by Vanguard Contributor | Aug 20, 2018 | LDS-BSA Blogs, The Scout-Led Troop
The 100+ Year “Inspired” Partnership Before addressing the changes, let’s look at what this partnership is. The Church recognizes the good that has come from its 100+ year partnership with the BSA and Scouting. “The Scouting program has benefited hundreds of thousands...
by Vanguard Contributor | Apr 16, 2018 | LDS-BSA Blogs, The Scout-Led Troop
Although our 12-13-year-old Scouts are not directly affected by the recent changes in “ministering” in the Church, they are definitely affected by the principles underlying these changes. When a historic change in church policy or practice is announced, it is tempting...
by Vanguard Contributor | Mar 19, 2018 | LDS-BSA Blogs, The Scout-Led Troop
Less than three-weeks ago the Church announced changes to the Young Women Camp Guide. Highlighted among those changes are “eliminating certification and emphasizing youth leaders.” There appears to be a trend in working with youth leaders in the Church. Train them...
by Vanguard Contributor | Feb 19, 2018 | LDS-BSA Blogs, The Scout-Led Troop
When I was a boy growing up, my parents took us five kids camping every summer for two or three weeks. We traveled to places all over the Western United States: Yosemite, Kings Canyon, Sequoia, Lake Tahoe, Bryce, Zion, Grand Tetons, and Yellowstone, to name a few. We...
by Vanguard Contributor | Jan 22, 2018 | LDS-BSA Blogs, The Scout-Led Troop
Once upon a time, many years ago, there was a weak boy who did not like to play games and did not care for other boys. He was born in 1900 in Aarhus, Denmark, and lived in his own dream world. When he was 9 years old, he wrote a poem about trolls and elves which was...
by Vanguard Contributor | Dec 18, 2017 | LDS-BSA Blogs, The Scout-Led Troop
On May 11, 2017, the First Presidency announced that effective January 1, 2018, the Church will discontinue its Varsity and Venturing Scouting programs for young men ages 14–18. However, the First Presidency letter also states that “young men over the age of 14 who...
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