I feel a year is a decent time to learn the work we are expected to learn and turn in for E.A. and FC. Now, if I have learned everything there is when turning in the work, then I no longer need to come around right? My thoughts are that we should teach the candidates as much as they can learn, as quickly as they can learn, but let's start with the memory work. I learned the memory work, questions and answers, and turned it in. As I have continue to attend Lodge, and meet with Brothers there, and else where, I am learning more about what I should be. I guess I had a little head start, or inside help, in that I have pretty much always been around Masons, and watched and listened, and asked questions. I also spent many years investigating crimes, so my skills of observance may have been a little keener than the average person. At any rate, I feel we should get them in, teach them the memory work, and continue to teach them the values we each expect, all the while making it interesting. I am still learning, and hope to continue to do so. I am still excited about Masonry, and enjoy any chance to tell someone else about it when they ask. It is usually because of a sticker on my Jeep, my belt buckle, or the strange emblems in the paint work on my motorcycle. None have yet asked for a Petition, but like cards, the winning one will come up at some time..