DUTY TO GOD

Did anybody use this as a help for completing Duty to God when I posted it in the past? If so, please post a comment here or send me an email to let me know. If it is helpful, I will be glad to resume and continue my efforts in posting a requirement each week. If it is not helpful, then I will discontinue. Thanks!

SCOUT SKI DAYS!!!

SAT DEC 20 - 6:00 am at Picadilly building; returning around 6:00 pm.

- Cost = $25 per lift ticket (please have money to Brother Paulson no later than SUN DEC 14). This cost is a GREAT deal considering lift ticket window prices will top $80 per day during the season.

- Please let Bro. Paulson know ASAP if you will be attending.

UPCOMING EVENTS

There have been a few changes to our upcoming activities. They are now as follows:

Thurs Dec 4 - Combined Activity - Christmas Party

Thurs Dec 11 - Basketball Practice

Tues Dec 16 - Combined Activity - Temple Baptisms

Sat Dec 20 - Scout Ski days

Thurs Dec 25 - Christmas - no activity

Thurs Jan 1 - New Years Day - no activity

Sat Jan 3, 10, 17, 31 - Basketball - Dorado Building

Thurs Jan 8 - Combined Activity (Possible basketball practice prior to mutual; Estimated time - 6:15 - this will be decided by the YM after our first basketball game. Possible other practices may occur on other Thursday evenings prior to mutual, if the YM decide they would like to have them.)

Thurs Jan 15 - Cooking Merit Badge - Opening exercises with 11 year old scouts

Thurs Jan 22 - Cooking Merit badge/plan possible campout

Fri/Sat Jan 23/24 - Klondike (the decision has not been made to attend, but it is being held this weekend)

Thurs Jan 29 - Cooking Merit badge, if needed, if not, Disability Awareness merit badge

Thurs Feb 5 - Combined Activity

Thurs Feb 12 - Disability Awareness MB - Opening exercises with 11 year old scouts

Thurs Feb 19 - Disability Awareness MB

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thur Nov 13 - Personal Fitness or Jacob Service Project

Sat. Nov 15 - Merit badge college and maybe Jacob Service Project

Thurs Nov 20 - Personal Fitness or Jacob Service Project

Thurs Nov 27 - Thanksgiving - no scouts

Thurs Dec 4 - Cooking Merit Badge

Thurs Dec 11 - Cooking Merit Badge

Tues Dec 16 - Combined Activity - Temple Baptisms

Sat Dec 20 - Scout Ski days

Thurs Dec 25 - Christmas - no activity

Thurs Jan 1 - New Years Day - no activity

Sat Jan 3, 10, 17, 31 - Basketball - Dorado Building

Thurs Jan 8 - Combined Activity

Thurs Jan 15 - Cooking Merit Badge (if needed), or start Disability Awareness merit badge

Thurs Jan 22 - Disability Awareness Merit badge/plan possible campout

Fri/Sat Jan 23/24 - Klondike (the decision has not been made to attend, but it is being held this weekend)

Thurs Jan 29 - Disability Awareness merit badge

Personal Fitness

We have worked on the Personal Fitness merit badge the last few weeks. Each boy has been assigned to outline a comprehensive 12 week fitness program and carry it out for 12 weeks, so that they improve on the personal fitness requirements in the merit badge, which are: mile run, push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, and stretching. We did these tests a couple weeks ago, and each boy knows their starting points  (I also have them recorded). If they carry out the program they should be able to improve vastly. To receive the merit badge, the scout must improve in each area. I will follow up with the young men, but most likely parents will also need to make sure the YM are following through with the program they have prepared.

Also, for the Duty to God award, it asks that the young men outline a fitness program for a year. I recommend that they do this and pass off this requirement. I suggested that they make their three month program, and then just make a continuation of it for a year.

There are also a few requirements that each YM needs to do on his own, such as describing what the doctor asked them at a physical. Each young man should have a packet that describes the requirements, please help your son fulfill the requirements that they need to do on their own.

Court of Honor

Here is a picture from the Court of Honor:

"This is the real camping experience" - part 3

Brother Harris also put a few pictures from the trip up as well.  Thanks for going everyone, it was a great trip!

"This is the real camping experience" - part 2

"This is the real camping experience" - John F.

Merit Badge College

Sat. - Oct. 11

The centennial district (the district we belong to) is holding a merit badge college on Oct. 11. This is a good way for the scouts to earn some merit badges. In order to earn merit badges,  prerequisites will need to be completed - so plan well if you plan to attend. Below is a link, which contains a lot more information. We will not be attending as a troop activity, but I encourage each scout and their parents to learn more and see if they will be able to attend. 

http://www.centennialdistrict.com/registration/calendardetail.asp?ActivityKey=456926

Upcoming Events

Tues - Sept 16 - We will not be working on communications this week. We will be planning the menu for the campout and we will be setting up new troop leadership

Fri/Sat - Sept 19/20 - Campout - We are still planning to hike Mt. Massive. However, if any of you saw the mountains on Saturday, they looked pretty snowy. If they still look pretty snowy on Friday, we will probably change plans and camp somewhere else. 

