Did you receive it?

• A. I did not receive it.
• B. I received it by my own volition.
• C. I received it after a lengthy trial.
• D. I did by the order of the Worshipful Master with the assistance of the Brethren.

Answer: (D)

In this context, receiving it happens through proper authority and ritual procedure within the Lodge. The Worshipful Master presides and has the authority to confer initiations, with the active assistance of the Brethren to carry out the ceremony correctly. This arrangement ensures the rite is performed in an orderly, traditional way and reflects the cooperative nature of the Lodge. The other options don’t fit that structure: one does not receive the degree by personal choice, nor after a lengthy trial, and it isn’t something done solely by the candidate’s volition. The correct path is receiving it by the order of the Worshipful Master with the assistance of the Brethren.