by Vanguard Contributor | Sep 6, 2017 | LDS-BSA Blogs, Safety Moments
The Boston Globe recently reported that from 2004 to 2014 a total of 46,609 people required search and rescue aid– and that is just in the country’s national parks. The Globe further reported the death toll from those needing rescue was 1,578 with...
by Vanguard Contributor | Aug 7, 2017 | LDS-BSA Blogs, Mac's Messages
As an organizational development consultant specializing in strategic planning, I help company executives define their overarching strategic intentions, clearly understand what business they are in, and know why they exist. On May 11, 2017, the First Presidency...
by Vanguard Contributor | Jul 28, 2017 | LDS-BSA Blogs, Scott's Brotherhood Blog
A young man visiting our staff campsite earnestly asked our course director about how to deal with a situation that had developed while his clan attempted to carry out a task. This Scout, who was a leader in our Order of the Arrow lodge was clearly frustrated. After...
by Vanguard Contributor | Jul 17, 2017 | Bill's Blog, LDS-BSA Blogs, The Scout-Led Troop
Recently, I attended a troop meeting just as an observer. The troop was holding a “shakedown” to make sure all of the Scouts had everything they needed for their summer camp and, hopefully, did not have anything they should not be bringing. The Scoutmaster sat at the...
by Vanguard Contributor | Jul 13, 2017 | Current Events, LDS-BSA Blogs
Next week tens of thousands of young men and women and their leaders will arrive at the Summit Bechtel Reserve near Beckley, West Virginia for the 2017 National Boy Scout Jamboree. While there, they will have an opportunity to participate in whitewater rafting,...
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