The Trestleboard is an official publication of Twin Peaks Lodge No. 32, which is a legally constituted Masonic Lodge operating under charter granted by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Utah. The Trestleboard is published for the sole and exclusive use of the members of Twin Peaks Lodge No. 32, and any other use is expressly forbidden.  The editor of The Trestleboard is Glen Van Steeter.  Submissions of educational articles or other announcements may be sent to the editor at [email protected], and if selected for publication, will be given full attribution. All submissions are subject to the approval of the Worshipful Master of Twin Peaks Lodge No. 32 and the editor of the Trestleboard.

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Sickness and Distress

Your Trestleboard editor is happy to announce that as of April 2nd, 2026, we have not received any reports of sickness or distress.

If you are aware of any members whom are in distress, please notify the Lodge Secretary using our Contact page “Email Us” form. Please put “Brother in Sickness and Distress” and then provide details in the “Message” box. This information will be immediately received by multiple members of the Lodge when the “Submit” button is clicked.

From the Trestleboard Editor

We are always looking for educational, historical, or personal articles that illustrate the principles of our Craft or are simply of interest to our members. If you are willing to provide such articles, send them to me via my email, which can be found in Grand View in the Lodge Roster. If you have not yet registered in Grand View, please consider doing that today. You can reach out to our Secretary Ephraim Sng, PM, or our Assitant Secretary, Bob Hartman, PM, in order to get your member ID for the registration process.

Brethren,
Spring has arrived early, and with it comes a season of renewal and reflection. While this time of year often brings new beginnings, it also reminds us of the difficulty in saying goodbye to good men. We are reminded to cherish the time we have together, to support one another, and to carry forward the lessons and example set by those same men.

Our work in the Lodge continues with purpose and momentum. We raised another to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason. With another initiation on the calendar and several more opportunities for degree work on the horizon— stay tuned. The progress we are making in our ritual is evident, and it is a direct reflection of your dedication and commitment to the Craft.

This promises to be an exciting and active month for Twin Peaks Lodge No. 32. We look forward to the Grand Lodge visitation on the 13th, which provides us with an opportunity to showcase the strength, unity, and character of our Lodge. I encourage all who are able to attend and be part of that important evening. Please remember to RSVP for dinner at 6:00.

Fraternal travel continues to be a highlight as well. We have had the privilege of visiting several Lodges recently, strengthening the bonds of brotherhood beyond our own walls, and we have plans to visit several more in the coming weeks. The St. Patrick’s festive board put on byt Gateway No. 29 was a lot of fun and I’m looking forward to their Octoberfest event. These experiences enrich our perspective and deepen our connection to the Craft as a whole.

Brethren, the road ahead is full of opportunity. Let us continue to move forward together—with purpose, with pride, and with a steadfast commitment to one another.

Fraternally,

Frank Keller
Worshipful Master

Greetings from the West Brethren,

This has been an extremely productive year for Twin Peaks that is only looking to continue. I would like to congratulate Brother Phillip Lammi on being raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason this month.  For those of you keeping score at home that makes our fourth MM raised this calendar year. To all of the members that took part in all of those degrees I commend you for your dedication to making them as great as they have been. These degrees are memories that our brothers will carry with them throughout their lives.

This month I had the opportunity to visit Wasatch #1 for what ended up being a triple MM degree (talk about a marathon!) I was very impressed with what I saw those brothers do with their degree. If any of you has the chance I would highly encourage all of you to visit another lodge and note the differences in how some of the ritual is performed. The brothers of Wasatch were warm and welcoming, it was as if I wasn’t a stranger at all, it truly shows the brotherhood we all strive for.

Looking ahead to April we are going to be busy (still)! With Grand Lodges official visit on April 13th at the Salt Lake Masonic Temple, our stated business meeting, on Monday, April 6th, the monthly meetup, and depending on the will of the lodge a possible EA degree in there. If we do have an EA we will not have the opportunity to practice due to our busy schedule, please start going over your parts. If you have any questions I am always happy to assist with ritual work.