There are a few things that each young man will absolutely need to have on this campout:

1. Back pack to carry all their gear - we will be backpacking in about 3 miles with all our gear and camping. If your young man needs a back pack, or anything else on this list, please let me know as we have some available to use from other ward members.

2. Sleeping bag rated to 20 degrees. It will most likely drop below freezing where we camp. If you have a warmer sleeping bag - bring it. 

3. Sleeping pad. A sleeping bag only works to the degree rating if it is used in connection with a pad. No pad = a lot less warmth.

4. Warm Clothes - again it will most likely drop below freezing. We will stay pretty warm while hiking up hill and working, but when we settle down to eat, it will be cold. Be prepared for 20 degree or lower temperatures. The current forecast has highs in the 60's and lows in the 30's, but please BE PREPARED for colder.

5. Water/water bottles - please bring enough water bottles to hold 64oz. of water

6. Extra room in pack to pack food, and space to strap on or pack pieces of the tent.

This list is not comprehensive. If you have any questions about what your young man needs to bring, please give me a call.

This campout is going to be awesome in many ways and we look forward to it! It will also be a challenge, so come with your "game face" on!

Upcoming Events - Changes

Sun - Sept 28, 7:00 pm- Court of Honor - held at the Church. This was originally tentatively planned for that Tues (Sept 30).

Tues - Sept 9 - As discussed in quorum, please bring your backpack that you will bring on our camp-out (un-packed). I would like to see what each young man has, and know for sure if we need to borrow any packs. Also, if you could bring the shoes you plan on wearing on the camp-out, I would like to see those as well (not discussed in quorum).

THANKS!

CAMP-OUT! - SEPT 19-20

We will still plan on our camp-out as originally planned for Sept. 19-20. Since the young men have school off that day, we will plan on leaving earlier (probably around 1:00 - 2:00pm). For the young men and parents of them that said they could go, will you please give me a firm commitment that you will go, because I don't want to keep this date if only one or two young men will go. Please give me a call ASAP, if I don't here from you by Tuesday, I would like to know that evening at scouts. Thank you.

Doug L. and Jacob - we apologize for the conflict in scheduling. Sister Lundell gave me a flyer about the MB college several months ago, and I had completely forgotten about it, and nobody else remembered it the night we planned. Oh well. This weekend (12-13) still doesn't work well for me, and the 19-20 appeared to be the best night when we planned it and it still seems the best. Doug and Jacob, I know you have decided to go the MB college, but I have to get in one last word, and that is, as I have said before, that I think going on a camp-out is far more important than a MB college. The reason I think that, is because I think your character would be better built on a camp-out and the unity of the quorum would increase far more on a camp-out than a MB college. If you guys can change your plans, get your money back, or apply it to a future MB college, we would love to have you come along, but I understand if you don't.

Duty to God - weekly assigment

Under the direction of your parents, organize and teach at least 4 family home evenings each year.

The above is the requirement - I would suggest doing at least one in the month of September and then at least one every 3 months thereafter. Or if you are really gung ho, organize and teach a family home evening each week in September - then you will have one year done! Good luck! 

Upcoming Events

Tues - Sept 2 - Combined Activity

Tues - Sept 9 - Communications Merit Badge

Tues - Sept 16 - Communications and Campout Preparation

Fri/Sat - Sept 19/20 - Campout - Backpacking Mt. Massive

Tues - Sept 23 - Communications

Tues - Sept 30 - Court of Honor (at this point is tentative, but we should be able to make it work)

Tues - Oct 7 - Combined Activity

Tues - Oct 14 - Personnel Fitness Merit Badge/Prep for campout

Fri/Sat - Oct 17/18 - Campout - Rock Climbing - Location:TBD

Tues - Oct 21 - Personnel Fitness

Tues - Oct 28 - Personnel Fitness

Hopefully these dates work for everybody. Please let me know if there are any concerns and we will see what we can work at. Thanks!

Duty to God - weekly assignment

Develop the habit of reading the scriptures daily. During your 2 years as a deacon, read 1 Nephi through Mosiah in the Book of Mormon. Share with your family a few of the prophetic statements about Jesus Christ.

This totals 95 chapters. If you read one chapter a day, you can finish before Thanksgiving. If you read two chapters a day, you can finish around the time we have General Conference. I encourage you to read two chapters a day and to continue on until you finish the Book of Mormon. I know that you will be blessed, as you do this, with a greater determination and ability to do what is right, and as you do that you will be blessed with greater peace, joy, and happiness in your life.

Upcoming Events

Tues August 12, 2008 - Citizenship in the Nation

- The Young Men who have not earned this merit badge are to come to scouts this week and present the presentation they have prepared about the community (Requirement 8)
- The Young Men also have several requirements that they are to do on their own, they are requirements 4, 5, and 7. Merit Badge requirements can be found online at www.meritbadge.com, or you can give me a call on any questions.

Weekly Duty to God (DTG)

Read For the Strength of Youth, and discuss with your parents the importance of standards and values.

Jackson Creek Campout