Diamond Lodge #83

Diamond Lodge #83 Masonic Fraternity

Diamond visited Crescent Star Lodge! GM and SGW of the most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Washin...
06/18/2026

Diamond visited Crescent Star Lodge! GM and SGW of the most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Washington are also in attendance.

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06/13/2026

169th ancom

Having the District Deputy visit is always a pleasure. VW Nicholas Franz
05/03/2026

Having the District Deputy visit is always a pleasure. VW Nicholas Franz

A few of us enjoyed a gorgeous sunny day, hitting some balls…. Good food!! wonderful fellowship!!
04/25/2026

A few of us enjoyed a gorgeous sunny day, hitting some balls…. Good food!!
wonderful fellowship!!

04/04/2026

More Than A Number
by Ron C. Nischwitz Sr.
2-3-26

We say it often because it matters...
"We need Masons, not members."...
A member is simply a name on a roster...
A Mason is a man who chooses the work...
who shows up...
who grows...
who strives...
and who honors the obligations he took upon himself...
A member fills a seat...
A Mason strengthens the Lodge...
When we commit ourselves to making Masons...
to shaping character...
deepening understanding...
and nurturing the bonds of true Brotherhood...
our Lodges become places of purpose...
not just attendance...
The Craft becomes alive again...
And the Light we carry shines brighter in our homes...
our communities...
and in the hearts of the men who walk beside us...
So let us return to the real labor of the Craft...
mentoring with intention...
learning with humility...
supporting one another with sincerity...
and living our obligations with integrity...
We do not grow by counting heads...
We grow by raising men...
men of character...
men of service...
men who strive to be worthy of the title Mason...
That is the work...
That is the calling...
And that is how the Craft endures.

04/02/2026

There is a quiet danger in always believing we are right.

Not because confidence is wrong…
but because certainty can close the door to growth.

Freemasonry, at its core, is a journey, not of proving ourselves right, but of refining ourselves through learning, reflection, and humility.

The Entered Apprentice begins in darkness, not because he knows nothing, but because he must be willing to admit he does not know everything.

That is where true learning begins.

A man who listens, learns.
A man who questions, grows.
A man who remains teachable… improves.

But the man who believes he has nothing left to learn has already stopped progressing.

The working tools we are given are not just symbols, they are reminders: To chip away at ignorance, to smooth rough edges, to build not only knowledge… but understanding.

So ask yourself

Do you seek to be right?
Or do you seek to become better?

Because one builds ego…
the other builds character.

And only one of those belongs in a Lodge.

~ The Masonic Orator

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32523 3rd Avenue
Black Diamond, WA
98010

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