Re: new LDS policies for scout leaders
Craig Oakford (oakford@EARTHLINK.NET)
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 07:46:44 -0700
This is the quote from President Monson's priesthood talk on Saturday, April 4,
1998:
"Leaders of youth, remember the Apostle Paul's counsel to Timothy: "Be
thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in
spirit, in faith, in purity." Bishops, place worthy, righteous men as leaders of
the Aaronic Priesthood, and the same requirement should be expected concerning
Scoutmasters.
No man is called to work with youth until his membership certificate is in
the hands of the bishop. In addition, no man is called to work in Scouting until
he is fully registered with the governing board of Scouting and his record merits
consideration for a call. This procedure has been expounded many times, yet wolves
continue to enter with the intent to destroy the flock. President Hinckley asked
that I stress tonight this instruction."
Kybo Ken wrote:
> At the recent LDS conference, I missed a session and was told by my in-laws
> that there is a new policy that leaders would not be asked to take over a
> position of leadership until their adult applications had been approved by the
> BSA first (usually they would take over and THEN the application would be sent
> in). I am guessing this is in light of the recent case where an adult
> volunteer said that she was told by a church member she could not be a leader
> because she (the volunteer) was not a member and that leadership positions
> were "callings" extended to worthy members (the church later re-emphasized
> that it was NOT a calling, but that new bishops viewed it as such and
> therefore treated it as such). I also believe it is a tactic to emphasize
> that the church does NOT run the scouting program, but rather endorses it as a
> program beneficial to the youth and that this was a way to keep in the mind
> that authority in the BSA organization lies with the BSA and not the Church.
>
> Anyway - enough rambling. Can anyone back this up? I think it is a great
> idea, but I do not want to enforce this policy if it is not one that has been
> given.
>
> Spencer Jones
> Unit Commissioner
> Roy, Utah
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