Kevin V Hunt

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About Kevin V Hunt
Greetings! I am Kevin Hunt, an author, writer, speaker, veteran Scouter and camp director. I very much enjoy writing and sharing the material with others. I've been writing for several years - mostly in the area of Scouting and youth leadership. I write regularly for three Scouting blogsites. Much of what I write comes from 46 years plus of keeping a daily journal. In the journals, I have a great library of data that was recorded as it happened. I drive a school bus and work at Scout camps in the summers with my wife. The driver schedule gives me free time each day as I have breaks and time between bus runs. I enjoy many hobbies including carving walking sticks, family history research, record keeping, and indexing, Dutch oven cooking, camping, cooking and catering, event planning, and everything Scouting. I am married with nine children and 37 grandchildren. I enjoy planning and staging gatherings of all kinds for family and friends.
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Blog postTrue peace, joy and happiness an come to each of us - even in this year of pandemic trauma through the Life, mission, Atonement and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, whom we celebrate at this joyous Christmas season.1 month ago Read more
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Blog post#GiveThanks GRATITUDE BLOGS SYNOPSIS AND QUICK LINKS By Kevin V. Hunt Well, it has come and gone – the week plus of gratitude blogs on social media. It has been intense but amazing – for me at least. It has made me realize just how greatly I have been blessed. I can see that the … Continue reading GRATITUDE BLOGS SYNOPSIS AND QUICK LINKS →1 month ago Read more
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Blog postBy Kevin V. Hunt (Published December 3, 2020) #GiveThanks GRATITUDE BLOG #10 GRATITUDE FOR MY PERSONAL JOURNAL One of the great blessings of my life is my personal journal. I will forever be grateful for inspiration on May 20, 1973 to begin writing in a journal. And I am grateful that I have been blessed … Continue reading GRATITUDE FOR MY PErSONAL JOURNAL →2 months ago Read more
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Blog post#GiveThanks Gratitude Blog #9: GRATITUDE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TOUCHED MY LIFE By Kevin V. Hunt As I have recently written a variety of articles on the subject of gratitude, I realized that I would be amiss and totally ungrateful if I did not recognize and express gratitude for people who have touched my life. … Continue reading gratitude for people who have touched my life →2 months ago Read more
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Blog post#GiveThanks Gratitude Blog #8 – GRATITUDE THAT I AM STILL IN SCOUTING I have recently been publishing some gratitude blogs. In keeping with that theme, I would like to republish an article that I wrote, and which appeared in the ‘SCOUTINGTRAIL” a publication of the Trapper Trails Council in Ogden, Utah on Thanksgiving Day, November … Continue reading GRATITUDE THAT I AM STILL IN SCOUTING →2 months ago Read more
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Blog post#GiveThanks Blog #7: GRATITUDE FOR THE RESTORED GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST By Kevin V. Hunt (Published November 30, 2020) I love to hear the children of our church as they sing with gusto: “I believe in the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints. I know who I am, I know God’s plan. I’ll follow … Continue reading GRATITUDE FOR THE RESTORED GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST →2 months ago Read more
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Blog postWe are grateful for the wonderful family that the Lord has blessed us with.2 months ago Read more
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Blog post#GiveThanks By Kevin V. Hunt (Published November 24, 2020) I am pleased again to express my Gratitude to God for my many blessings as a part of my week-long blogs on the subject of gratitude. This blog reflects my gratitude for opportunities to serve other people. I have received much joy through the years as … Continue reading GRATITUDE FOR SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES →2 months ago Read more
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Blog post#GiveThanks Gratitude Blog #4: Gratitude for Talents and Abilities By Kevin V. Hunt (Published 11/23/20) This is my fourth blog article in a series on Gratitude. And in this blog, I want to share some concepts that have proven a great blessing throughout my life. I am truly grateful for the many talents which the … Continue reading GRATITUDE FOR TALENTS AND ABILITIES →2 months ago Read more
