by Vanguard Contributor | Feb 7, 2020 | Current Events, LDS-BSA Blogs
Have you ever wanted to take your family to Philmont Scout Ranch? This summer is your chance! Come to Vision 2020, a unique opportunity for Latter-day Saint families to attend the Philmont Training Center together and learn the skills necessary to continue Scouting!...
by Vanguard Contributor | Mar 6, 2019 | Current Events, LDS-BSA Blogs
In Matthew 13:33, Jesus teaches that “the kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.” When I was a teenager, I once made a batch of cookies. Lacking experience I didn’t realize that there...
by Vanguard Contributor | Jan 23, 2019 | A Minute with Mark, LDS-BSA Blogs
I have recently had the opportunity to serve as a Scoutmaster in a local troop. Once again, I am so impressed and encouraged by the SKILLS that youth learn through Scouting. As I interact with the Scouts in my troop, I am constantly observing SKILLS that they are...
by Vanguard Contributor | Dec 13, 2018 | A Minute with Mark, Current Events, LDS-BSA Blogs
Friends we are, and friends we’ll ever be. The words of this familiar Scout song—often sung at the close of a campfire—echo the future of the LDS-BSA Relationship. As Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said during his remarks at the May 2018 National Annual Meeting, “This is...
by Vanguard Contributor | Dec 10, 2018 | Current Events, LDS-BSA Blogs, Scouting Moms
I’m a new Bear Den leader…and I LOVE IT! Cub Scouting is so much fun! At first, I was hesitant. “Why should I volunteer?” I wondered. After all, I’m a busy mom with ten children, I teach preschool, my husband is busy with his job, and I was already a Scout leader 20...
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