Priesthood Meeting

The Deacons joined the Teachers quorum. Brother Frank McIntyre reviewed Duty to God scripture study passages.

Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Bennett Harvey, Foster Harvey, Max Hoopes, Morgan Hunter, Sam Jensen, Gunnar Legas, Ian Pilgrim.

Adult leaders in attendance: Mike Cosgrave, Greg Jones

Priesthood Meeting

The quorum went to Primary to accompany Tanner Rife to the Deacons Quorum, and Greg Jones taught a lesson on the Sacrament.

Scouts: Clint Flinders, Max Hoopes, Gunnar Legas, Tanner Rife
Adult leaders: Greg Jones

Troop Meeting - - Carl Bloch Exhibit

We went to the BYU Museum of Art to see the Carl Bloch Exhibit. Through Taylor and Christina Cline, we were able to arrange to have Sister Cline's uncle, Michael Lyon, serve as our tour guide. He did an excellent job.

Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Max Hoopes, Morgan Hunter, Ian Pilgrim.

Adult leaders in attendance: Shawn Hoopes, Greg Jones, Jake Tolley

Priesthood Meeting

Brother Mike Cosgrave taught a lesson on repentance, including Elder Vaugn J. Featherstone's story from "Lesson 12: Repentance," Aaronic Priesthood Manual 3, (1995).

Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Morgan Hunter, Gunnar Legas, Ian Pilgrim.
Adult leaders in attendance: John Bingham, Mike Cosgrave, Greg Jones.

Troop Meeting - - Planning and Disaster Day

The Scouts planned for Summer Camp and the May campout, and had a "disaster day" to practice first aid. Brother Fowers, Jones, and Tolley each set up an emergency situation, the Scouts divided into three teams, and team rotated to each emergency situation and discussed what first aid treatment should be given.

11-year-old Scouts in attendance: Samuel McIntyre, Tanner Rife.
12- and 13-year-old Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Max Hoopes, Morgan Hunter, Same Jensen, Travis Rice.
Adult leaders in attendance: Spencer Fowers, Greg Jones, Jake Tolley.

Troop 797 - - Priesthood Meeting

The Scouts met with the Priests Quorum where Brother Taylor Cline taught a lesson on fasting, and Bishop Steve Rife presided.


Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Max Hoopes, Morgan Hunter, Sam Jensen, Gunnar Legas, Ian Pilgrim.

Adult Scout Leaders in attendance: Greg Jones.

Troop Meeting - - Visit to Hospital

Continuing the troop's work on the First Aid merit badge, Brother Mike Cosgrave took the troop on a tour of the ER at UVRMC, the clinic where he does his residency in family medicine, and treated the scouts to shakes in the hospital cafeteria.

11-year-old Scouts in attendance: Hans Cosgrave, Cooper Legas, Samuel McIntyre, Tanner Rife.
12- and 13-year-old Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Max Hoopes, Morgan Hunter, Sam Jensen.
Adult leaders in attendance: Mike Cosgrave, Spencer Fowers, Shawn Hoopes, Greg Jones.

Priesthood Meeting

Greg Jones taught "Lesson 11: Faith Sufficient to Obtain Eternal Life," Aaronic Priesthood Manual 3, (1995).

Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Max Hoopes, Morgan Hunter, Gunnar Legas.

Adult leaders in attendance: Greg Jones, Jake Tolley.

Parents Night

Tonight at 6 pm parents, scouts, and leaders met in the Grandview Ninth Ward Relief Society Room where Senior Patrol Leader Sam Jensen and Scoutmaster Greg Jones presented information about Troop 797's plans for 2011.

11-year-old Scouts: Cooper Legar, Tanner Rife.
12- and 13-year-old Scouts: Max Hoopes, Sam Jensen, Gunnar Legas.
14- and 15-year-old Scouts: Tyler Rife.
Adult leaders: Spencer Fowers, shawn Hoopes, Greg Jones, Bishop Steve Rife, Jake Tolley.
Other adults: Jenn Legas, Iain Hunter, Tonia Jensen, Leslie Rife.

