Freemasonry is a Brotherhood of Men under the Fatherhood of God, charged with the mission of identifying good men and giving them the opportunities and resources to become better men.
There are as many descriptions of the Craft of Freemasonry as there are authors writing about Freemasonry.
One of Masonry's founding and guiding principles is relief. To give of one's self to help another is one of life's highest attainments. Relief comes in many forms — it could simply be helping a brother in need, or coming to the aid of a widow or an orphan.
The family of Freemasonry includes the local Lodges, together with an assortment of appendant and concordant bodies. There are Masonic organizations for youth and for the female relatives of Masons. There are educational organizations, social organizations, service organizations, and honorary organizations.
There are Lodges of Freemasons across the world. The Grand Lodge F. & A. M. of California maintains Fraternal relations with many of them.
For a Fraternity steeped in over four hundred years of tradition, you might think it is difficult to become a Mason. It is. You must ask. That's it. Not as hard as you thought it would be, was it?
