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...
by Vanguard Contributor | Jan 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
AN EAGLE SCOUT WHO BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE CHURCH By Bryce R Hall Howard W. Hunter – Many know him as a modern-day Apostle and 14th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but most members of the Church know very little else about him. He...
by Vanguard Contributor | Jul 29, 2022 | News From The Field
It’s Never Too Late to Fly [Published by permission from the “Saints and Scouts” newsletter] In January 2020 Ruben Gonzales was reflecting on his incredible experience trekking through the backcountry at Philmont Scout Ranch. He had been involved...
by Vanguard Contributor | Mar 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
See It! Do It! The Vanguard Award What was it called back then? B.S.L.B.T.C.? That is The Boy Scout Leader Basic Training Course. Six, weekly three-hour sessions – with a cheesy filmstrip series, to boot – capped off by a weekend outdoor camping experience. The...
by Vanguard Contributor | Mar 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Using Conference Talks as Inspiration for SM Minutes After an afternoon of using a compass and map to find their way through the woods, the Scouts gather in a circle where the Senior Patrol Leader takes care of troop business and turns the time over to the...
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