David L. Gray

David LaMonté Gray (born 1972), is an American Catholic convert, former Freemason, author, speaker, and internet radio host who has authored several books and many articles on Catholicism and Freemasonry. He was the co-founder of the Dr. Charles H. Wesley Masonic Research Society, former editor-in-chief of The Masonic Voice, former contributing editor of The Masonic Globe, former Fellow of the , the first Prince Hall Freemason to be chosen as the Traveling Lecturer for the Australian Masonic Research Council, and the first Prince Hall Freemason to hold dual membership in the Grand Lodge of Ohio (via the Ohio Lodge of Research) and the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio.
Personal Biography
David L. Gray was born September 19, 1972 to Oscar D. Scott and Gwendolyn Gray in Warren, Ohio. Although the only child of his parents, he is the oldest of ten siblings all together. David graduated from Warren G. Harding High School in 1991, earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with a focus in Accounting and Management from Central State University (Wilberforce, Ohio) in 1997, and studied for a Masters of Arts in Management at McGregor Antioch University (Yellow Springs, Ohio).
In 1998 David L. Gray married Brandi M. Collins, who was the mother of their first daughter Daeleon L. Gray, The couple went on to have two more daughters, Daeja L. and Daerielle L. Gray. Brandi Collins divorced David in January 2010 while he was still in prison.
As a senior accountant at his alamater, from 2001 to 2004 David embezzled over $313,000 by wiring money directly from the universities' bank account into his. He was promoted to the position of Internal Auditor of university in December 2003, but his shenanigans in the previous position were eventually discovered in May 2004 and he was arrested and held in the county jail on $750,000 cash bond. He eventually plead guilty to theft in office, money laundering, and tampering with records in September 2004 and was sentenced to prison for nine years, but was released after serving six in 2010 and returned to Xenia, Ohio to be near his daughters. He now works as an accounting fraud consultant, while continuing to write and speak about Catholicism, and doing stand-up comedy.
Masonic Background
In his twenties, Gray was heavily involved in Freemasonry, and became known as a prolific writer and historian. He penned and self published his first book entitled, The Unveiling of the Third Preparation in 1995. The bulk of the chapters of that book were later published online. His early efforts in Masonic writing earned him an appointment by Joseph Walkes, founder of the Phylaxis Society, as Public Relations Director.
In 1998 he was elected Worshipful Master of Wilberforce Lodge No. 21 in Xenia, Ohio, but it was his winning of the 'Best Lecturer' Award for the Entered Apprentice Degree that catapulted him into the Grand Lodge; first serving as chairman of several committees until eventually being appointed District Deputy (the direct representative of the Grand Master) in 2003 for the Fourth Masonic District of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio (embodying most of Western Ohio).
In publishing, it seemed to be Gray's work in establishing the oldest Prince Hall email group on Yahoo (PHAResearch) in November 1998 that paved the way to his becoming one of the most decorated and well known Prince Hall writers in the world. In 2001 he was elected into the Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-No as the 410th member; elected Knight Zuri by the Knights of Freemasonry Universal] on March 1, 2003; selected by the Australia and New Zealand Masonic Research Council as their 2003 Traveling Lecturer, which lead to the publishing of Inside Prince Hall; awarded certificates of Literature and Meritorious Service at the 2004 Phylaxis Society Annual Convention for being a Co-Founder of the Dr. Charles H. Wesley Masonic Research Society, where he was also elected Fellow of the Phylaxis Society.
Catholic Background
Raised in various Protestant churches, by the time Gray graduated from Central State University in 1997 he fully agnostic, and very anti-Christian. One of the most proud points he found in being the District Deputy was that he was finally able to prevail over Freemasons under his charge to stop praying in the name of Jesus. He often writes and talks about the event in the county jail definitively moved him out of agnosticism and firmly into Christ Jesus. In October 2004 after realizing that he was going to go to prison for quite awhile, and after losing everything he cherished, and not beleving in Heaven or Hell, he decided to commit suicide by asphyxiation. He writes, "Right before the third turn of my body (to tighten the rope), I heard His voice! He said, "I Love You. I Am Here." I opened my eyes, wondering who said that - and immediately upon asking, I just knew! The same one, who I had hated and told people didn't exist, just told me that He loves me and that He is here for me. Christ Jesus had just saved me from myself".
On August 8, 2006 David L. Gray was confirmed into the Catholic Church, taking Saint Joseph as his Patron Saint. In 2007 he says that he was moved by the Spirit of God to take the new spiritual name 'Yoseph Miryam Daviyd' (meaning: God will add to or increase His beloved/prince) and has been calling himself by that name ever since.
David L. Gray has since authored hundreds of articles and blog entries on Catholicism, covering a broad range of subjects, but orthodox to the teachings of the Catholic Church found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. He has also written one book on Catholic Apologetics entitled Dead on Arrival: The Seven Fatal Errors of Sola-Scriptura were he treats what he finds to be the base errors of the Protestant teaching that Scripture alone (Sola Scriptura) is the sole source of authority for the Christian in the Church. He has also published two of the books in a three part series on Cooperating with God, these books are loaded with Scripture, quotes from Catholic Saints, popular fiction, and stories from his own life. He has also appeared as a guest on a number of Catholic television and radio shows.
Published Books
* The Unveiling of the Third Preparation (1995), Self Published.
* Inside Prince Hall (2003), Australian New Zealand Masonic Research Council.
* Inside Prince Hall (2004), Anchor Communications LLC, Lancaster, VA.
* Dead on Arrival: The Seven Fatal Errors of Sola-Scriptura (2010), Erehami Uoyevol, Xenia, Ohio.
* Cooperating with God: The Bridegroom's Prayer (2011), Erehami Uoyevol, Xenia, Ohio.
* Cooperating with God: Life with the Cross (2011), Erehami Uoyevol, Xenia, Ohio.
DavidLGray.Info
This personal website that is managed and updated by David L. Gray himself contains articles on human dignity, Catholic theology, human sexuality & relationship, fraud prevention, general interest & humor, excerpts from his books, videos and audio of his television and radio guest appearances, links to his blog (A Commentary on the Spiritual Life) and his internet radio show (A Conversation on the Spiritual Life), and portals too all of his social media outlets (Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn).

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