Priesthood Meeting - - All Young Men and Women

Brother John Bingham of the Bishopric taught about seeing things as they really are, and the importance of avoiding all the improper ways we can use our bodies. He began the presentation calling in by cell phone.

Scouts in attendance: Stephan Dartiguenave, Matt Housley, Zac Jarman, Landon Ledingham, Tanner Leishman, Tyler Rife.

Adults leaders in attendance: Taylor Cline, Greg Jones, Dan Williams.

Troop Meeting - Finding Directions

Assistant Scoutmaster Taylor Cline taught the scouts about reading maps and finding directions.

Scouts in attendance: Zac Jarman, Landon Ledingham, Tanner Leishman, Tyler Rife.

Adult leaders in attendance: Taylor Cline, Greg Jones, Dan Williams.

Priesthood Meeting

Today Brother Dan Williams taught a lesson to help the scouts with requirements for the Fulfilling Our Duty to God program, specifically Spiritual Development requirement 1: "Identify 4 scriptures that testify of Christ, and talk about them with a parent or priesthood leader." He led a discussion about these scriptures: Deuteronomy 18:15; Matthew 1:17-25; Mormon 7:5-6; and, Helaman 5:9-12.

Scouts in attendance: Stephan Dartiguenave, Matt Housley, Tanner Leishman, and Tyler Rife.

Adult leaders in attendance: John Bingham, Greg Jones, Dan Williams.

Troop Meeting - - Combined YM / YW Activity

Tonight the scouts joined the other young men and women of the Grandview Ninth Ward at Cove Point Assisted Living Center to play Bingo with the residents. The young women organized the activity, held on a Thursday (activities are normally held on Wednesday).

Scouts in attendance: Landon Ledingham, Tyler Rife.

Adult leaders in attendance: Greg Jones.

Troop Meeting - - Cinematography Merit Badge

Assistant Scoutmaster Taylor Cline guided the scouts in creating a film based on Zac Jarman's storyboard featuring the character Detective Toe.

Scouts in attendance: Matt Housley, Zac Jarman, Tanner Leishman, Tyler Rife.

Adults leaders in attendance: Taylor Cline, Greg Jones, Dan Williams.

Priesthood Meeting

Today Brother Mark Walton shared an excellent lesson on missionary service.

Toddlers in attendance: Thomas Bingham.

Scouts in attendance: Stephan Dartiguenave, Zac Jarman, Landon Ledingham, Tanner Leishman, Tyler Rife.

Adult leaders in attendance: John Bingham, Taylor Cline, Greg Jones, Brad Miller, Mark Walton.

Campout - - Pony Express Camporee

On Friday, May 8, the troop gathered at the chapel of the Grandview Ninth Ward to leave for the Pony Express Camporee at Simpson Springs on the Pony Express Trail. Brother Dan Williams purchased food for the campout, Sister Rae Eatough arranged for the tour permit. Brother Steve Ledingham, formerly scoutmaster of the troop and father of troop member Landon, provided 2-deep leadership.

We drove about 80 miles to the campsite, driving north to Lehi, driving ever-so-slowly to the west in the Lehi commuter traffic, and about 30 miles out of Lehi turned on to a dirt road for the final 25 miles. The event was on pretty barren land, and the drive took longer than anticipated, so our beef stew dinner became fried bits of steak, potato, and onion (most of the ingredients were cooked). In the evening there was a campfire program in which troops put on skits, a speaker taught of Pony Express history and regional history (including stories about Orrin Porter Rockwell), and there was an Order of the Arrow ceremony. The troop gathered for a scoutmaster's minute around our stove and we enjoyed hot chocolate.

Saturday morning the scouts prepared a breakfast of sausage, eggs, bacon, and pancakes. We attended a flag ceremony, observed the "show 'n do" displays of the troops, finished taking down the camp, and the scouts entertained themselves tracking down lizards and making a short movie inspired by the stories of Orrin Porter Rockwell. We drove to the Simpson Springs station and read historical markers, then drove out over 20 miles to the Dugway Geode Beds, where more lizards were chased, 2 or 3 small geodes were found, and we stopped to visit with a group of men who had spent the weekend doing some very serious geode digging. We then backtracked to the chapel about 3 pm, we unloaded and stored the troop equipment, and all went home.

Pictures and movies will be posted on the troop's online photo gallery.

Accomplishments: 1 camping night toward rank advancement and the camping merit badge; Creed Rollins identified 10 wild animals; much fun.

Scouts in attendance: Stephan Dartiguenave, Zac Jarman, Landon Ledingham, Tyler Rife, Creed Rollins.

Adult leaders in attendance: Greg Jones, Steve Ledingham.

Troop Meeting

Tonight Assistant Scoutmaster Taylor Cline taught about finding directions without a compass during the day and night - - this information will helps Scouts when they work on the first 2 requirements for rank of First Class Scouts. Brother Cline also did a demonstration of using atmospheric to crush a large steel drum - - one does this by boiling water in the can, quickly hammering a plug into the opening in the drum's top, and then rolling the drum on ice (thereby reducing the gaseous pressure inside the drum).

Scouts in attendance: Zac Jarman.

Adult leaders in attendance: Taylor Cline, Greg Jones, Dan Williams.

Priesthood Meeting

Brother Mark Walton taught a lesson about prophets.

Scouts in attendance: Stephan Dartiguenave, Matt Housley, Zac Jarman, Landon Ledingham, Tanner Leishman, Tyler Rife, and Creed Rollins.

Adult leaders in attendance: John Bingham, Taylor Cline, Greg Jones, Mark Walton, Dan Williams.