As always my brothers, on the square

Michael Hartman

Brethen,

Grand Master’s Visitation: The Grand Master has decreed that he and his Grand Lodge Officers will visit Twin Peaks Lodge No. 32 on April 13th, 2026 at the Salt Lake Masonic Temple located at 650 East South Temple Street in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dinner will be at 6 pm in the main Banquet Hall. The meeting will be in one of the Lodge Rooms of the Salt Lake Masonic Temple, starting at 7 pm. The Grand Lodge will not process into the Lodge as per previous years, but will be in the Lodge during our opening ceremony. It is our expectation that the Grand Lodge will close our meeting. Any officer of the Lodge who will be unable to attend is admonishted to please notify the Worshipful Master A.S.A.P so that a replacement (pro-tem) can be arranged. All officers are expected to be present. Any members who would like to join us for either the dinner, the meeting, or both, are heartily encouraged to attend.

Dinner will be catered by Cafe Rio, which shall be 2 beef barbacola enchiladas, pinto beans, green verde sauce on the enchiladas (mild), greens with a lime-cilantro vinaigrette, limeade for beverage, and lime pie for dessert. Cost is $25.00 per RSVP, which should be made to [email protected] no later than April 8th.

RSVPs can be made by sending an email to [email protected]. Please put “MWGM Visitation” in the subject line and the provide your name in the message body. Be aware that if you RSVP, you will be expected to pay the $25 regardless of your attendance. The deadline for submitting a RSVP is April 9th. Between the GL Officers and the officers of Twin Peaks, we have only 8 meals available to offer, so if you want to share in our meal, make your RSVP early.

Entered Apprentices and Fellow Crafts are heartily invited and encouraged to attend!

We have a very special presentation to be made at our MWGM Visitation, so we hope that you will attend in order to witness it!!!

CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

• Monday, April 6th @ 7:30 PM – Monthly business meeting. There will be a light meal served prior to the meeting at 6:30 PM.
• Friday, April 10th @ 7:30 PM – Twin Peaks will be visiting Rocky Mountain Lodge. Contact the Worshipful Master for ride-share information.
• Monday, April 13th @ 6:00 PM – MWGM Official Visit to Twin Peaks Lodge No. 32
  • Dinner will be at 6:00 PM in the banquet hall of the Salt Lake Masonic Temple. See the Junior Warden’s article above (“From the South”) for information on how to RSVP for the dinner. Deadline is April 9th.
  • The meeting will start promptly at 7:00 pm in one of the Lodge rooms. We will be meeting on the Entered Apprentice Degree.
• Thursday, April 16th @ 7:00 PM – Virtual Esoteric Education Meeting via Zoom conference call. All members of the Lodge are cordially invited to attend. An email will go out later this week with details concerning the topic.
• Sunday, April 19th @ 6:30 PM – Entered Apprentice Degree practice at the South Valley Masonic Center. (7390 Creek Road, Sandy, Utah).
• Monday, April 20th @ 7:00 PM – Entered Apprentice Degree at the Salt Lake Masonic Temple. Officers are requested to arrive 30 minutes early for Lodge room setup. Recommended dress is tuxedo or dark suit for officers and degree cast, business formal for sideliners.
• Monday, April 27th @ 7:00 PM – Social Meetup at Chubby’s Cafe in Riverton (1276 W 12600 S, Riverton, Utah).
• Wednesday, April 29th @ 7:00 PM – Officer’s Meeting via Zoom conference call. Non-officers are welcome to attend. Connect information can be found on the Lodge Google Calendar.

Grand Lodge Visitation – April 13th @ 6:00 PM

The Most Worshipful Grand Master of Utah, Sanuel L. Harris, and his officers will be hosting a visitation with Twin Peaks Lodge No. 32 at the Salt Lake Masonic Temple at the date and time noted above.

An email has been sent to all Masons of Twin Peaks Lodge with instructions on how to RSVP for meals.

