Lots o' Beans, Lots o' Potatoes, Lots o' Lessons Learned

First, let me thank all of you who helped make our first event this year a successful one. I'm not going to start naming people off for fear that I'd leave someone out, but you know who you are, and I can't thank you enough! I must say, I've learned some valuable lessons from this gig. For example, I've learned that two weeks in not nearly enough time to organize an event. Even though I made mistakes, and even though I could have planned it better, you guys pulled through for me and the lodge, as always. We have a great lodge. Not because we have a beautiful building, which we do, and not because we have a fairly large membership, which we do, and not because we are proficient in the ritual program, which we are, but because we have consistently reliable brothers who know how make things happen. I am a fortunate man. I have been called into a leadership position with members, who themselves, are outstanding leaders. I truly do not feel worthy to be leading such a wonderful lodge, and such a great group of men. I'm honestly touched by the effort you guys put forth because of some cockamamie idea that I had. And then, on top of that, you made it work. Give yourselves a pat on the back. You did a great job. I would be a fool, however, if I neglected to thank our Heavenly Father. I spent a great deal of time in prayer before our event, and to say we did it all ourselves would be foolish. He does answer prayers.
Again, thank you all for your help and unselfishly devoting your time to this project. God bless you.