by Vanguard Contributor | Jun 14, 2018 | Current Events, LDS-BSA Blogs
Each May key Scouting volunteers and professionals gather at the Boy Scouts of America National Annual Meeting (NAM) to meet, discuss, plan, and honor those who have given significant service. For over 50 years key LDS leaders have been part of these meetings and have...
by Vanguard Contributor | Jun 19, 2017 | Bill's Blog, LDS-BSA Blogs, The Scout-Led Troop
As Committee Chair, I recently met with a Scout who told me he was ready to submit his Eagle Scout application and wanted some help. I asked him what his “position of responsibility” was in his unit and he looked at me like a “deer in headlights.” Unfortunately for...
by Vanguard Contributor | May 29, 2017 | Current Events, LDS-BSA Blogs
The BSA National Annual Meeting was held in Orlando, Florida, May 24-26, 2017. LDS Scouters were involved in and recognized during several of the meeting events. Duty to God Breakfast The Thursday morning Duty to God Breakfast celebrates the religious aspects of...
by Vanguard Contributor | Aug 31, 2016 | Current Events, LDS-BSA Blogs
Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell drew heavily on his military training to inform his views about how to train and motivate young men. He had been in war with young men barely older than Scouting age, and had found that through training they could become...
by Vanguard Contributor | Aug 10, 2016 | Current Events, LDS-BSA Blogs
I have learned so much in recent months as I’ve attended the National BSA meetings, the Thomas S. Monson Leadership Excellence Complex Groundbreaking at Summit Bechtel Reserve, and Philmont Scout Ranch for the two weeks of the LDS Priesthood Leadership Conference on...
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