Re: LDS Scouts????
Andrew Heath (HEATHA@YVAX.BYU.EDU)
Mon, 1 May 1995 20:27:43 -0600
>On Mon, 1 May 1995, Claudia Carroll wrote:
>
>> Chris Haggerty wrote that LDS Scouts do Scouting differently. Could you
>> please enlighten me and perhaps a few others as to how it is different? I
>> have an EXTREMELY active BS troop near me at a LDS church. And my son may
>> end up there.
...
Ryan added;
>
>Mike Walton, who is not, I gather, himself LDS may have some good info
>for you. Rex Goode, who is LDS is another source. I am LDS, and have a
>bit of experience with LDS units (My parents both received Silver Beavers
>and my step-grandfather founded the Youth Leadership program at BYU.).
What is his name? Rulon Skinner by chance?
>There is a list member, whose name escapes me at the moment [deepest
>apologies :-(], who is at BYU. So, yeah, there are some good sources for
>info here.
Must be talking about me, or is there someone else here from BYU?
First a disclaimer, The Troop I work with is sponsered by the Lions club, and
is a special needs troop. all but my troop, and one other troop are LDS troops
in my district. I also work on the district staff for Cubscouts in another
district, all the units there are LDS.
Now for my comments, another difference is that the 11 year old scouts are
still in an organization known as the Primary. They form there own patrol which
meets seperate from the rest of the troop in many troops. These were formally
known as Blazers, and are still refered to as this by several individuals.
Another difference is that the adult leaders are 'called' by the Bishop to
serve.
Some time ago we had a discussion on a church document which outlines
how the program has been adopted by the LDS church. It includes the church
rules which show how to implement BSA's rules. These are contained in a small
(42 pages) green book. (Scouting Handbook:Relationships between the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America) I have an 85
version and do not know if it has been updated since. I'm sure if you ask
someone in the LDS church nicely they will help you get a copy.
(And for our friends in Canada who are interested there is a similar version
called "Relationships ... Boy Scouts of Canada." I have a 1979 version)
If anyone knows if either of these has been updated let us know.
YiS Andrew J. Heath (heatha@yvax.byu.edu)
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