Seminary Morningside

The next morning side will be held February 10th at 6:30 am at the church by the AF High School driving range.

The morning side will be presented by the American Fork Central Stake.  The speaker will be Brad Frost, first counselor in the stake presidency. 

Refreshments will be provided before the meeting starting at 6:20 am.

All youth of seminary age are invited to attend.

Ward Young Men Secretaries

As the stake young men presidency has tried to visit and train each of the ward young men presidencies, we are frequently asked by the secretaries how they can magnify their callings. This brief article is to help the secretaries know the duties as outlined in the handbook, and other practical ways to help. 

The ward young men responsibilities are outlined on lds.org. 

• Prepare agendas, take notes, and record assignments made during presidency meetings. 
• Train new quorum secretaries, and work out a system with them to gather attendance information. This information is submitted quarterly to the ward clerk. Review the information regularly with the presidency. 
• Remind bishop, executive secretary, and presidency members of quorum members and 11-year-olds who have birthdays approaching, and will be eligible to advance quorums. 
• May be assigned to help record Duty To God progress.
• Can help with budgets and account for expenses

Other practical suggestions include - 

• As a dual calling on Young Men's secretary and a member of the scout committee, you could ensure that all Young Men Leaders as properly registered with BSA, and are current with the Youth Protection training. You can see these positions at my.scouting.org. Brian Rawlings (12th ward) can train you how to use this tool. 
• Ensure that all Life Scouts have a current scout leadership position. 1st assistant in the priest's quorum is an aaronic priesthood position, not a valid scouting position. 
• Secretaries can be asked to help with quorum lessons. 
• Secretaries can help keep merit badge counselor information. 

Secretaries are a member of the young men presidency. As such they should be praying for the young men and leaders in the ward, and are entitled to receive revelation how they can help individuals the organizations accomplish the purposes of the Aaronic priesthood. 

If you are, or have been a ward young men secretary, please leave a note below describing how you were able to magnify your calling - and the tips you picked up along the way that helped you be more effective. 

Roundtable February 2017

Roundtable is at our stake center this year, at 7pm, on the first Thursday of each month. 

February's meeting will be a combined meeting with all groups in the chapel and cultural hall. Three mission presidents are going to talk about qualities that make good missionaries, and how scouting can help. All young men leaders are invited to attend. 

First Aid Merit Badge Roundup

The next stake Merit Badge Roundup will be - 

February 25, 2017

8:30 - 12:00 AM  (Donuts at 8:15)

Mahogany Building 

This roundup is different as it will focus solely on the First Aid merit badge. The medical committee for Trek is presenting the merit badge both for a merit badge and as preparation for Trek. As such, ALL YOUTH are invited to attend - all young men and young women. 

Click here to register and let us know you are coming. 

All of the scouts wanting to earn the merit badge will need to bring a first aid kit they have put together. Here are a link to the items it should contain. 

Life to Eagle Fireside

A "Life to Eagle" fireside will be held -

February 12, 2017

Manila Chapel (by the pond) 

6:30pm 

The purpose of the fireside is to explain what makes a good eagle project, how to get one approved, and the various paperwork involved. Scouts, parents, and leaders of scouts who are currently life scouts are encouraged to attend. 

P.S. One of the requirements for eagle is to serve for 6 months in a scout leadership position. Priest's Quorum Assistant is NOT a scout position. If you are a life scout, do you have a scout leadership position? That is something you could identify right now. 

Eagle Boards January 2017

Eagle boards of review will be held on January 26th at the Manila Stake Center. Candidates and families should arrive at 7pm. Board members should arrive at 6:30pm for a brief review and jumping into the documents. A current scout leader should also come at 7pm to introduce the scout to the board. 

Each ward with an eagle candidate should provide two board members per candidate.  Board members do not need to be experienced scouters. 

Andrew Lundgren in the 12th ward and Brad Lindsey in the 3rd ward work with candidates and eagle coaches to make sure the paperwork is correct.