tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75313225674201672362024-03-09T19:45:49.413-07:00The Boy Scout GuyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-33812071261931621492015-01-20T08:52:00.000-07:002015-01-20T08:52:26.380-07:00I Love Working for the Boy Scouts of America!
In all of the years that I was involved in Scouting as a youth, I never knew that there were full-time paid positions within the Boy Scouts of America. And little did I know that as an adult I would have the incredible opportunity to work for this wonderful organization...
I was introduced to the profession of Scouting when I was attending Brigham Young Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-47301491605847443812015-01-06T17:17:00.000-07:002015-01-06T18:17:28.826-07:00Team Building: Tying it Up
James Farnsworth and Clint Lawton ~ headed to Timberline
We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into as we loaded up our 50-pound backpacks and headed off for a week of leadership training at Timberline (NYLT) in Southern Utah.
We showed up to find what seemed to be hundreds of Scouts lined up in perfect order and dressed in full Scouting uniforms standing at attention. We looked adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com299tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-44653635278760888012014-06-14T13:21:00.000-07:002014-06-14T13:21:06.949-07:00Duty to God
What does "Duty to God" mean to you?
To me, doing my duty to God means giving service to others. Because I love God, I try to help other people at all times and love my neighbor as myself. I believe that it is my duty to help other people come closer to God in their lives, and I try to do so by inviting them directly as well as being an example to them of what a believer is and does. adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-31513266725575859842014-06-03T15:02:00.000-07:002014-06-03T17:59:37.574-07:00Always Be Prepared!
It was late March and the snow was deep at the top of the best hike in southern Utah, The Subway in Zion National Park. I had been on this hike many times and knew that as we worked our way closer to the valley floor below, the snow would dissipate and then the real fun would begin! Despite the cold, this reconnoitering trip came off without a hitch and the following week we returned with a adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-19854298909823688362014-06-03T10:25:00.000-07:002014-06-03T10:25:00.133-07:00Scouting Changes Lives
When the founder of Boy Scouting, Robert Baden-Powell, returned home after serving in the Boer Wars in the early 1900s he was troubled by what he saw. Many of the boys in his community were idle and wandering the streets, getting into mischief and causing problems with all kinds of riotous living. They lacked supervision and direction as their fathers were away at war. Baden-Powell envisioned adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-33169228397122332752014-05-29T15:51:00.001-07:002014-05-30T08:21:36.514-07:00Philmont Leadership ChallengeI will always remember the first time I arrived at the Philmont Scout Ranch. I was filled with excitement for the week ahead as I glimpsed the summit of the Tooth of Time off in the distance as snow was just beginning to fall to the ground. What a wonderful week it was! We learned as a group, bonded as a team, and experienced the wonders of Philmont in all her glory. One morning I adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-90094421345838374562014-05-24T10:50:00.000-07:002014-05-24T10:51:01.521-07:00Blue Angels & the Aviation Merit BadgeHave you ever dreamed of flying through the clouds, twisting, rolling and being able to soar like an eagle?
One day, when I was a young Boy Scout, I rode my bicycle several miles to the local airport in Hurricane, Utah. Standing outside the fence, I watched in wonder and amazement as a small airplane would roar to life, speed down the runway, take off, bank and twist in a pattern over the adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-39686316082924606582014-05-19T17:56:00.000-07:002014-05-19T17:57:06.104-07:00Leaders of the Next GenerationHow does the Scout Oath and Law help to create the leaders of tomorrow?
Scout Oath
On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.
Scout Law
A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-51744325544614142772014-05-18T21:25:00.001-07:002014-05-18T21:52:20.753-07:00Day Camp!
To me, as an eight year old Wolf Cub Scout, the greatest thing in the world was to be staring down the barrel of a Daisy BB gun preparing to fire a "real" rifle. You better believe that everyone heard all about my sharp shooting when I returned home! It was such an exhilarating feeling to conquer the biggest high adventure event of my eight year old life!
Day camp is a great way to adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-73589225343334776322014-05-15T00:01:00.000-07:002014-05-15T05:50:34.990-07:00WAHOO Mountain Man Rendezvous
A veteran Scouter came to visit with me recently and explained how he thinks we need to "up our game" as a Scouting movement. He believes that in order to create men who are tough, men who have understanding, and men who can survive in a changing world, we need to do a better job teaching our boys how to do things that are difficult. In his mind, Scouting had lost some of those things, but I adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-65657307880852767252014-05-14T20:46:00.000-07:002014-05-21T23:03:45.165-07:00I Can Sleep When The Wind BlowsWhen I was a boy I went camping with my grandfather, Carlon Hinton. He was a retired farmer who loved to tell stories from his farm life in Arizona. My cousins and I huddled close around the campfire, with the wind howling behind us, as we listened to our grandfather tell about hiring a new ranch hand...
