The Mormon Scouts of America – Part 2

The comments on yesterday’s posts were awesome!  I love how you all keep me honest and thinking about what I write, and I think it’s interesting the wide range of experiences and feelings that people have toward this issue.

Here are some takeaways and expansions on yesterday’s themes:

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The Mormon Scouts of America

eaglescout-imageI am an Eagle Scout.

Ever heard of it?

Apparently more and more people don’t even know what that is – and the days of “this is a good thing to put on your resume” are long gone.

This weekend I had a lively discussion prompted by my new Home Teacher in which we extolled the pros and cons of the Boy Scout program as it is sponsored by our Church.  This prompted an extended conversation afterward with our house guests (thanks for coming McKay and Annie!) about the scouting program.

Which gets me to the question of this blog: Should the Church continue to mandate that each congregation in the United States and Canada sponsor a Boy Scout Troop?

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The Solution to the Bagel

Some economists are starting to get antsy for the end of this bagel (recession).  Many are already saying that they see the light at the end of the tunnel.  Many are already saying that by the end of the year we will have an official end to the bagel (positive GDP growth).

Which led me to think… what kind of major event would happen which would stimulate this country’s economy out of such a severe recessional slump?

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