Priesthood Meeting

Brother Lance Moore taught: "Lesson 9: Justice and Mercy," Aaronic Priesthood Manual 3, (1995).

Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Max Hoopes, Sam Jensen, Gunnar Legas, Gtiffen Magleby, Ian Pilgrim.
Adult leaders in attendance: Greg Jones, Lance Moore.

Scouting for Food

On Friday the Cub Scouts distributed plastic donation bags to each home in the Grandview Ninth Ward, and at 8:45 Saturday morning the Scouts met at the chapel, then picked up the donations, dropping them off at the Food and Shelter Coalition Building on Freedom Blvd. The Scouts finished up the project by about 9:45 am.

11-year-old Scouts in attendance: Samuel McIntyre, Tanner Rife
12- and 13-year-old Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Max Hoopes, Sam Jensen, Gunnar Legas
Varsity Scouts in attendance: Tyler Rife
Adult Leaders: Taylor Cline, Erin Flinders, Spencer Fowers, Greg Jones, Jake Tolley

Troop Meeting

The Scouts joined with the Venture Scouts at BYU. Brother Taylor Cline welcomed the Scouts to his lab and helped them work on experiments for the Environmental Science merit badge.

11-year-old Scouts: Samuel McIntyre
12- and 13-year-old Scouts: Max Hoopes, Morgan Hunter
Adults: Spencer Fowers, Jake Tolley

Priesthood Meeting

Greg Jones taught "Lesson 8: The Resurrection and Judgment," Aaronic Priesthood Manual 3, (1995).

Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Max Hoopes, Sam Jensen.
Adult leaders in attendance: Greg Jones, Jake Tolley.

Troop Meeting

The Scouts inventoried a personal first aid kit, and the troop first aid kit. The troop also planned its next campout.

11-year-old Scouts in attendance: Samuel McIntyre, Tanner Rife
12- and 13-year-old Scouts in attendance: Max Hoopes, Sam Jensen
Adult leaders in attendance: Spencer Fowers, Shawn Hoopes, Greg Jones, Jake Tolley

Priesthood Meeting

Brother Lance Moore taught "Lesson 7: The Atonement Brings Victory over Death and Hell," Aaronic Priesthood Manual 3, (1995).

Scouts in attendance: Morgan Hunter, Gunnar Legas, Ian Pilgrim.
Adult leaders in attendance: Greg Jones, Lance Moore.

Troop Meeting - - Combined Activity

Today the Scouts joined the Young Men and Women of the Grandview Ninth Ward at the Provo Mall for a games of Where's Waldo. Unlike in past years, this year the youth disguised themselves, and adult volunteers from the ward searched for them. Afterward all enjoyed doughnuts and milk.

12- and 13-year-old Scouts in attendance: Max Hoopes, Ian Pilgrim.
Adult leaders in attendance: Greg Jones

Priesthood Meeting

Brother Greg Jones taught: "Lesson 6: The Fall of Adam," Aaronic Priesthood Manual 3, (1995).

Young men in attendance: Max Hoopes, Morgan Hunter, Ian Pilgrim.

Adult leaders in attendance: John Bingham, Greg Jones

Troop Meeting - - Engineering and Electronics

The troop joined other young men of the Grandview Ninth Ward at the Clyde Building on BYU's campus. In the lab where Spencer Fowers studies and works, the Scouts disassembled devices and explained how they work. This relates to requirement 1 of the Engineering merit badge: "Select a manufactured item in your home (such as a toy or an appliance) and, under adult supervision and with the approval of your counselor, investigate how and why it works as it does. Find out what sort of engineering activities were needed to create it. Discuss with your counselor what you learned and how you got the information."

