by Vanguard Contributor | Sep 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
This past June, Vanguard Scouting member Wes Newman of the Great Alaska Council, organized the 2023 “Walk of Faith” for his council. It was an opportunity to teach Scouts of all ages about the faith communities in Alaska and work toward requirements for...
by Vanguard Contributor | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Richard Winsor As Rulon Skinner, my 1981 Jamboree Scoutmaster told me, “There are three reasons Scouts attend a Jamboree—fun, adventure, and romance. Fun – something you enjoy doing; adventure – doing something for the first time; and romance –...
by Vanguard Contributor | May 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Elizabeth Grace Matthew Originally published in The Deseret News (Apr 17, 2023). Used here by permission. When my oldest son wanted to join the Cub Scouts — a K-5 coed program of the Boy Scouts of America — I resisted at first. I told him we could go to one meeting...
by Vanguard Contributor | May 10, 2023 | News From The Field, Uncategorized
By Mark Blackhurst, Circle 10 Council On April 14 and 15, 2023, 150 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints met at Camp James Ray (Circle Ten Council, BSA, Dallas, Tx) for an overnight family encampment. Many of those participating are currently...
by Vanguard Contributor | Jan 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Bryce R. Hall Scouting has a High Adventure Award for trekking the Historic Mormon Battalion Trail. Before the pandemic, a pair of great news articles came out about Scouts (both in and out of the Church) doing a desert High Adventure Trek that re-enacted the...
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