Dinner will be at 6 pm in the main Banquet Hall. The meeting will be in one of the Lodge Rooms of the Salt Lake Masonic Temple, starting at 7 pm. The Grand Lodge will not process into the Lodge as per previous years, but will be in the Lodge during our opening ceremony. It is our expectation that the Grand Lodge will close our meeting. Any officer of the Lodge who will be unable to attend is admonishted to please notify the Worshipful Master A.S.A.P so that a replacement (pro-tem) can be arranged. All officers are expected to be present. Any members who would like to join us for either the dinner, the meeting, or both, are heartily encouraged to attend.

Dinner will be catered by Cafe Rio, which shall be 2 beef barbacola enchiladas, pinto beans, green verde sauce on the enchiladas (mild), greens with a lime-cilantro vinaigrette, limeade for beverage, and lime pie for dessert. Cost is $25.00 per RSVP, which should be made to [email protected] no later than April 8th.

RSVPs can be made by sending an email to [email protected]. Please put “MWGM Visitation” in the subject line and the provide your name in the message body. Be aware that if you RSVP, you will be expected to pay the $25 regardless of your attendance. The deadline for submitting a RSVP is April 9th. Between the GL Officers and the officers of Twin Peaks, we have only 8 meals available to offer, so if you want to share in our meal, make your RSVP early.

Masonic Anniversaries

These brethren were born in the month of April. Make sure to congratulate them when you see them!

• Brother Carlos Roberto da Silva was born on April 15.
• Brother Harold Paul Lish was born on April 19.
• Worshipful Brother Richard Lee Wailes was born on April 28.

The following brethren were raised to the Sublime Degree of Masteer Mason in April.

• Brother Robert D Milbourn was raised on April 27, 2009 and has 17 years of service.
• Most Worshipful Brother Dean Douglas Rein was raised on April 29, 1995 and has 31 years of service.

How to Correct a Mason

Submitted by Worshipful Brother Richard Wailes – taken from a Facebook posting dated March 30th, 2026.
Before you correct a Brother… pause.
Freemasonry is a system of growth.
And yes—sometimes that means calling each other out.
But how we do it… matters.
There’s a difference between guiding a Brother
and trying to tear one down.
We’re part of a global fraternity.
Different jurisdictions. Different perspectives. Different interpretations of the Craft.
That’s not a flaw…
that’s part of its strength.
So when you read something, you don’t agree with, ask yourself:
Am I correcting an error… or reacting in anger?
Am I contributing to learning… or trying to prove I’m right?
Would I want to be approached the way I’m about to approach him?
Because public attacks, ridicule, and “calling for a Brother’s head” …
That’s not Masonic.
We’re taught to meet on the level,
to part on the square,
and to act with brotherly love, relief, and truth.
Sometimes the best correction happens quietly.
Sometimes it happens privately.
And sometimes… it starts with checking ourselves first.
A true Mason doesn’t just speak truth—
he delivers it with wisdom and restraint.
Build your Brother… don’t break him.

WB Robert Hartman’s Eulogy Text from MWB Jim Wadley’s Funeral

How does one speak of so great and good a man as Past Grand Master James D. Wadley? First of all, you follow his example. In Twin Peaks Lodge, his home Lodge, Brother Wadley did not want to be “Most Worshipful Grand Master” or “Most Worshipful Brother” when he was mentioned or addressed. “This is my home Lodge; here, I am a Brother among my Brothers.” I first met Brother Wadley in 1986; he was my mentor/coach through my Master Mason catechism. I remember well going to his house, being introduced to his Lady Laurel, and receiving instructions regarding the strawberries that adorned their house. “Laurel loves strawberries, and I love Laurel.”

