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David Schantz, Most Worshipful Grand Master of Montana 2023-2024

”‡–Š”‡ǡ ‡‡– ‘—” ”ƒ† ƒ•–‡”ǡ ”‘Ǥ ƒ˜‹† Šƒ–œǤ

ƒ˜‹† Šƒ–œ Šƒ• •’‡– Š‹• Ž‹ˆ‡ ‹ ’—”•—‹– ‘ˆ •‡”˜‹ ‡ ƒ† ‘—‹–›ǡ „‡‰‹‹‰ ™‹–Š –Š‡ ‹Ž‹–ƒ”› ƒ– ƒ ‡ƒ”Ž› ƒ‰‡Ǥ
ˆ–‡” ‰”ƒ†—ƒ–‹‰ ˆ”‘ ‹ŽŽ‹‰• ‡•– ‹‰Š Š‘‘Ž ‹ –Š‡ •’”‹‰ ‘ˆ ǯ͜͠ǡ Š‡ Œ‘‹‡† –Š‡ ƒ”‹‡ ‘”’• ‡•‡”˜‡• –Šƒ–
ˆƒŽŽǡ ”‡“—‹”‹‰ ’‡”‹••‹‘ ˆ”‘ Š‹• ’ƒ”‡–• ƒ– –Š‡ ›‘—‰ ƒ‰‡ ‘ˆ ͙͟Ǥ ‡ ƒ•’‹”‡† –‘ ƒ ‘ŽŽ‡‰‡ ‡†— ƒ–‹‘ǡ „—– ƒˆ–‡”
ƒ––‡†‹‰ ˆ‘” ƒ ›‡ƒ”ǡ Š‡ ˆ‘—† –Š‡ ƒ”‹‡ ‘”’• Šƒ† ƒ ’‘™‡”ˆ—Ž †”ƒ™ –Šƒ– ’—ŽŽ‡† Š‹ „ƒ  ‹–‘ ‡˜‡”› ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘
ƒ† –”ƒ‹‹‰ ‘’’‘”–—‹–› –Š‡ ‘”’• ‘—Ž† ‘ơ‡”Ǥ ƒ˜‹† ”‡ ‡‹˜‡† –”ƒ‹‹‰ ˆ”‘ ˜ƒ”‹‘—• †‹•–‹‰—‹•Š‡† ‹•–‹–—–‹‘•
‹ Ž—†‹‰ ”› ‹”„‘”‡ Š‘‘Žǡ ”› —’ƒ•–‡” Š‘‘Žǡ ƒ”‹‡ ‘”’ ’Š‹„‹‘—• ‡ ‘ƒ‹••ƒ ‡ ƒ ƒ‰‡•ǡ
ƒ”‹‡ ‘”’ ‘—– ‹’‡” Š‘‘Žǡ ƒ† †˜ƒ ‡† ‘—– ‹’‡” Š‘‘ŽǤ ‡ ‡š ‡ŽŽ‡† –Š”‘—‰Š‘—– ‹ ‹ˆƒ–”› ƒ†
•’‡ ‹ƒŽ ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘•ǡ ‡ƒ”‹‰ –Š‡ †‹•–‹ –‹‘ ‘ˆ DzŠ‘‘” ƒdz ˆ”‘ „‘–Š •‹’‡” • Š‘‘Ž•Ǥ ‡ ƒŽ•‘ ’ƒ”–‹ ‹’ƒ–‡† ‹
–”ƒ‹‹‰ ƒ”‘—† –Š‡ ™‘”Ž†ǡ ‹ Ž—†‹‰ •‡˜‡”ƒŽ ‘–Š• ƒ„‘˜‡ –Š‡ ” –‹ ‹” Ž‡ ‹ ‘”™ƒ›Ǥ ƒ˜‹†ǯ• ƒ’–‹–—†‡
Ž‡† Š‹ –‘ •‡Ž‡ –‹˜‡ ƒ••‹‰‡–• ‹ Ž—†‹‰ Ǧ͞ ‘—–‡” ƒ” ‘–‹ ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘• ƒ† –Š‡ ƒ”‹‡ ‘”’• ƒ”Ƥ‰Š–‹‰
ƒ„‘”ƒ–‘”›ǡ ‹’Ž‡‡–‹‰ ‘—–‡”Ǧ•‹’‡” ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘• ƒ”‘—† –Š‡ ‰Ž‘„‡Ǥ

