Boy Scouts

Updated: 12/24/2018 Scoutbook will be free to all Units as of January 1, 2019.  For those not using this tool, it’s awesome!  Units that use it, love it.  This is being paid for every Scouter through various Scout funding (dues, Friends of Scouting, etc). *** I recommend you update your ...

Frequently Asked Questions: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America December 14, 2018

The Church announces that youth will advance in the year they turn 12, 14, 16. That means that the 11 year old-Scouts will become Boy Scouts in the Deacons Quorum.

Come Experience Lost Valley with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stakes of Orange County. There will be an awesome Merit Badge Program, Water/Aquatics Program (Pool & lake front). Experience the last LDS Scout Camp.

Listen to the quarterly call with Stake Presidents, Mark Francis (LDS-BSA Relationship) and Elder Brough (General Young Men's Presidency)..

The Church announced that would no longer charter/sponsor Scout Units as of January 1, 2020. The Church will replace the program for all youth, worldwide 8-18 years old.

Here is a list of earned Merit Badges for 2015.  The Top 13 are all required. Rank Merit Badge 2015 % of Total 1 First Aid*          80,716 4.01% 2 Swimming**          71,821 3.57% 3 Cooking*          67,691 3.36% 4 Environmental Science****          63,783 3.17% 5 Citizenship in the World* ...

Yogi Berra, the famous catcher and manager of the New York Yankees, known for his malapropisms, said “You can observe a lot by watching.” During my many years of involvement with the Young Men program of the Church I have had the opportunity to watch a lot of LDS Scouting ...

I miss my time as a child when the only time that really mattered was knowing the street lights came on which indicated it was time to come home.  We would play bike-tag or “ditch-em” or ride bikes or explore.  Times are different now.  School is more competitive, so the ...

For the first time ever, it’s now possible for a Scout to earn every Eagle-required merit badge using nothing but the new interactive digital merit badge pamphlets. Or, put simply: The future is officially here. As first reported on Scouting Wire, interactive digital merit badge pamphlets are now available for all Eagle-required merit ...