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• Mormons and the Boy Scouts of America
  ...s, the Boy Scouts of America program had been incorporated into the Church of Jesus Christ youth programs for boys, and Latter-day Saint congregations (c The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints introduced members worldwide to the new Children and Yout
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• Mormons and the Boy Scouts of America
  ...s, the Boy Scouts of America program had been incorporated into the Church of Jesus Christ youth programs for boys, and Latter-day Saint congregations (c The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints introduced members worldwide to the new Children and Yout
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• Mormons and Scouting
  ...ity-Manhattan-Scouts-receive-Eagle-awards.html?pg=all Latter-day Saint Boy Scouts in Manhattan, 2009]]] ...rtered organization with all Scouting programs around the world at the end of December 2019.
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• Contemporary Developments
  ...esthood|priesthood authority]] from God are not contingent upon the Church of Jesus Christ growing quickly. ...a and Ukraine. Latter-day Saints in Tonga celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Church there.
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• Thomas S. Monson
  ...age of 90. Press coverage at the time of his passing extolled him as a man of one-on-one service. ==A Man of Compassion from His Youth==
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• Scouting
  ...ze Wolf Award, and the Silver Fox Award. He was the longest-serving member of the BSA National Executive Board.]] ...al aspects of Scouting appealed to Church leaders and in 1911, the leaders of the YMMIA, looked into Scouting as a possible activity for the young men.
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• Bryant S. Hinckley
  ...esident as well as president of [[LDS Business College]] and later manager of the Church-owned [[Deseret Gym]]. ...don B. Hinckley]].<ref>Dew, Sherri. "Go Forward with Faith: The biography of Gordon B. Hinckley</ref> Brother Bryant S. Hinckley's brother, [[Alonzo A.
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• George Albert Smith (Prophet)
  ...ophet|president]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] on May 14, [[1945]]. He was known for his love and genui ...fe that great men always make time for those in need. When only five years of age, his mother had dressed him up in his little black velvet suit and sent
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• Eagle Scout
  ...e encouraged to participate in [[Scouting]]. Many young men earn the rank of Eagle Scout prior to leaving on [[Mormon missionaries|missions]] == Advancing to the Rank of Eagle Scout ==
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• Mormon Youth
  ...n Protestant youth with young U.S. members of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. The article cites a report in USA Today [http://www ...belief at a high level (in God, the afterlife, and the Bible), their level of religious practice does not typically match what they say they believe."
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• LaVern W. Parmley
  ...rch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] from 1951 to 1974, during a time of rapid Church growth. ...uting boards. She received the highest honors awarded by the Boy Scouts of America, including the Silver Beaver award.
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• Masonry and Mormonism
  ...part from secretiveness, the Freemasons are also known for their heavy use of symbolism and common association with temples. ...have been either suspicious of their doings or desirous to take advantage of the opportunity to create suspicion.
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• M. Anthony Burns
  ..., logistics, and supply chain. He is currently managing owner and chairman of Red Ledges Land Development, Inc. in Heber City, Utah. ...rsity of California, Berkeley. For nine years, he was controller for North America at Mobil Oil Corporation.
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• Marvin J. Ashton
  ...n J. Ashton, Apostle of the Church|Marvin J. Ashton, Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ, 1971–1994]] ...Twelve Apostles]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] from 1971 until his death in 1994. <ref>Wikipedia:Marvin
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• Robert L. Backman
  ...rved as vice president of the Great Salt Lake Council of the Boy Scouts of America. ...h and was a lawyer. He also served two terms as a member of the Utah House of Representatives.
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• Willard Bean: Mormon missionary
  ...hrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] so that members of the Church could return to the area. ...gospel of Jesus Christ, and the organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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• Marion D. Hanks
  ...intellect who would go the extra mile to do personal service. He was a man of great compassion. ...ttee. He served for a number of years as military relations representative of the Church.
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• John H. Groberg
  ...neral Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] since 1976. ...exhaustion many times. He was denied an extension so he could take a group of Latter-day Saint converts to the [[Hamilton New Zealand Temple]]. He flew h
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• Oscar A. Kirkham
  ...as a member of the First Council of the Seventy as one of the [[Presidency of the Seventy|Seven Presidents]] from 1941 to 1958. In 1913, he was appointed the traveling secretary of the [[Young Men|YMMIA]] to oversee recreational activities. He then served
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• Jon Huntsman, Jr.
  ...6th governor of Utah began on January 3, 2005. It ended during the summer of 2009, when he was chosen by U.S. president Barack Obama to be the U.S. amba ...the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, and as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Council.