‹• –ƒŽ‡– ƒ† ƒ„‹Ž‹–› –‘ Ž‡ƒ† ’”‘’–‡† –Š‡ ƒ”‹‡ ‘”’• –‘ ”‡“—‡•– Š‹• ”‡–—” –‘ –Š‡ ƒ”‹‡ ‘”’• ‘—– ‹’‡”
Š‘‘Ž ƒ• ƒ ‹•–”— –‘” ‘ –™‘ •‡’ƒ”ƒ–‡ ‘ ƒ•‹‘•Ǥ • ƒ ‹•–”— –‘”ǡ Š‡ Š‡Ž’‡† –”ƒ‹ ‘– ‘Ž› ‹Ž‹–ƒ”› ’‡”•‘‡Ž
„—– ˆ‡†‡”ƒŽ ƒ† Ž‘ ƒŽ Žƒ™ ‡ˆ‘” ‡‡– ˆ‘” ‡˜‡–• •— Š ƒ• –Š‡ ͙͡͡͞ —‡” Ž›’‹ •Ǥ Š‹Ž‡ ’—”•—‹‰ Š‹•
‹Ž‹–ƒ”› ‡†‡ƒ˜‘”•ǡ ƒ˜‹† ‡– ƒ† ƒ””‹‡† ƒ”ƒǡ –Š‡ Ž‘˜‡ ‘ˆ Š‹• Ž‹ˆ‡ ƒ† ™‹ˆ‡ ‘ˆ –™‡–› ‹‡ ›‡ƒ”•Ǥ ‘‘ ƒˆ–‡”ǡ
–Š‡› ™‡Ž ‘‡† –Š‡‹” ƒƒœ‹‰ †ƒ—‰Š–‡”ǡ Ž‡š‹•ǡ ™Š‘ ™ƒ• ˜‡”› ƒ –‹˜‡ ‹ ‘„ǯ• ƒ—‰Š–‡”• ƒ• ƒ ›‘—–ŠǤ

