Aims & Methods of Scouting
Blaine S Nay (b.nay@JUNO.COM)
Tue, 6 May 1997 11:26:01 EDT
LDS Statements Regarding Scouting:
"Scouting is a program of the Boy Scouts of America used by the Church to
help...boys magnify their callings in the priesthood. The Scout
Troop/Team/Post is used by the Church as part of the activity program
for...young men in the ward. It is an extension of the...quorum.
"Scouting promotes the objectives of Church programs in the lives of boys
and young men in the following ways:
1- Strengthening their relationships with their families
2- Keeping the active boys involved in the Church and activating the
inactive
3- Helping the boys develop leadership skills which will allow them to
serve the Church
4- Helping them extend their service to the whole community
5- Emphasizing the two great commandments -- duty to God and service to
fellowmen
6- Teaching the boys self-reliance by giving them the responsibility to
learn and develop
7- Complementing the purposes of Primary and the Aaronic Priesthood
8- Allowing nonmember boys and families to have contact with the Church"
(Scouting Handbook, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Oct,
1985)
"We need more missionaries. But we also need better-prepared
missionaries. Give me a young man who has kept himself morally clean and
has faithfully attended his Church meetings. Give me a young man who has
magnified his priesthood and has earned his Duty to God Award and is an
Eagle Scout. Give me a young man who is a seminary graduate and has a
burning testimony of the Book of Mormon. Give me such a young man and I
will give you a young man who can perform miracles for the Lord in the
mission field and throughout his life." (President Ezra Taft Benson, New
Era, June, 1989, p 6)
BSA Mission Statement:
It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to serve others by helping
to instill values in young people and, in other ways to prepare them to
make ethical choices during their lifetime in achieving their full
potential. The values we strive to instill are based on those found in
the Scout Oath and Law.
The Aims of Scouting
1- To build character
2- To foster citizenship
3- To develop mental, moral, and physical fitness
The Methods of Scouting
1- Leadership development
2- Adult association
3- Patrols
4- The uniform
5- Outdoors
6- Personal growth
7- Ideals
8- Advancement
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