tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869478970144099419.post572099903252844750..comments2024-02-28T21:03:45.959-06:00Comments on From Darkness To Light: Conferring the Degree/ MemorizationFD2Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00107071548484176640noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869478970144099419.post-38254488592742042202007-10-18T13:02:00.000-06:002007-10-18T13:02:00.000-06:00Down here in Florida, memory work is indeed of the...Down here in Florida, memory work is indeed of the "breakfast, lunch, and dinner" variety. I feel fortunate to at least have had a printed cipher to work with: Every word in the catechism is represented by a single letter. I must admit, the first time I saw the 5-page EA catechism in single letters, I about passed out. I simply didn't believe I could do it. But it worked out just fine. <BR/><BR/>I am a believer in doing the memory work--it does burn in a 'first level' understanding of some of the symbolism--but it must be backed up with a conscientious program to help brothers with it, and here is a place where lodges sometimes fail. I feel very fortunate that my lodge did not fail with me or the other two brothers initiated with me that night.Mark Koltko-Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01370779869875050983noreply@blogger.com