Mr. Woodbadge

While Jared was in the bishopric, he was very much involved in the scouting program. Partly because he had to, and partly because he really learned to enjoy being with the scouts and helping them get the merit badges they need in order to receive their Eagle. Dad Stafford was very involved with scouts and every one of his sons (all 6) received their Eagle - so cool! So Jared had a great example growing up. He and the bishop he was serving with went to a big scout leader training called "Woodbadge." Apparently the "projects" and things you have to do in order to receive your Woodbadge award are fairly equivalent to doing an Eagle project... It took them a while, and of course they are no longer in the bishopric, but they finally received their awards at a recent court of honor. Good job, honey! We are proud of our scout, and look forward to you helping our little scouts as they get older :)

The funny thing is, now that he is no longer in the bishopric, he has been called to be the Young Men's president. So the scouting continues... he has several young men who will receive their Eagle Scout Award by December. The boys in our ward really like Jared, and he likes hanging out and working with them, and really wants to help them get those merit badges!