I belonged to a non-Church-related unit, Troop 264, of the San Gabriel Valley Council, that was dedicated to backpacking. We climbed Mt. Whitney when I was twelve, I think, or perhaps thirteen.
Some additional background information on the sudden crisis in the century-old relationship between the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Boy Scouts of America:
I’m sad to see this happen, but it may be unavoidable.
Posted from Victoria, British Columbia
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