 ͙͟͡͡ǡ ƒ˜‹† Ž‡ˆ– –Š‡ ƒ”‹‡ ‡•‡”˜‡• –‘ ˆ‘ —• ‘ Š‹• ˆƒ‹Ž›Ǥ Š‡› ‘˜‡† –‘ ‡’Š‹•ǡ ‡‡••‡‡ ˆ‘” Š‹• ‡™
ƒ”‡‡” ‹ ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ ›•–‡•ǡ ™Š‹ Š Š‡ ‘–‹—‡• –‘ –Š‹• †ƒ› ƒ• ƒ ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ ‡ —”‹–› ‰‹‡‡”ǡ Š‘Ž†‹‰
—Ž–‹’Ž‡ ‡”–‹Ƥ ƒ–‹‘• ‹ Ž—†‹‰ ‡”–‹Ƥ‡† –Š‹ ƒŽ ƒ ‡”ǡ †˜ƒ ‡† ‡ —”‹–› ”ƒ –‹–‹‘‡”ǡ ‡”–‹Ƥ‡† ‡‡–”ƒ–‹‘
‡•–‡”ǡ ƒ† •‡˜‡”ƒŽ ‘–Š‡”•Ǥ  ͚͘͘͘ǡ ƒ˜‹† ƒ† Š‹• ˆƒ‹Ž› ™‡”‡ Šƒ’’› –‘ Šƒ˜‡ ƒ ‘’’‘”–—‹–› –‘ ‘˜‡ „ƒ  –‘
‘–ƒƒǤ ‹–Š‹ ƒ ›‡ƒ”ǡ Š‘™‡˜‡”ǡ –Š‡ ƒ––ƒ  ‘ –Š‡ ™‹ ‘™‡”• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘”Ž† ”ƒ†‡ ‡–‡” ‹ ‡™ ‘” „‡‰ƒ
’—ŽŽ‹‰ ƒ˜‹† –‘ •‡”˜‡ ‘ ‡ ‘”‡Ǥ ‹˜‡ ›‡ƒ”• Žƒ–‡”ǡ Š‡ —Ž–‹ƒ–‡Ž› ”‡Ǧ‡Ž‹•–‡† ‹ –Š‡ ƒ”‹‡ ‘”’•Ǥ ƒ˜‹† •’‡–
— Š ‘ˆ –Š‡ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ •‹š ›‡ƒ”• ‘ ƒ –‹˜‡ †—–› ‹ –Š‡ ƒ”‹‡ ‘”’• ‡•‡”˜‡•ǡ †‡’Ž‘›‹‰ –™‹ ‡ –‘ ”ƒ“ ƒ† ‘ ‡
–‘ ˆ‰Šƒ‹•–ƒǤ
 ͚͙͚͘ǡ ƒ˜‹† ”‡–‹”‡† ˆ—ŽŽ› ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ƒ”‹‡ ‘”’• ‡•‡”˜‡•ǡ ƒ† •‡ƒ” Š‡† ˆ‘” ‘–Š‡” ‘’’‘”–—‹–‹‡• ˆ‘” •‡”˜‹ ‡ ƒ†
ƒƒ”ƒ†‡”‹‡Ǥ ƒ˜‹† Šƒ• ™‘”‡† †‹Ž‹‰‡–Ž› –‘ •—’’‘”– Š‹• ˆ‡ŽŽ‘™ ˜‡–‡”ƒ•Ǥ ‡ Šƒ• ˜‘Ž—–‡‡”‡† ‡š–‡•‹˜‡Ž› –Š”‘—‰Š
‘”‰ƒ‹œƒ–‹‘• •— Š ƒ• ‘‰ ƒ‰ —††‹‡•ǡ ƒ ‘–ƒƒ „ƒ•‡† ‘Ǧ’”‘Ƥ– Š‡Ž’‹‰ ˜‡–‡”ƒ•ǡ •‡”˜‹‰ ’”‡˜‹‘—•Ž› ‹ –Š‡
’‘•‹–‹‘• ‘ˆ ”‡•‹†‡– ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘ƒ”† ‘ˆ ‹”‡ –‘”• ƒ† „‘ƒ”† •‡ ”‡–ƒ”›Ǥ ƒ•‘”› ™ƒ• –Š‡ ‡š– •–‡’ ‹ ƒ˜‹†ǯ•
’—”•—‹–•Ǥ Ž–Š‘—‰Š Š‹• ™‹ˆ‡ǯ• ˆƒ‹Ž› Šƒ• „‡‡ ‹˜‘Ž˜‡† ‹ ƒ•‘”› ˆ‘” ‰‡‡”ƒ–‹‘•ǡ ‹– ™ƒ• ™Š‹Ž‡ •‡”˜‹‰ ™‹–Š ƒ
ƒ•‘ǡ ƒ ”‹ ‡ ƒŽŽ ƒ•‘ǡ ‹ –Š‡ ‹††Ž‡ ƒ•– –Šƒ– Š‹• ‹–‡”‡•– ƤƒŽŽ› ’‡ƒ‡† –‘ •‡‡ ‘—– ‘—” ‰”‡ƒ– ˆ”ƒ–‡”‹–›Ǥ
‘ Š‹• ‘™Ž‡†‰‡ Š‡ ‹• –Š‡ Ƥ”•– ƒ•‘ ‹ Š‹• ˆƒ‹Ž› ‘ˆ ‘”‹‰‹ǡ ƒ– Ž‡ƒ•– ˆ‘” –Š‡ Žƒ•– –‡ †‡ ƒ†‡•Ǥ ƒ˜‹† ‹• —””‡–Ž›
ƒ ‡„‡” ‘ˆ ƒ† ’ƒ•– ƒ•–‡” ‘ˆ •ŠŽƒ” ‘†‰‡ ͚͗͡ ‹ ‹ŽŽ‹‰•ǡ ƒ† Š‘Ž†• ƒ ’Ž—”ƒŽ ‡„‡”•Š‹’ ‹ ‹”ƒ
‘†‰‡ ͚͗͝ ‹ Š‹• „‹”–Š –‘™ ‘ˆ ‘”•›–Šǡ Ǥ ‡ ‹• ƒ ‡„‡” ‘ˆ Ž ‡†‘‘ Š”‹‡ ‹ ‹ŽŽ‹‰• ƒ• ™‡ŽŽ ƒ• –Š‡ ‘––‹•Š
‹–‡ ƒŽŽ‡› ‘ˆ ‹ŽŽ‹‰•Ǥ ƒ˜‹† Šƒ• •‡”˜‡† ‘–ƒƒ ”‡‡ƒ•‘”› ƒ† –Š‡ ”‡‡ƒ•‘• ‘ˆ ‘–ƒƒ ƒ• ƒ ”ƒ†
‘†‰‡ ƥ ‡” •‹ ‡ ͚͙͘͜Ǥ ƒ˜‹† ‹• ˆ‘ —•‡† ‘ –Š‡ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡– ‘ˆ —””‡– ƒ•‘‹ ‡„‡”• ƒ• Ž‡ƒ†‡”• ƒ†
‡–‘”• –‘ ˆ‘•–‡” ƒ –‹˜‡ ’ƒ”–‹ ‹’ƒ–‹‘ ƒ† „”‘–Š‡”Š‘‘† „‡›‘† „—•‹‡•• ‡‡–‹‰•ǡ ™Š‹ Š ‹ –—” ™‹ŽŽ †”ƒ™ ‰‘‘†
‡ ‹–‘ –Š‡ ”ƒ–‡”‹–› ƒ˜‹†ǯ• ’ƒ••‹‘ ˆ‘” ƒ•‘”› ‹• ”‹˜ƒŽ‡† ‘Ž› „› Š‹• ‰”ƒ–‡ˆ—Ž‡•• ‹ Ƥ†‹‰ ƒ ˆ”ƒ–‡”‹–›
–Šƒ– ’”‘˜‹†‡• ‘’’‘”–—‹–‹‡• ˆ‘” –Š‡ •ƒ‡ ‹† ‘ˆ •‡”˜‹ ‡ ƒ† ƒƒ”ƒ†‡”‹‡ –Šƒ– Š‡ ˆ‡Ž– ™‹–Š Š‹• ˆ‡ŽŽ‘™ ƒ”‹‡•ǡ
ƒ† –Šƒ– ™‹ŽŽ ƒ””› Š‹ –Š”‘—‰Š –Š‡ ˆ—–—”‡Ǥ

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