Becoming a mason

Hello to one and all.
My Name is Richard and for a while I have been very interested in joining the fraternity. Unbeknown to me, my cousin is a MM, and when the subject of freemasonry came up in one of our conversations, he explained he was one.
Since then (and trying not to press for too many answers in case I was TOO full-on!) I have been reading about joining the brotherhood and bought a great book on the subject. I now realise it is something I would like in my life, and asked him for any assistance.
My question is this: prior to knowing my cousin was a brother, coincidently, I had contacted the Provincial Grand Lodge of South Wales via their contacts page, informing them I was interested in becoming a mason. This was many weeks ago, and whilst the web page said thank you for your interest and that they would be in touch, I have yet to hear from them. May I please ask if anyone knows if the process is a long one, and I should just be patient?
Also, since then, my cousin said he would speak one of his mason friends and, in turn, would speak to the City of Cardiff lodge 7528 (they meet on Saturdays there, which is the best day for me to attend, due to work commitments during the week) and would let me know the outcome and what would then need to be done.
I am still waiting to hear back, and again, would kindly ask if I just need to be more patient and trust things are going on behind the scenes for me. I am probably just too keen to start my path, and I apologise for my rambling post!
Thank you for reading
Kind Regards
Ritchie.
My Name is Richard and for a while I have been very interested in joining the fraternity. Unbeknown to me, my cousin is a MM, and when the subject of freemasonry came up in one of our conversations, he explained he was one.
Since then (and trying not to press for too many answers in case I was TOO full-on!) I have been reading about joining the brotherhood and bought a great book on the subject. I now realise it is something I would like in my life, and asked him for any assistance.
My question is this: prior to knowing my cousin was a brother, coincidently, I had contacted the Provincial Grand Lodge of South Wales via their contacts page, informing them I was interested in becoming a mason. This was many weeks ago, and whilst the web page said thank you for your interest and that they would be in touch, I have yet to hear from them. May I please ask if anyone knows if the process is a long one, and I should just be patient?
Also, since then, my cousin said he would speak one of his mason friends and, in turn, would speak to the City of Cardiff lodge 7528 (they meet on Saturdays there, which is the best day for me to attend, due to work commitments during the week) and would let me know the outcome and what would then need to be done.
I am still waiting to hear back, and again, would kindly ask if I just need to be more patient and trust things are going on behind the scenes for me. I am probably just too keen to start my path, and I apologise for my rambling post!
Thank you for reading
Kind Regards
Ritchie.