By Brian Ross—Junior Warden Over the past few weeks, I have enjoyed sitting in the East as Master of the Lodge in preparation for the upcoming First Degree for our newest candidate, Aaron Johnson. I am truly looking forward to formally sitting as Master of the Lodge and consider it a privilege to do so. Even more compelling, I am happy to announce that our District Inspector, Worshipful Allen Cuenca, has requested to give the long-form Entered Apprentice lecture. I am honored

Brethren and Families: August has been a busy month at the lodge. It’s always a lot of fun to see all the brothers and their loved ones at our (your) events. On August 16th, Crow Canyon 551 had the honor to celebrate one of our unsung kitchen hero’s; Bro. Les Blake, our 2018 Hiram Award recipient. The presentation was very well attended by many and his family. The open forum which followed wasn’t too bad a roast of our beloved baker. I now take great pleasure to introduce ou

Part of the lessons of the first degree of Masonry are the Four Cardinal Virtues. Although listed in a different order, below is a stained-glass window which displays the virtues of temperance, fortitude, prudence and justice. The charge at the end of the degree goes on to instruct “Let Temperance chasten, Fortitude support, and Prudence direct you, and let Justice be the guide of all your actions. #virtues #enteredapprentice

We are each given a measured amount of time to live our lives, and we don't know how much of it we have in our allotment. It is a finite resource, yet we have no choice but to spend it at a constant rate throughout our lives, so it is important to ensure that we don't waste it. Spending too much of our time on the wrong things can leave us without time left to do things that should or must be done. No-one wants to come to the end of their lives full of regrets about how th