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• Stephen Studdert
  ...ord. In February 2016, he was appointed as chief counselor to the chairman of the World Energy Forum to be held in October. ...atic assignments to more than one hundred nations. In 2007, he published ''America in Danger'', a book that outlines ten national and international situations
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• Michaelene P. Grassli
  ...onal Cub Scout Committee of the Boy Scouts of America and received the Boy Scouts' Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope awards. ...f the [[Mormon Tabernacle Choir]]. In 2006, she was honored as Utah Mother of the Year by the American Mother Inc.
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• Carl W. Buehner
  ...merica. He was also awarded the Silver Beaver for his contribution the Boy Scouts. Buehner ran for governor of the State of Utah in 1968, but was defeated by the incumbent, [[Cal Rampton|Calvin L. Ra
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• Naomi M. Shumway
  ...ttp://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], of which she was a member. ...Silver Antelope Award at the National Court of Honor by the Boy Scouts of America in New Orleans.
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• Larry M. Gibson
  ...ncy|Larry M. Gibson, first counselor in the Young Men's General Presidency of the Mormon Church]] ...eneral Presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] (sometimes called the Mormon Church) in April 2009 and s
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• Dean M. Davies
  ...eral Authority Seventy at the October 2021 general conference. At the time of his call as a General Authority Seventy, he was released as First Counselor ...have included president of the Puerto Rico San Juan Mission, and president of the Pleasanton, California, and Danville, California, stakes. He served a f
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• Jack Wheatley
  ...t. He is a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...oir in Virginia. After eighteen months there, they moved to the Army Corps of Engineers District Office in Kansas City, Missouri, where he served for one
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• Vera Miles
  ..., James Stewart, Bob Hope, Van Johnson, and Lee Marvin. She was a favorite of directors John Ford and Alfred Hitchcock. ...der, She Wrote''. She made guest appearances in Hawaii Five-O, The Streets of San Francisco, Fantasy Island, Hotel, and The Love Boat.
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• Gary E. Stevenson
  ...ormon leader Gary E. Stevenson|frame|Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles|right]] .... At the time of his call, he had been serving as the [[Presiding Bishop]] of the Church, having been called on March 31, 2012.
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• Mark Evans Austad
  ...became a commentator at WTTG television and in 1961 became vice president of public affairs at what would come to be called Metromedia. He hosted variou ...ublic members of the United States delegation to the 28th General Assembly of the United Nations.
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• Brad Wilcox
  ...eneral Presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] on April 4, 2020. On April 1, 2023, he was released and ...or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as president of the Chile Santiago East mission from 2003 to 2006. He and his wife and chil
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• Charles Redd
  ...ass president and has represented us in every phase of school life. Member of Student Body Executive Committee. A leader and a pusher. ...ull-time mission for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] in the Pacific Northwest from 1911 to 1913. After his mi
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• Matthew S. Holland
  ...ission president for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] beginning in July 2018. ...sustained as a General Authority [[Seventy]] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 4, 2020. When he spoke in the October 2020 gener
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• Trina Boice
  ...-Idaho]]. She is a member of [http://Mormon.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...eech and debate team and ballroom dance team. She was also ASBYU Secretary of Student Community Services.
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• Jeremy Guthrie
  ...l. He is a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], sometimes casually called the [[Mormon Church]]. ...lass valedictorian. He also earned Eagle Scout rank with the Boy Scouts of America. Guthrie attended [[Brigham Young University]] and Stanford University, whe
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• Delbert L. Stapley
  ...Twelve Apostles]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], sometimes called the Mormon Church. Stapley was born on December 11, 1896, in Mesa, Arizona, one of nine children born to Orley Seymour and Polly May Hunsaker Stapley. He serv
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• Earl C. Tingey
  ...t of the Seventy. After his service in the Seventy, he served as president of the [[Washington D.C. Temple]] from 2008 to 2011. ...erved as a counselor in the Utah North Mission presidency and as president of the Utah Ogden Mission. He has also served as a [[Regional Representative|r
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• Jack H. Goaslind
  ...venty]] from October 6, 1985, until August 15, 1987, and in the Presidency of the Seventy from August 15, 1995, until August 15, 1998. ...998. In 1995, he was awarded the Silver Buffalo Award by the Boy Scouts of America for his work to integrate [[Scouting]] into the Church’s Young Men progra
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• Mark E. Petersen
  ...Twelve Apostles]] from 1944 until his death. He had become managing editor of the Church-owned ''[[Deseret News]]'' in 1935 and editor in 1941. ...paper for sixty years, advancing to the position of president and chairman of the board. Elder Petersen wrote numerous editorials and published more than
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• F. Nephi Grigg
  '''Francis Nephi "Neef" Grigg''' was the inventor of the Tater Tot. With his brother Golden T. Grigg, he co-founded Ore-Ida Food ...y) and named their new company Ore-Ida because the plant sat on the border of Oregon and Idaho. It was a bold move for two Idaho farm boys, but Neef was
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• Joshua Weeks: Mormon Athlete
  ...in State University where he plays tight end. He also played at University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) where he earned a bachelor's degree. ...country at the high school level. The award goes to the absolute finest of America's scholar athletes.
