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 ...
Read More »Frequently Asked Questions: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America
Frequently Asked Questions: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America December 14, 2018
Read More »Age Changes to Youth
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.
Read More »LDS Legacy Encampment: July 15-20th 2019
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.
Read More »LDS-BSA 4th Quarter Call
Listen to the quarterly call with Stake Presidents, Mark Francis (LDS-BSA Relationship) and Elder Brough (General Young Men's Presidency)..
Read More »End of Church-sponsored Scouting as of January 2020
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.
Read More »2015 Merit Badge Ranking
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* ...
Read More »Mac’s Message #72: Four Types of LDS Scouting Programs
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 ...
Read More »Article: 50′ & 80’s vs today
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 ...
Read More »20 interactive digital merit badge pamphlets, including every Eagle-required badge, now available
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 ...
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