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Blog post#GiveThanks Gratitude Blog: Gratitude for my Ancestors By Kevin V. Hunt (Published November 22, 2020) Today I want to express my sincere gratitude for my ancestors – those who have gone before me. I am so grateful for the sacrifices that they made. They were committed and dedicated to their families and worked and lived … Continue reading GRATITUDE FOR MY ANCESTORS →2 months ago Read more
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Blog postAnnouncing the publication of "Scouting in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" - The history of the Century-long Partnership
Here is the blog link:https://kevinthescout.wordpress.com/2019/04/22/newly-published-scouting-in-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints/
Scouting in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has existed for over a century. But, that grand partnership is about to change. Here is the history of that2 years ago Read more -
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Blog postANNOUNCING A NEWLY PUBLISHED BOOK AVAILABLE NOW ON AMAZON.COM
Keys to Scouting and Youth Leadership
New Book Available Now: Keys to Scouting and Youth Leadership
A few years ago, I was conducting a Scout board of review. As was my practice at the end of such boards, I asked a question of the Scout being reviewed. I invited him to question us, “Do you have any questions for us?” I asked. He just looked at me for a few seconds and then his answer su2 years ago Read more -
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I am very pleased to announce that my Scouting Trails books are now beginning to become available on Amazon. I invite you to read the blog about them and then check out the books on Amazon. https://kevinthescout.wordpress.com/2019/01/20/announcing-gnubie-and-other-scouting-trails-books-now-available-for-you-on-amazon/2 years ago Read more -
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Blog postAre you curious about the collections of the new Scouting Trails Museum of Scouting Memorabilia. Well, here you have a list of most of the holdings in the museum. Come over and check them out!
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Blog posthttps://kevinthescout.wordpress.com/2018/04/27/introducing-the-kevin-of-kevinthescout-blogger/3 years ago Read more
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Blog posthttps://kevinthescout.wordpress.com/2018/04/27/introducing-the-new-kevinthescout-blogsite/Introducing KevintheScout Blogsite3 years ago Read more
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Blog postWe had a unique Scoutmaster come to our Thunder Ridge Scout Camp. Army veteran, Travis Wood, came despite major physical challenges. Read his story here:
http://blog.utahscouts.org/camping/army-veteran-thunder-ridge-scout-camp/
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Blog postWhile at the Thunder Ridge Scout Camp this summer, we were privileged to have a truly great troop come to our camp. These guys seem to be doing everything right! They really are impressive. l Read about them at http://blog.utahscouts.org/camping/camp-thunder-ridge-here-come-the-warriors/4 years ago Read more
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Blog postWe (my wife, Lou, and I) are serving for the summer at the Thunder Ridge Scout Camp located in Southern Utah. We are having quite the adventures as the Brian Head fire made us evacuate the camp. And so we have been wandering around ever since. We are having a grand time in spite of the exciting adventures and challenges. Read about our adventures on these blog articles:
I was the first Program Director at this same Thunder Ridge Scout Camp 40 years ago.  4 years ago Read more -
Blog postThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced today (May 11, 2017) that effective January 1, 2018, the Church will no longer sponsor Varsity Scouting and Venturing units. This is a major program shift for the Church.
Read about the changes and my thoughts on them on my blogsite: https://thescoutingtrail.org/2017/05/11/major-changes-for-lds-varsity-scouts-and-venturers/
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Blog postIt's Scout Jamboree time for Scouts all over America. There is a lot of hype and excitement as Scouts anticipate the grand Jamboree tradition.
