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Young Men: Winter Scout Activities

Depending on the winter weather in your area, scouts may seem to take a back burner in the winter months. It seems that during the winter that every Wednesday night is simply a time to play basketball. This is not necessary, as there are several badges that can be done entirely indoors. It is also a great time for leaders to focus on requirements for the Duty to God award. Here are five merit badges and Duty to God requirements to consider doing in the winter. 1) One merit badge that would be easy to complete during the winter months … Continue reading →

Author Interview — Julie Coulter Bellon, Part Two

Thank you for joining us for part two of our exclusive interview with LDS author Julie Coulter Bellon. For those of you who may have missed yesterday’s installment, click here. Julie, what is your favorite thing about being an author? I get to write down all the stories I have going on in my head and share them with others. I love that. I love writing stories that are set in places overseas, places that I’ve visited and have fond memories of. I also love writing about my native country because there’s such a complex relationship between Canada and the … Continue reading →

Author Interview — Julie Coulter Bellon

Today I am interviewing LDS fiction author Julie Coulter Bellon, who only recently came on the scene but has already created a splash. Julie, thank you for taking the time to give Families.com this exclusive interview. You’re an LDS fiction author with three novels under your belt. What are their names, and can you give us a synopsis on each of them? My first novel, “Through Love’s Trials,” is about an attorney, Kenneth King, whose boss asks him to deliver a disk to his ex-wife in Utah. Unfortunately, she doesn’t want to have anything to do with the disk and … Continue reading →

Young Men: Helping the Reluctant Scouter

What do you do when your young man isn’t interested in Scouting activities? Or they can’t stand playing basketball? Or they dislike the camping aspect of Scouting? How do you encourage them to continue to attend activities that do not hold an interest for them? Here are five things you can do to help your boys become more interested in weeknight activities. 1) Explain to your son that he will be learning skills that can help him later in life. It is important to know how to hike safely. It is important to know first aid and fire safety. These … Continue reading →

Young Men: Advice For Parents of New Scouts

I decided to ask my husband, who is a former Scoutmaster, for one piece of advice that he would give to parents that have a new Boy Scout in their family. He told me to tell you to go and buy the “Boy Scout Requirements” book that is available at a Boy Scout distribution center. He said this book was great, because it allows you to see the requirements that are needed to complete each merit badge. This is a wonderful tool to help parents help their boys to achieve Eagle. Many times your Boy Scout may have partially completed … Continue reading →