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100-year-old Eagle Scout is honored in his 100th year
Glade Sanders was just 9 months old when the Boy Scouts of America awarded the first Eagle Scout badge in 1912. Sanders, who is 100 years old himself, is receiving a rare honor for his decades of service in Scouting. Troop 133 in Nephi honored the pioneer in Scouting during a recent Court of...
Scouting is helping boys realize self-worth, potential
At first glance, Alex and Colten fit the profile of the thousands of young men in the Church who earn Scouting's Eagle Award each year. Colten, 16, enjoys water sports and was drawn to all of the merit badges that allowed him to be outdoors. One day he'd like to own his own business. His...
Why I regret I'm not an Eagle Scout
Mormon Life says: Something to share with your boys.
I remember the first time I put on a Scouting uniform. My mother hadn't even ironed on the patches yet, but as a young Cub Scout, the shirt had the unmistakable power of making me stand a little bit...
Teen's scouting skills help save a life
Mormon Life says: Wow! What an incredible young man.
What seemed like a usual after-school night for Brandon Neilson as he headed to Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Santa Margarita, Calif., Dec. 12 to pick up his younger sister Ali from...
David Archuleta: the Eagle, the temple and the music
Mormon Life says: Good things are happening for David: receiving his Eagle Scout, going through the temple, he's on the cover of LDS Living (okay, that last one is a little biased).
It’s been a year since David Archuleta was the featured artist of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert. Sporting a sweater and scarf, the 20-year-old "American Idol" star was in town...
Safety first in Church activities is focus of new Young Men website
President Thomas S. Monson often enjoys quoting James Barrie, who said, "God gave us memories, that we might have June roses in the December of our lives." For countless members, such "June roses" are cherished memories from an adventuresome Scout camp, a life-changing youth handcart trek or,...
Autistic Boy Scout earns all 132 merit badges
Mormon Life says: Even without the merit badges, he's an awesome kid.
Nate Christensen seems like a typical almost-18-year-old boy. Now in his senior year at Bingham High School in South Jordan, he plays the trumpet in the marching band. He took a longtime friend to...
LDS leader dismissed after criticizing Friends of Scouting
Mormon Life says: What's your personal opinion on Friends of Scouting?
Kenny Thomas says he could not in good conscience lead the annual Friends of Scouting fund drive in his LDS ward in Herriman without first sending an email to members to tell them that the money...
LDS Cub Scout earns national recognition for heroism
Not every story has a happy ending. Fortunately for our family, this one does. It was mid-July 2010 and Bryce, then 9 years old, had spent the day with Cub Scout Pack 166 of the Rogers Ward, Rogers Arkansas Stake, hiking and exploring Hobbs Recreation area. He was tired, but going up to the...
Lightning kills LDS Boy Scout, another scout drowns in Bear Lake
A pair of 12-year-old Boy Scouts were killed in separate accidents Wednesday — one dying after being struck by lightning and the other drowning in Bear Lake. The first Scout was killed, with a second boy injured, when a fast-moving hailstorm rolled through northern Carbon County about 10:30 a.m. ...
Deaf Boy Scout receives Eagle
A high school senior is the first deaf scout in Hawaii to earn the rank of Eagle Scout. Joshua Salomon received his court of honor on Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kahala from the Aloha Council and Hawaii Troop 108.Earning the Eagle Scout rank is the highest...
LDSScouter.blogspot.com is a good parent resource
What’s one of the biggest obstacles to having a good LDS Scouting program? “Leaders and parents who have never seen the Scout program run properly,” explains blogger Arwen Spor, “they cling to what David C. Pack (LDS-BSA Relations Director) has referred to as ‘incorrect traditions.’” So Spor,...
Finding an LDS connection with Kipling's 'Jungle Books'
Dec. 30 marks the birthday of Rudyard Kipling, the British author. And though that may seem like a weak hook for a Mormon Times column, there is a sturdy connection. Kipling was good friends with Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts. And when Baden-Powell began the Boy Scouts, he...
Boy Scouts save fathers' lives
Mormon Life says: Five young Boy Scouts saved their dads from a near-fatal hunting accident by using their Scouting training. Incredible.
What started out as a hunting trip to see who could get the biggest elk, ended with five boy Scouts saving the lives of their family. Brady Sawyer (16), Max Butler (15), Gus Butler (14), Adam Cook...
148 Boy Scouts earn badges thanks to one Scout leader
It’s not every day that someone takes on a challenge to help 148 kids earn their Scout badges and learn some history while at it.Mark Allen, scoutmaster for troop 1078 in Katy, Texas, was training to get his Woodbadge—the pinnacle of training for adult Scout leaders. As part of his training, Allen...
