Sunday, October 11, 2009

Priesthood Meeting

Brother Mark Walton taught about reverence.

Scouts in attendance: Clint Flinders, Matt Housley, Morgan Hunter, Sam Jensen, Landon Ledingham, Tyler Rife.

Adult leaders in attendance: Taylor Cline (with son Alvin), Greg Jones, Mark Walton, Dan Williams.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Camp Out - - Huntsville

WHEN:

Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10

WHERE:

Home of Emily Miller's grandfather in Huntsville

WHO:

11-year-old scouts: Max Hoopes, Gunnar Legas (with his grandfather Dick Legas), Travis Rice

12-year-old scouts: Clint Flinders, Morgan Hunter (with his father Ian), Sam Jensen, Ledingham, Ian Pilgrim, Tyler Rife, Creed Rollins

Adult leaders: Taylor Cline, Spencer Fowers, Greg Jones, Brad Miller (with wife Emily)

WHAT:

Overnight campout to work on horsemanship merit badge

WHY (what did we accomplish?)

Ate: foil dinners; breakfast of eggs, sausage and bacon, hash browns; Gunnar Legas ate a worm.

Played on a zip line

Adults beat the scouts in capture the flag

Had a scoutmaster's minute in which we read horse stories from General Conference talks

Played night games

Saddled and rode horses

Completed an orienteering course

Performed service by improving a fire pit

Visiting the home of David O. McKay and rode on a huge rope swing next door

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Troop Meeting

Tonight, in preparation of the upcoming outing to Huntsville, Brother Brad Miller taught the scouts about horses. Brother Taylor Cline then taught us about how to conduct meetings, and keeping order in meetings. We finished the night with a pack check for the Hunstville camp out.

Scouts in attendance: Jonathan Flake (11-year-old visitor), Clint Flinders, Morgan Hunter, Sam Jensen, Landon Ledingham, Ian Pilgrim, Tyler Rife, Creed Rollins.

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