Boy Scouts of America An Organization of Faith

The Scout Oath On my honor I will do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law: To help other people at all times: And to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally strait. Motto Be prepared Slogan Do a good turn daily

The Scout Law A Scout is: 1. Trustworthy 2. Loyal 3. Helpful 4. Friendly 5. Courteous 6. Kind 7. Obedient 8. Cheerful 9. Thrifty 10. Brave 11. Clean 12. Reverent

The Boy Scouts is an organization of faith because besides providing good values and experience the scouts do a lot of service work. This service, although some is for rank advancement is usually done out of the scouts good will. The scouts are the ones who put the flags out at Jeffeson Barracks cemetary for Memorial Day. Every November the scouts set out bags to collect and pack food to be sent to local shelters and food pantries. If you ever stop and take a look, you will see Eagle Scout projects all over. Sometimes these are adopted highways, trails mulched, and miriads of other projects that surround us.At the right I have placed the 12 points of the Scout law, the Scout Oath, and slogan

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William Boyce met Lord Baden-Powell in Europe. Baden-Powell was the founder of the scouts in Europe. On Febuary 8, 1910, Boyce brought scouting to the U.S. Since 1942, the BSA magazine Boys' Life