April 1, 2011

Marshall Islands Scouts in the LDS Church


Curtis Vila, a Scoutmaster for an LDS troop in Majuro, Marshall Islands, shared this story:

“What a wonderful privilege to be able to serve the youth of today in this modern times. We have started out small yet with the unwavering support of parents, and fellow ward members miracles started to happen. Now another neighboring ward has joined in and the youth of these two wards started to come out to our meetings and eventually all returned back. I've enjoyed scouting before and I can't imagine being active in the church without it. My wife is also focusing on the Pack.

“Now we are on our 9th Troop Meeting. We have 20 Young Men in our 2 patrols and we customize our weekly program plans to address the local needs of the youth. We will continue to do our best to serve these youth in our Troop as we know what scouting means to boys.”