Why We do Scouting in the LDS Church + Vision
- Book: Trails to Testimony by Brad Harris (Amazon / Deseret Book)
LDS Handbook – Scouting
Official LDS & BSA Resources
- Troop Leader Guidebook (2015)
- Program Features – Volume 1 (2015)
- Program Features – Volume 2 (2015)
- Program Features – Volume 3 (2016)
- Troop Program Resources (2010) – Team Games+
- Program Guide 1- Boy Scouts (2003 – Replaced by Program Features 2015 Vol. 1 to 3)
- Program Guide 2- Boy Scouts (2003 – Replaced by Program Features 2015 Vol. 1 to 3)
- Program Guide 3- Boy Scouts (2003 – Replaced by Program Features 2015 Vol. 1 to 3)
- Trail to 1st Class Videos (BSA/Boys Life) – (Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class)
- Advancement (How to)
- Scout Skills (+Videos)
- Patrol Games (Really Good!)
- Glossary of Scouting Terms
- LDS Scouting
- Purposes of the Aaronic Priesthood (see Section 8.1.3)
- Presidency Meetings / Other (See Media Section)
- BSA Program Updates
- Founders of Scouting
- 100 Years of Scouting – A Century of Honor (LDS)
- LDS-BSA Relations BLOG
- Varsity – Program Features – Vol 1
- Varsity – Program Features – Vol 2
- Varsity – Program Features – Vol 3
- Varsity Scout Guidebook
- Venturing Advisor Guidebook
- BSA Fieldbook (2015)
- Blog – Scouter Magazine
- BSA Instructional Videos
- BSA Approved Activities
- my.scouting.org
- myscouting.scouting.org
- CubScouts.org (2015)
- Scout Stuff (Online BSA Store)
- Orange County – High Adventure Team
- Orange County Council – District Websites
- San Diego – High Adventure Leader – Trek Training
- Varsity: Operation On-Target
- San Diego Council
- California Inland Empire Council
- Utah – National Parks Council
Facebook Pages
Training
- Youth Protection
- Youth Protection (Venturing)
- ILST (2012)
- NYLT (2010)
- Timberland (NYLT – Utah)
- Varsity Vision (Adults & Youth – Experiential Learning – 2014)
- Venturing Youth Leadership Training (ILSC – 2015)
- Venturing Modules (Mentoring, Goals & Planning, etc)
- National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE)
- Wood Badge
- Presidency Meetings
- Philmont Trainings
- LDS Priesthood Leadership Conference on Scouting at the Philmont Training Center
- BSA Leader Training List
- Position Badges with Roles & Responsibilities (Boy Scouts)
- Position Agreements (Boy Scouts)
- Position Badges with Roles & Responsibilities (Varsity)
- Position Agreements (Varsity)
- Position Badges with Roles & Responsibilities (Venturing)
- Position Agreements (Venturing)
Newsletters
- LDS-BSA Newsletter (Published 3-4 per Year)
- Varsity Vision Newsletter – Utah (Monthly)
- Varsity Newsletter – San Diego (Monthly)
Great Websites:
- Backpacking Food (West Coast): http://www.theyummylife.com/Backpacking_Food
- Backpacking Food (East Coast): http://www.backpackingchef.com/backpacking-menu.html
- Trail Cooking / Freezer Bag: http://www.trailcooking.com/trail-cooking-101/freezer-bag-cooking-101/
- Trail Pizza 1 / Trail Pizza – Instructions / Trail Pizza 2 / Trail Pizza 3 / Trail Pizza – How To #2 (because Pizza is AWESOME!)
- Topo Maps Online
- Dutch Oven Deserts
- ScoutmasterCG.com
- Andrew Skurka (Outdoorsman) – http://andrewskurka.com
- Bear Grylls Survival Academy
- http://www.boyscouttrail.com/
- http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
- Merit Badge Worksheets: http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Merit_Badges
- Scout Pioneering Troop Challenges
- LDS Troop 736 (RSM Stake)
TV Shows
- Are you Tougher than a Boy Scout? (National Geographic)
- Running Wild with Bear Grylls (NBC)
- 100 Miles from Nowhere (Animal Planet – LDS)
Movies
Varsity / Venturing / High Adventure
- San Diego Varsity Scouting (Council)
- Mt Man Rendezvous (San Diego)
- Philmont Scout Ranch (National Operated Family & Trek Camp)
- Florida Sea Base (BSA National Facility)
- The Summit (West Virginia – BSA National Facility)
- Northern Tier (Minnesota)
- Jamboree 2017 (The Summit)
- World Jamboree 2019 (USA – The Summit)
- 2016 Klondike Event (San Bernardino Mts – should be good due to El Nino)
- 2015 Annual Pumpkin Smash (Firestone – Boy Scouts +)
- Venturing (Western States) – https://www.facebook.com/WRVenturing/ & https://www.facebook.com/groups/18974580018/
- Venturing (OCBSA)
Activities (see List)