11-year-old Scouts in attendance: Cooper Legas, Samuel McIntyre, Tanner Rife
Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Max Hoopes, Sam Jensen, Gunnar Legas
Adult leaders in attendance: Spencer Fowers, Shawn Hoopes, Greg Jones

Court of Honor

Tonight Troop 797 held a Court of Honor at 7 pm. Brother Steve Ledingham, chair of the Troop Scout Committee, organized and conducted this event. Scouts in all levels of the program received awards. This was a well-attended event in which many awards were received. Morgan Hunter presented slides from activities the troop has done since the stake court of honor in August.

12- and 13-year-old Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Max Hoopes, Morgan Hunter, Sam Jensen, Gunnar Legas, Ian Pilgrim.

Adult leaders in attendance: Shawn Hoopes, Greg Jones, Steve Ledingham, Bishop Steve Rife, and many others, including members of the Scout Committee and Young Men's Presidency.

Priesthood Meeting

Brother Lance Moore finished "Lesson 5: “How Art Thou Fallen from Heaven, O Lucifer!”," Aaronic Priesthood Manual 3, (1995).

Young men in attendance: Clint Flinders, Max Hoopes, Morgan Hunter, Sam Jensen, Gunnar Legas, Ian Pilgrim.

Adult leaders in attendance: John Bingham, Greg Jones, Lance Moore.

Service Activity

Former Senior Patrol Leader Tyler Rife invited the Scouts to help the Richards family move personal belongings to a storage facility. The Scouts accepted the invitation to serve. Scoutmaster Greg Jones was heard to say something along the following lines: "Do you know what I like about this activity? It completely came from the Scouts, it was their idea!" The Scouts met at the chapel at about 8:30 am, and returned home at about 12:30 pm. They served cheerfully and did a great job.

11-year-old Scouts in attendance: Samuel McIntyre, Tanner Rife
Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Morgan Hunter, Sam Jensen
Varsity Scouts in attendance: Tyler Rife
Adult leaders in attendance: Taylor Cline, Greg Jones, Bishop Steve Rife

Troop Meeting

The Scouts planned for the upcoming Court of Honor, worked on the rifle shooting merit badge, and played Scouting Jeopardy!

11-year-old Scouts in attendance: Hans Cosgrave, Samuel McIntyre, Tanner Rife
Scouts in attendance: Morgan Hunter, Sam Jensen, Ian Pilgrim
Adults leaders in attendance: Taylor Cline, Spencer Fowers, Greg Jones

Priesthood Meeting

Brother Lance Moore previewed "Lesson 5: “How Art Thou Fallen from Heaven, O Lucifer!”," Aaronic Priesthood Manual 3, (1995).

Young men in attendance: Clint Flinders, Morgan Hunter, Sam Jensen, Gunnar Legas, Ian Pilgrim.

Adult leaders in attendance: Greg Jones, Lance Moore.

Troop Meeting

Scoutmaster Fowers taught the Scouts about ice fishing and safety, Scoutmaster Jones led a review of merit badge requirements to visit various locations (e.g., mines, factories, television stations) to help with future annual planning by the troop, and the Scouts played blackout football.

11-year-old Scouts in attendance: Hans Cosgrave, Samuel McIntyre, Tanner Rife.
Scouts in attendance: Max Hoopes, Sam Jensen, Travis Rice.
Scoutmasters in attendance: Spencer Fowers, Shawn Hoopes, Greg Jones.

Priesthood Meeting

Today was ward conference, so there was a special Aaronic Priesthood meeting at which President Scott Cherry presided.