I owned 10 sections of land just south of the airport at Luke Air Force Base west of adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-60982886406644296672014-05-11T16:14:00.002-07:002014-05-11T19:10:56.743-07:00It's Not About Rock Climbing...
Imagine yourself overlooking a vast expanse of the Arizona desert, standing on the top of a sheer cliff, 200 feet above a rocky gorge below. You peer over the edge and your heart skips a beat. Beside you are some of your closest friends, encouraging you to step to the edge of this rocky cliff and jump...
I recently returned home from teaching a rock climbing course at a BSA National Campadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-64895023482029523572014-05-11T15:09:00.000-07:002014-05-11T15:09:38.016-07:00Losing a Scout at Goblin Valley... Almost!
Imagine the stars as bright as the headlights of a car above you, a clear winter night in mid-February, with the towering hoodoos in the distance. We were planning to go on a slot canyon hike in the morning, so I rolled out my sleeping bag to try and get some rest. It was 2004, and my assistant Scoutmaster and I had brought seven brand new 11-year-old Scouts to Goblin Valley, outside of adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-39180360313387227642014-05-09T13:55:00.002-07:002014-05-09T13:55:47.773-07:00A Tribute to the True Heroes of Scouting!
Have you ever been asked, "How many Eagle Scouts does your mother have?"
My wonderful mother, Phylis Lawton, has four Eagle Scout sons, is the rock of the Scouting movement in our family, and is one of my greatest heroes!
While I don't recall my mother ever wearing a Scout uniform, she sure lives the ideals of Scouting every day in her life. I will forever remember the day when I wasadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-12469428324614940452014-05-01T00:17:00.004-07:002014-05-01T07:06:18.829-07:00Sacred Fire
I recently had the opportunity to see an original painting by Jon McNaughton which is titled, Sacred Fire. The painting was incredible, with vibrant colors and stunning imagery, but it was the symbolic message of the fire building in this piece of art that has deeply inspired me.
What does this sacred fire mean to you?
As I look at these great men from history, huddled close adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-37109734320228141482014-04-30T09:10:00.000-07:002014-05-09T10:35:26.319-07:00Gathering of Eagles
Next month, on Friday, May 9th, there will be a Gathering of Eagles event to honor local Eagle Scout men who have made a difference in our community. These men point back to their Scouting experiences, specifically their Eagle Scout award, as the pivotal defining moment in their lives.
Preparing for this event to recognize those who have obtained the highest rank in Boy Scouting reminds meadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-74358977360863361892014-04-29T15:26:00.000-07:002014-05-14T22:15:15.181-07:00Hurricane Mud Run - 2014
In 2013, my wife Melissa and I, along with a few friends, competed in a Warrior Dash mud run in Arizona. We trained, we worked, we ran, we sweat, and ultimately we conquered a grueling 3.1 miles of mud. Among other obstacles, we scaled several 30 foot climbing walls and scrambled through disgusting mud pits, finally arriving at an imposing pit of mud with barbed-wire strung across the top adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-88803346300353671712014-04-28T19:59:00.001-07:002014-05-07T19:19:22.776-07:00Help Other People at All TimesTonight my family and I had the opportunity to serve an older couple in our neighborhood. It was not something that we were asked to do. We were thinking about what to do for Family Home Evening when my oldest daughter suggested that a couple in the neighborhood needed their lawn mowed. So, we voted on it as a family and then headed over to their house.
After completing most of the yard work, adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-31320385267362693292014-04-28T17:44:00.001-07:002014-04-30T23:21:00.594-07:00Corporate Derby
Our Corporate Pinewood Derby fundraiser was a great success!
We had over 40 businesses come out to race pinewood derby cars for a chance to win a REAL CAR from our main sponsor, the Stephen Wade Auto Center.Over $15,000 was raised to help local Scouts and leaders do what they need to do to become the people they are to become!These events remind me of why we come together as a adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-81791126474003789972014-04-28T17:22:00.001-07:002014-05-14T22:14:41.836-07:00Venturing
Venturing Crew 1948 went horse back riding this week!
In The Boy Scouts of America we know that the number one quality kids need to be able to have as an adult is the ability to do hard things.
The things they learn might be as easy as horse back riding or as hard as climbing an imposing cliff. Maybe they will sum up the courage to adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7531322567420167236.post-10372489783233097432014-04-28T17:04:00.001-07:002014-05-14T22:15:28.173-07:00Hard Things
My son had a hard day at church today. Before we even got started with the opening song he was crabby, whiny, and ready to take a nap...
This experience makes me wonder about the importance of having our children do hard things. I fully believe that children (and adults for that matter) need to do hard things now so that they will "be prepared" to do hard adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11262629648754608765noreply@blogger.com0