Youth Edition (Ages 12-17) • Truth Carriers 6Rs
Not every dramatic claim is true. Verified history relies on documents, eyewitnesses, and primary sources.
1. A primary source is:
○ A) A meme ○ B) An official record or eyewitness ○ C) A rumor
2. Best first response to a new claim:
○ A) Share immediately ○ B) Test it ○ C) Ignore all history
○ T ○ F — Luke 8:17 says hidden things will be revealed.
○ T ○ F — Asking for evidence is unkind.
"Test everything; hold fast what is good."
Write two questions you will ask before believing a big claim.
Explain to a friend why primary sources matter.
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Reality: some founders were Masons; some were not. The Great Seal was designed by committees—records exist.
| Fact | Source |
|---|---|
| George Washington & Benjamin Franklin were documented Masons | Grand Lodge records, letters |
| Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton were not Masons | No lodge records; founder papers |
| Great Seal designed 1776-1782 by three committees; only Franklin was a Mason, and his proposal was rejected | National Archives design notes |
| Masons adopted Eye symbol in 1797, after the Seal | Freemason’s Monitor (1797) |
1. The Great Seal was finalized in:
○ A) 1776 ○ B) 1782 ○ C) 1797
2. The claim "all founders were Masons" is:
○ A) Documented ○ B) False ○ C) Unknown
○ T ○ F — The Eye of Providence became a Mason symbol after the Seal already existed.
○ T ○ F — Franklin’s Seal proposal was used.
List one founder who was a Mason and one who was not.
Explain why the Seal’s timeline debunks the “Masonic dollar bill” myth.
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In 1910 several bankers met secretly to draft central-banking legislation that became the Federal Reserve Act (1913).
1. Jekyll Island meeting year:
○ A) 1776 ○ B) 1910 ○ C) 1942
2. How do we know it happened?
○ A) Only rumors ○ B) Participant confession + records ○ C) Movies
○ T ○ F — The Federal Reserve Act passed in December 1913.
○ T ○ F — Vanderlip admitted to the secrecy.
Write the purpose of the Jekyll Island meeting.
Share why secrecy + later documentation makes this a verified case.
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Skull and Bones (Yale, 1832) is documented with membership lists. Several U.S. leaders were members.
| Item | Fact |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1832 at Yale |
| Notable members | William Howard Taft, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, John Kerry |
| 2004 election | Both major candidates were members |
1. Skull and Bones started in:
○ A) 1832 ○ B) 1910 ○ C) 1968
2. Evidence for membership includes:
○ A) Yearbooks/rosters ○ B) Only rumors ○ C) None
○ T ○ F — John Kerry and George W. Bush were both Bonesmen.
○ T ○ F — No documents exist for Skull and Bones.
List two documented members.
Explain why membership records matter more than rumors.
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MKULTRA was a CIA program (1953–1973); Bohemian Grove is an elite retreat with documented rituals.
1. MKULTRA years:
○ A) 1953–1973 ○ B) 1776–1782 ○ C) 1910–1913
2. Grove ceremony is:
○ A) Documented theatrical ritual ○ B) Unknown ○ C) Myth
○ T ○ F — Some MKULTRA files survived because they were misfiled.
○ T ○ F — The Grove’s “Cremation of Care” involves an effigy, not a person.
Write one fact about MKULTRA and one about Bohemian Grove.
Explain why documentation (hearings, programs) makes these verifiable.
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Verified: Jekyll Island secrecy, Skull and Bones rosters, MKULTRA records. Myths: “All founders were Masons,” “Masons designed the Great Seal.”
1. If a claim lacks sources, you should:
○ A) Share it ○ B) Mark it unverified ○ C) Call it 100% true
2. A debunked myth from this workbook is:
○ A) MKULTRA happened ○ B) All founders were Masons ○ C) Jekyll Island meeting
○ T ○ F — Documented evidence is stronger than repetition.
○ T ○ F — It’s okay to say “I don’t know yet.”
"Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them."
List two verified facts and two myths from this study.
Share with someone how to handle an unproven claim kindly.
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Check when you review each lesson.
| Lesson | Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 7 | Day 21 | Day 60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Discernment | |||||
| 2. Freemasonry/Seal | |||||
| 3. Jekyll Island | |||||
| 4. Skull and Bones | |||||
| 5. MKULTRA/Grove | |||||
| 6. Fact vs Myth |
MC: 1-B, 2-B. TF: T, F.
MC: 1-B (1782), 2-B. TF: T, F.
MC: 1-B, 2-B. TF: T, T.
MC: 1-A, 2-A. TF: T, F.
MC: 1-A, 2-A. TF: T, T.
MC: 1-B, 2-B. TF: T, T.
TRUTH CARRIERS EDUCATION SYSTEM
"Test everything; hold fast what is good." — 1 Thessalonians 5:21