Youth - Clint Flinders, Max Hoopes, Morgan Hunter, Sam Jensen. Gunnar
Legas
Adults - Greg Jones, Lance Moore (also Bishop Rife, President Cherry, Stake Young Men's President Rob Moore and presidency member Greg Adams)

Hymn 239 choose the right

Prayer: Colton Moore

Talk: Sam Jensen - Preparation for missionary service

Talk: Zach jarman - Live the gospel each day

Talk: Matt Cherry - Preparing to enter the temple worthily, booklet by
President Packer titled "Preparing to Enter the Holy Temple"

President Cherry - There is joy in serving God, go to the temple

President Rob Moore - attend temple regularly, prepare for missions

Pres Greg Adams - Ether 12:23 (Moroni concerned he will be made fun of),
Ether 12:27 (the Lord will make weakness strong), 2 Nephi 9 (sin holds us down), 2 Nephi 2 (shake off our sins)

Pres Cherry - Bishop Mix - Be hand-raisers, not floor-lookers. A GPS is like
the Holy Ghost. Just as a GPS needs power, we need to live worthily. Moroni 7:15,16; god loves you; pray, read the Book of Mormon.

Hymn 140 did you think to pray

Prayer Gunnar Legas

Troop Meeting - - Andy Kosorok's "The Ninety-Nine Names of God"

Grandview Ninth Ward member Andy Kosorok presented to the young men and women about the need to seek truth and beauty everywhere by using the Gift of the Holy Ghost and asking whether something is good or encourages us to do good. He is applying this in his own life in a project in which he is building one glass sculpture to represent each of ninety-nine names for God used in Islam. Excellent!

Youth in attendance: Clint Flinders, Max Hoopes, Morgan Hunter, Travis Rice.

Adult leaders in attendance: John Bingham, Shawn Hoopes, Greg Jones, Bishop Steve Rife.

Priesthood Meeting

Today Brother Lance more taught "Lesson 4: I Have the Ability and Freedom to Choose," Aaronic Priesthood Manual 3, (1995).

Youth in attendance: Clint Flinders, Sam Jensen, Gunnar Legas.
Adults in attendance: Greg Jones, Lance Moore.

Troop Meeting - - Climbing Merit Badge at Hansen Mountaineering

Tonight the Scouts attended the second session of the Climbing merit badge class. Each scout had to complete three climbs, belay another Scout3 times, and rappel 3 times. Those who participated this week and last week have earned the merit badge. Two Scouts who came this week, but not last week, will be able to get the merit badge by attending the first class or by otherwise completing those requirements. Thanks for Frank McIntyre for providing transportation out to Hansen Mountaineering tonight, even though he is suffering from a cold.

11-year-old Scouts in attendance: Hans Cosgrave, Cooper Legas, Samuel McIntyre, Tanner Rife
12- and 13-year-old Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Max Hoopes, Morgan Hunter, Sam Jensen, Gunnar Legas, Travis Rice
Adult leaders in attendance: Shawn Hoopes, Greg Jones

Priesthood Meeting

Today the Young Men and Women of the Grandview Ninth Ward met to receive instruction from Bishop Steve Rife on the importance of pondering.

Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Morgan Hunter, Sam Jensen, Gunnar Legas, Ian Pilgrim.

Adult leaders in attendance: Greg Jones,Bishop Rife.

Troop Meeting: Climbing Merit Badge at Hansen Mountaineering

Tonight the Scouts completed the first of two classes to earn the Climbing Merit Badge. The class was taught by Saywer, of 12 Finger Outdoor Adventure, at Hansen Mountaineering in Orem, Utah.

11-year-old Scouts in attendance: Hans Cosgrave, Cooper Legas, Tanner Rife
12- and 13-year-old Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Max Hoopes, Morgan Hunter, Sam Jensen, Gunnar Legas
Scoutmasters in attendance: Shawn Hoopes, Greg Jones

The Fort Utah District Klondike Derby

For a report on Troop 797's experiences preparing for and participating in the 2011 Klondike, see this Post at the Scoutmaster's personal blog: http://gregjonesorg.wordpress.com/2011/01/30/troop-797-fort-utah-district-klondike-derby-at-camp-maple-dell-1-21-2011-to-1-22-2011/.