Hello from Georgia

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   Hello all! I just want to quickly introduce myself.

I live in Georgia and was recently accepted to be initiated into this ancient and eternal fraternity of brotherly love. I am scheduled to go through initiation Feb 5th and couldn't be more excited.

I never had any relatives in freemasonry but it has grabbed my attention on and off since I first heard about it as a teenager Anytime I would get interested in joining I just couldn't seem to find anyone I knew that was a mason. Last year I finally took charge and decided to find someone, somehow that would be interested in getting to know me well enough to vouch for me. Apparently the time was right!

I drive by my local lodge every night and happened to see a sign that said they would be doing GACHIP registrations over the weekend at a local festival. I decided to go and see what I could find out. The guys invited me to come to dinner before their next meeting and so it began.

I spent a few months going to the dinners and getting to know all the brothers very well and finally got up the courage to ask one of my closer friends there to sign for me. I don't know why but just having one of these truly upstanding men put pen to paper saying they believed in my moral fortitude enough to vouch for me meant a lot. To have 2 excellent men do it is more special to me than I think they'll ever know.

I'm not sure how much I'll post here until I finish my initiation and truly understand my OB more, but I'm looking forward to lurking as much as possible!

 Oh, and I'll be with Duluth Lodge #480 under the Grand Lodge of Georgia F&AM.

Edited by GaLightSeeker - January/12/2013 at 9:38pm

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GaLightSeeker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Quarryman Joined: January/11/2013 Location: Georgia Status: Offline Points: 69	Post Options Post Reply Quote GaLightSeeker Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Hello from Georgia Posted: January/12/2013 at 9:31pm
	Hello all! I just want to quickly introduce myself. I live in Georgia and was recently accepted to be initiated into this ancient and eternal fraternity of brotherly love. I am scheduled to go through initiation Feb 5th and couldn't be more excited. I never had any relatives in freemasonry but it has grabbed my attention on and off since I first heard about it as a teenager Anytime I would get interested in joining I just couldn't seem to find anyone I knew that was a mason. Last year I finally took charge and decided to find someone, somehow that would be interested in getting to know me well enough to vouch for me. Apparently the time was right! I drive by my local lodge every night and happened to see a sign that said they would be doing GACHIP registrations over the weekend at a local festival. I decided to go and see what I could find out. The guys invited me to come to dinner before their next meeting and so it began. I spent a few months going to the dinners and getting to know all the brothers very well and finally got up the courage to ask one of my closer friends there to sign for me. I don't know why but just having one of these truly upstanding men put pen to paper saying they believed in my moral fortitude enough to vouch for me meant a lot. To have 2 excellent men do it is more special to me than I think they'll ever know. I'm not sure how much I'll post here until I finish my initiation and truly understand my OB more, but I'm looking forward to lurking as much as possible! Oh, and I'll be with Duluth Lodge #480 under the Grand Lodge of Georgia F&AM. Edited by GaLightSeeker - January/12/2013 at 9:38pm

GAmastermason Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Quarryman Joined: November/18/2007 Location: Georgia Status: Offline Points: 465	Post Options Post Reply Quote GAmastermason Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: January/13/2013 at 12:27am
	Congratulations!! I know several of the Brothers from Duluth Lodge # 480 very well. I just finished my year as Worshipful Master of Gainesville Lodge # 219 just up the road in Gainesville, GA and I work in Buford, GA. You will definitely like the lodge and the Brothers there. Good luck to you!

GaLightSeeker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Quarryman Joined: January/11/2013 Location: Georgia Status: Offline Points: 69	Post Options Post Reply Quote GaLightSeeker Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: January/13/2013 at 8:06am
	It's great to see someone so close. We go to Gainesville all the time in the summer to Lanier. I'll have to come for a visit later this year. Assuming I survive!

jaya Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: November/16/2010 Location: Western NC Status: Offline Points: 2623	Post Options Post Reply Quote jaya Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: January/13/2013 at 8:33am
	Welcome to the forum. Please feel free to jump in with any questions you ma have. You can ask anything you wish. There are some things we might not answer but will let you know. Most of that is we do not want to spoil the experience for you. Congrats and keep us informed.
	Jay Austin Black Mountain 663 - Junior Warden AASR Valley of Asheville - KSA The Masonic Society http://westernncmason.blogspot.com

GaLightSeeker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Quarryman Joined: January/11/2013 Location: Georgia Status: Offline Points: 69	Post Options Post Reply Quote GaLightSeeker Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: January/13/2013 at 8:54am
	Thanks jaya! The warm welcome is much appreciated. Most of the questions I've had so far have either been answered here already or by my sponsor. I will admit, I think I've been driving my sponsor a little crazy with questions he can't answer Of course he'll never admit it!