Round Table

The first Thursday of the month typically, as it has for years, will find me at RoundTable. Its name is derived from King Arthur's famous table in the round where the knights gathered to discuss the affairs of the nation. In these days it is used to describe the monthly training of the Boy Scouts of America. In candor, many is the night when I have come home from a training session and said the definition of Round Table is "why do in 5 minutes in what you can do in 50". Though I must admit I have felt that much less frequently here in Three Fires Council than up north in Northern Star Council.

Our Stake YoungMen Presidency instructs a Varsity Scout session each month. It is attended by LDS units and we usually get about 50% of our units in atttendance. They tend to be the same ones making it and the same ones missing it.

Tonight's  subject was pioneering with a focus on knots. There are multiple videos that you can use to refresh the skill.Knots have been an issue for me throughout the decades of scouting. I learn them; I practice them; I apply them; I teach them; I forget them. So its always a humbling experience having to relearn what I have theoretically learned before. I now have the added challenge that knots fall into the fine motor skills that I am impaired by P, a double strike. Nonetheless, as a group activity we did " Cross The Alligator Pit". In the midst of said our Stake President dropped by for a visit and so he volunteered to walk the A-frame across the pond.

All in a night's fun

Scout Training

I've been a Scouter for over 30 years in some capacity or another.

Saturday morning I shared training responsibilities with Wes Whipple (a great and committed scouter). It was a 5+ hour session for New Scout Leaders - with a focus on the varsity program. Scouting makes scouters better leaders of boys and scouting makes boys better men. I appreciate all that scouting has done to help me and help each of our boys. I appreciate being able to give back, and appreciate Rindy being supportive of scouting as well. ( She is probably, when all is said and done, a better scouter than I; I have to work at it - she is just plain good)

It was a great day in the B  - S   - of  - A.