He advised and mentored me as I went through the chairs, and when I was rushed to the East a year early, he was there to offer guidance and support throughout my back-to-back terms as Master. I had the great pleasure, and high honor, of welcoming Most Worshipful Grand Master James D Wadley to his home Lodge when the Grand Lodge made it’s official visit in 1992. Brother Wadley was first and foremost a man of action. The year after he was Grand Master, our Lodge was presented with the opportunity to help Habitat for Humanity; Brother Wadley rose to speak in favor of the project, and when doing so, he said he would not chair the committee, but would be present to help this noble cause. There was no shortage of volunteers at that project, in fact, Brother Wadley called some of the members that had not been at the meeting and they showed up to assist as well. In Lodge, Brother Wadley encouraged all the members to always perform our ritual and floor work well. If any brother was having difficulty with his part, Brother Wadley would volunteer to meet with him and help the brother square his work. Brother Wadley took much well-deserved pride in our Lodge’s work, and we frequently had visitors to witness our degrees “to see the work properly executed.” As often happens in small jurisdictions, our Lodge was frequently called upon to assist other Lodges in presenting the Master Mason Degree. Brother Wadley could always be counted upon to say yes when asked to do a part on short notice. His love of the work, and of the ritual, was on display any time he was present.

Brother Wadley believed strongly in the brotherhood of the fraternity, and in the close relationship between the Masonic Order and the Order of the Eastern Star. While he served (at separate times) in the Grand Lines of both organizations in Utah, his response was always the same: “Hey, there is a Grand Visit to Green River, or Vernal, or wherever, why don’t you come along? Do you need a ride?” With this encouragement, many of our members visited Masonic Lodges and Star Chapters all over the state. It provided us with a sense of brotherhood, and we came back from those visits even more energized about our Lodge.

The youth groups in Utah benefitted from his deeply held convictions that our youth were the key to our future. He was instrumental in rebuilding R.W. Moore Chapter DeMolay in Midvale, UT., and was always willing to support the International Order of Job’s Daughters bethel that met in our hall. It didn’t matter if it was helping with a car wash fundraiser, cooking at a breakfast, or just sitting on the sidelines during a meeting, Brother Wadley was a constant presence. In his typical fashion, he always asked the Brothers of Twin Peaks Lodge to attend with him; in doing so, he demonstrated that a Mason’s support of the youth groups was not limited to writing a check once a year. Please don’t get the wrong idea about Brother Wadley, he was as interested in having fun as much as he was about the work that needed to be done. In 1992, Brother Wadley was in the West in Mt Olympus Chapter OES. Our Worthy Matron had a year long fundraiser; she passed out small ceramic piggy banks at the start of her year and asked the members to “Just Insert Money My Year”, or the Jimmy The Pig Project. Brother Wadley had been informed of this scheme prior to the announcement, and agreed with a laugh to be known as “Jimmy the Pig.” The fundraiser, by the way , was a great success. Many people aspire to fame and glory, hearing the siren tones of glitter and gold. Brother Wadley was NOT one of those people. While it is true he was honored repeatedly for his Masonic work and knowledge, he was one of the most humble Masons I have known. Perhaps the most revealing incident I recall of Jim’s humility, of his character, of his belief in Masonry as an instrument of good for the world at large, involved someone Brother Wadley did not know at all.

From his employment, he learned of a family that was in desperate straights. Their baby had been born on Saturday, missing the closure plate on the top of the skull. The brain of this newborn infant was growing up and out of the skull, a defect that would cause the death of the baby, unless corrected by surgery. The family had only a “catastrophic” insurance plan, and the hospital wanted $5000.00 dollars up front before they would operate, which the family did not have. Brother Wadley learned of this on Monday, and brought it to the stated meeting that Monday night. Our Lodge has an investment account, ostensibly for the purpose of building our own Masonic Hall, and Brother Wadley very passionately advanced that there was not better use of a small part of those funds than to help a baby in dire need. The motion passed, and when the Master asked Brother Wadley to present the check, he said that was not his place, the Master and Secretary would be better enabled to perform that duty. They presented the check the following evening; surgery was the next morning, and the child recovered well. The family was invited to, and attended, many of our events over the next decade.

When I think of Brother Wadley, I think of a firm, warm handshake, a genial smile, and a twinkle in his eyes. I remember a Mason that cared about everybody in his reach-not just his close friends, of which he had many, but everyone that he knew. In closing, I can honestly say that I, and many of the Brothers in Twin Peaks Lodge are better men, and better Masons, for having known, Jim Wadley. He was, truly, an honest and upright man, a living example of a great and good Mason.