by Vanguard Contributor | Sep 7, 2018 | LDS-BSA Blogs, Scott's Brotherhood Blog
A few months ago I opened an email from the Church carrying the subject line “New Initiative for Children and Youth Development.” I quickly discovered that the Church will discontinue sponsoring all Scouting units on December 31, 2019 in favor of a new global youth...
by Vanguard Contributor | Apr 27, 2018 | LDS-BSA Blogs, Scott's Brotherhood Blog
On the evening of March 31, 2018, I was seated in the chapel of our stake center watching general priesthood meeting. Toward the end of his closing address (Ministering with the Power and Authority of God), President Russell M. Nelson invited priesthood holders...
by Vanguard Contributor | Mar 30, 2018 | LDS-BSA Blogs, Scott's Brotherhood Blog
I was once a 13-year-old Scout hoping that my troop members would elect me to become a nominee for membership in the Order of the Arrow. Not being particularly popular among my peers, I remember waiting nervously while an OA election team counted votes after...
by Vanguard Contributor | Feb 23, 2018 | LDS-BSA Blogs, Scott's Brotherhood Blog
At our district’s recent Klondike derby event, I ran into Al, a boy who joined the Order of the Arrow a while ago and who is a teacher in the Aaronic Priesthood. Al didn’t serve on the event staff with ten of his fellow OA chapter members. He camped in the snow and...
by Vanguard Contributor | Jan 26, 2018 | LDS-BSA Blogs, Scott's Brotherhood Blog
Cory was nominated by his LDS-sponsored troop to be a candidate for the Order of the Arrow at age 13. A few months later Cory attended an Ordeal where he joined the Order. He soon became the unofficial troop OA representative, setting a strong example even for troop...
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