by Vanguard Contributor | Jun 3, 2019 | Current Events, LDS-BSA Blogs, Scouting Moms
Are we bailing water on a sinking ship? I get asked questions like this all the time as an Assistant District Commissioner and as an admin for two social media pages for Latter-day Saint Scouting leaders. My answer, of course, is a resounding,...
by Vanguard Contributor | Dec 10, 2018 | Current Events, LDS-BSA Blogs, Scouting Moms
I’m a new Bear Den leader…and I LOVE IT! Cub Scouting is so much fun! At first, I was hesitant. “Why should I volunteer?” I wondered. After all, I’m a busy mom with ten children, I teach preschool, my husband is busy with his job, and I was already a Scout leader 20...
by Vanguard Contributor | Oct 7, 2018 | LDS-BSA Blogs, Scouting Moms, Scouting Stories
Hi! My name is Roseanne Service. Yes, I’m literally “Sister Service!” I live in the Arizona Queen Creek Stake; the BSA Grand Canyon Council Agave District. A few years ago I was serving as the Primary president in my ward. At first I wasn’t exactly...
by Vanguard Contributor | Aug 9, 2017 | LDS-BSA Blogs, Scouting Moms
“We meet each week for Cub Scouts in this church classroom on Wednesday nights,” I once overheard a Wolf den leader announcing to a new eight-year-old boy and his parents. “Aaaggghhh!” I wanted to groan out loud. It wasn’t the first time I had heard of Cub Scouts...
by Vanguard Contributor | May 12, 2017 | LDS-BSA Blogs, Scouting Moms
The Scout motto, “Be Prepared,” parallels the title of the Aaronic or “Preparatory” Priesthood. But how exactly does Scouting prepare young men to be honorable priesthood holders and missionaries? In my opinion, Scouting provides opportunities for boys to...
by Vanguard Contributor | Aug 24, 2016 | LDS-BSA Blogs, Scouting Moms
I currently serve as a ward Primary president. My wonderful calling gives me all of the blessings and challenges that I know so many other Primary presidents encounter. One of these blessings (or challenges) is Cub Scouting. During my service in the Primary I have...
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