, making a dipped candle, and listening to historical reenactors as they show how things were done 150 years ago.…
When our Grand Master Hiram Abiff was confronted by three ruffians as King Salomon's temple was nearing completion, they demanded the secrets of a Master Mason. Knowing the kind of man that he was, I doubt that he was as concerned with his own safety and life as he was with the lives of those three…
There are times when I am frustrated while sitting in sacrament meeting on Sunday; like when sister Bertha Betterthanyou is bearing her testimony about how wonderful her son is, when that same son has been torturing my daughter for 3 years and his mother refuses to believe him capable of such behav…
I am basing this musing on something Loyd Davis wrote when he was the Worshipful Grand Orator for the Grand Lodge of Utah. In his oration he mentioned that "there are six things you know about a mason before you know his name." They are: He believes in God.He believes in the immortality of th…