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 | Apr 26, 2018 | History Highlights, LDS-BSA Blogs
S.M.E. (A Discourse on Funding for Scouts) By Vaughn J. Featherstone Boy Scouts of America National Executive Board Shared at Philmont Scout Ranch 1989 *Note: S.M.E. stands for Sustaining Membership Enrollment. Today, BSA council fundraising is referred to as Friends...
by Vanguard Contributor | Aug 30, 2017 | Current Events, LDS-BSA Blogs
On a Saturday afternoon in July, carloads of travel-weary but excited families drive up a tree-lined road at the Philmont Training Center in northeastern New Mexico. Members of the Young Men and Primary General Presidencies greet the vehicles of parents and children...
by Vanguard Contributor | Sep 28, 2016 | LDS-BSA Blogs, Scouting Spouses
The Aaronic Priesthood was restored in the spring of 1829 on the banks of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. My family traveled there this summer and felt the powerful spirit of that sacred place. Scouting was founded in 1907 at Gilwell Park in England....
by Vanguard Contributor | Sep 12, 2016 | LDS-BSA Blogs, Mac's Messages
Imagine a heavenly place where faithful, stake priesthood leaders—along with their families—meet in a beautiful mountain setting to learn why Scouting is so crucial to the Primary and Young Men programs in the Church. Now imagine another outdoor setting where faithful...
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