Well, with summer camp now behind us, we prided ourselves in
surviving our adventures and in the process completing four out of five merit badges.
The Camping merit badge requires a lot of nights that we knew we couldn’t meet
on this activity. But they did add three nights to their total.
So, on paper, this was a great success. The boys were completely
involved in the planning, preparation, and execution the camp. They learned
skills that they had to use and they had great time in the process. We came
back from this experience a close-knit group having shared a common challenge.
But this experience reinforced in me that my skills did not include scouting.
True, we had great experience. But I knew that scouting
would always be an obstacle for me. I enjoyed the camaraderie that comes from
the experience. Yet there was no way the troop would succeed as a scout troop
if I were its leader. So, the Sunday after we got back, I asked Bishop Carroll
to release me as soon as possible.
He was reluctant to do so. He told me that the boys had
never had such a good time with scouting. But I could read the writing on the
wall. I had given it all I could. So, I was released. In less than two years I
was working with the youth as Young Men’s President. That was where I belonged.
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