1. January 11, 2012

4. Invocation Pledge of Allegiance

5. Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one state under God, one and indivisible. one and indivisible.

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7. Six Men Of Indostan

8. Blind men and the Elephant Six Men Of Indostan

9. Blind men and the Elephant Six Men Of Indostan

10. Blind men and the Elephant Six Men Of Indostan

11. Blind men and the Elephant Six Men Of Indostan

12. Blind men and the Elephant Six Men Of Indostan

13. Blind men and the Elephant Six Men Of Indostan

14. Blind men and the Elephant Six Men Of Indostan

15. Blind men and the Elephant Six Men Of Indostan

16. Symbols in Masonry

18. “Freemasonry is a system of morality, veiled in allegory, and illustrated by symbols.”

19. Something that stands for something else Something that stands for something else Excites or inspires Excites or inspires Description Description Something we all sense, that reminds us of a moral principle Something we all sense, that reminds us of a moral principle What is a symbol?

20. Cherry Tree Fact or fiction? Does it matter? Symbol of Truth

21. The Temple Builder Who was Hiram Abif? No one killed in King Solomon's Temple No one buried near the Temple, much less the Sanctum Sanctorum

22. The Letter 'G' We pay respect to what it represents It could be something else The all-seeing eye Symbolic

23. The Great Light in Masonry Not a symbol for all Holy Bible Volume of Sacred Law

24. Personal Meaning Vague – subject to personal interpretation It is not important that we agree on the interpretations – it is only important that we agree on the questions.

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