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• George R. Hill
  ...ty]] on April, 4, 1987, and was among those sustained to the Second Quorum of the Seventy when it was created in 1989. He was released on October 3, 1992 ...orary doctorate degree from BYU. Hill was a member of the National Academy of Engineering beginning in 1989.
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• Stephen K. Woodhouse
  '''Stephen K. Woodhouse''' served as president of [[LDS Business College]] for seventeen years. He began teaching at the coll ...e holds a master’s of business administration degree from the University of Utah.
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• Victor L. Brown
  ...ained as a member of the First Quorum of the [[Seventy]]. He was president of the [[Salt Lake Temple]] from 1985 to 1987 and received emeritus status on ...boards, such as the Utah Symphony board and the [[Scouting|Boy Scouts]] of America national board.
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• Benjamin Hunter:Mormon Musician
  ...is dreams by participating in the 2013 British Pageant held on the grounds of the Preston England Temple. ...small town in North Lanarkshire, where he was one of two or three members of the Church at his high school.
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• Stephen Marriott
  ...grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He was educated at St. Albans, a private boy’s school, and earned his bachelor’s degree from [[Brigham Young Univers ...age with customers and associates. He was passionate about the core values of putting people first and providing opportunities for everyone in the compan
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• Berkeley Bunker
  ...hern Nevada Mormon settlement of St. Thomas (which is now under the waters of Lake Mead). He was raised on a farm in Moapa Valley. His family moved to La ...seat in the 1942 election, but won a representative seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1944. In 1946, he lost another Senate election.
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• Hartt Wixom
  '''Hartt Wixom''' was a journalist and writer and focused on topics of Latter-day Saint history, hunting, fishing, and wildlife. ...an outdoor sports writer for the ''Deseret News'' and was editor in chief of BYU’s ''The Daily Universe''. He taught communications at BYU for 14 year
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• Donald L. Hallstrom
  ...ay Saints] since the year 2000. In 2009, he was called to the [[Presidency of the Seventy]] where he served until August 1, 2017. He was released on Octo ...the executive board of the Aloha Council of the Boy [[Scouting|Scouts]] of America.
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• Randy D. Funk
  ...l Authority]] of [http://www.comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and was sustained as a General Authority [[Seventy]] on ...nity organizations, including the Denver Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
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• Allan F. Packer
  ...was an in-field representative for the Missionary Department of the Church of Jesus Christ. ...hop, stake president’s counselor, high councilor, scoutmaster, president of the Spain Malaga Mission, and Young Men general board member.
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• Scott D. Whiting
  ...ad been serving as a member of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy at the time of his call. ...s juris doctorate degree from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific. During his career, he was the vice president and in-house coun
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• Ira A. Fulton
  ...veloper, businessman, and philanthropist who has given away more than half of his net worth. ''BusinessWeek'' named him and his wife, [[Mary Lou Fulton]] ...front yard and later a tiny café she ran. In honor of her, the University of Utah’s Marriott Library has a cafeteria called Mom’s Café.
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• Rosemary M. Wixom
  ...ry_M_Wixom.jpg|left|200px|alt=Rosemary M. Wixom, General Primary President of the Mormon Church]] ...general president of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] in April 2010 and served in that capacity until she was
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• Mary Lou Fulton
  ...[[Ira A. Fulton]], were philanthropists who have given away more than half of their net worth. ''BusinessWeek'' has listed them several times among the t ...ize her example. He has donated funds to BYU for five supercomputers, each of which are named after his wife. Fulton and her husband regularly met with s
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• Dwan J. Young
  ...[[Primary]] organization in [http://Mormon.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...ch she was awarded the Silver Buffalo Award in 1990 from the Boy Scouts of America.
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• 1913
  * May - The Church becomes the first sponsor of the [[Scouting|Boy Scouts of America]]
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