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In last month’s LDS youth magazine the New Era there is an article about how Scouting and the Priesthood support each other. I decided to cut the magazine cover off and post it in the Aaronic Priesthood room at church. This is what it looks like.

There are a few articles in this Mormon magazine that are great for young men to read. One of the articles was about a young priesthood holder that was putting together an eagle project. The article was called “He’s Got Game”. He gathered together a bunch of youth and leaders and had them all bring a ball to an organized game of soccer. At the end of the game, he rounded up all of the balls that were donated and boxed them up to be shipped to needy kids in third world countries. I thought it was a great idea so I gave the article to my son to see if it would spark any excitement since he will be working on his Eagle Project soon.

Last week our Stake decided to host a Duty to God Clinic. Each year in the past, the Stake provided a Merit Badge Clinic for all of the Scouts that wanted to participate. This year, our stake decided to put some focus on the DTG requirements for each of the young men in each of the Quorums in the Aaronic Priesthood. Out of all of the requirements for all three Quorums of the Aaronic Priesthood, they were able to locate similar requirements so that everyone could work on them at the same time. For the Priests, it was a section of the Duty to God that talks about visiting “the workplace of 3 occupations you are interested in.”. For the Teachers it was found in this requirement that asks the boys to, “Visit at least 3 places where people perform work you might enjoy.” And for the Deacons, it states, “Choose 2 careers you may be interested in doing someday.”

The boys were all brought together at the Stake Center and split up into 4 groups. There were two business professionals that had setup stations in the church, and two business professionals that were setup in their actual business offices. There was an Optholmologyst, Physical Therapist, Local TV Station Salesman, and a Taxidermist. Each of them talked about their careers and gave the boys a look at what it would be like to enter that profession. All of the boys had a good time and everyone that attended the clinic was able to pass of that requirement in their Duty to God books.

My sons and I have decided to participate in an event called 100 Men Choir. The local organization called Magic Chords volunteers to sing the National Anthem at one of the Basketball Games at our local Community College. Last night was the event. Unfortunately they have never been about to scrounge up all one hundred men but they have come very close several times. Last night, we were able to gather 85 men to sing together for the Opening Ceremonies of the Men’s Basketball game.

Not only was it a very fun time to sing with 100 men, but both of my boys were able to pass off one of their requirements for their Duty To God program.

My son that is a Teacher in the Aaronic Priesthood was able to pass off a requirement that states, “Sing the National Anthem alone or in a group. Explain its origin to parents / leaders.”.

My son that is a Deacon in the Aaronic Priesthood completed the following requirement, “Sing with a church, school, or community choir.”

It was a nice “guys night out” event. We were able to spend some valuable time together learning the song and singing it before a huge audience.

Below is a video of our 100 Man Choir.

For those of you that would rather watch it on YouTube, you can follow this link.