It's Jamboree Time - Full and Fun and Tradition4 years ago Read more -
Blog postPinewood Derby races are pretty fun for this Grandpa with five grandsons in the race. No carving cars, no sanding wheels ... I just sit back and watch the race. It's great. This article just appeared on the National BSA "Scouting Wire" blog. Here is the link: Pinewood Derby with Grandpa of 5 Cub Scout Grandsons4 years ago Read more
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Blog postHere is a recent post about the connection of Scouting and Family History. Read the article that originally posted on thescoutingtrail.org Here is the link: Scouting and Family History
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Blog postThe "Scouting Wire" - a publication of the National BSA, has published one of my articles about a unique Eagle court of honor that I recently attended. Read about it here.
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Blog postFor many years I have wanted to go to the famous and historic Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. But the the opportunity never came - until recently when hen my opportunity finally came. It was not the usual Philmont trek - nor was it a Philmont typical training course - but it turned out to be wonderful and fun. You can read about my trip here: My First Trip to the Philmont Scout Ranch4 years ago Read more
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Blog post“FUN, ADVENTURE, AND ROMANCE …” One of the Youth Leadership professors at Brigham Young University – the college I attended, talked extensively to us about the “Fun, Adventure, and Romance” of Scouting. “Adventure,” he said, “Is when you do something for the first time. “Fun” is when you repeat the adventure and still enjoy it. And “Romance” is the Spirit of Scouting, the classy experiences that tie you to the program. Romance keeps you coming back for more fun and advent4 years ago Read more
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Blog postOver the past year I have blogged many Scouting subjects - and on three different blogsites. I would like to repost these articles and I invite you to peruse the articles as I post them on this Scouting Trails blogsite.4 years ago Read more
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Blog postIt was Thanksgiving and as I counted my blessings, I recognized Scouting and my years of involvement with it as one of my greatest of blessings. I decided to put some of my feelings into poetic prose. This is what I wrote on The Scouting Trail blogsite: https://thescoutingtrail.org/2016/11/24/im-so-grateful-im-in-scouting/
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Blog postSome of you may remember Dean Hunt - my brother. Dean died as the Westwood Junior Class President but touched the hearts of everyone through his caring and dynamic leadership. Dean was the Junior Class President and was known by everyone at his Westwood High School. A great leader, he triumphed even through cancer. Though facing death, Dean teaches us to have faith in God's plan for each of us, to love life, to be a friend, to face life (and death) with guts, to be a man of character, to believ4 years ago Read more
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Blog postFor all who are friends of Camp Bartlett in Idaho, you might want to check out my latest blog about the camp and the original construction of the "New Lodge" - and now the renovation of it - after a generation of Scouts have used it. I was the first Camp Director to use the new lodge. It has been remade and will be rededicated on Saturday, June 25th. Check out the blog!
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Blog postI write each week now for three different Scouting blogsites. I invite you to check out them all - and sign up with each council for regular updates as I write new articles: The Boy Scout (utahscouts.org), The Voice of Scouting (voiceofscouting.org), and The Scouting Trail (thescoutingtrail.org). Also, I'd love comments from anyone who reads the articles.5 years ago Read more
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Blog postTo those of us who live in Arizona and call it home, it is a beautiful state - unique in weather, flora and fauna. I invite you to read the Arizona: A Regional Guide - in three parts. This is Part 3 of the Series and focuses on the unique Arizona fauna of our great state of Arizona. This article will publish soon on The Voice of Scouting.
https://voiceofscouting.org/arizona-regional-guide-unique-arizona-fauna5 years ago Read more -
Blog postRecently Nettie Francis posted an article on the LDS/BSA Website blog about how the "Century of Honor" book came to be. I was pleased to be a part of a team of historians who compiled the book. I invite you to read Nettie's article:
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Blog postKevin Hunt is a Scouting Veteran, Camp Director and Author/Blogger. You can now read his Scouting blogs weekly on three Scouting blogsites. Read this article to learn of him and his Scouting heritage. https://voiceofscouting.org/introducing-kevin-hunt-the-scouting-trails-blogger5 years ago Read more
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All leaders who join the Scouting program want to deliver the best program possible for their young men - and now young women. With years of Scouting experience, author Kevin V. Hunt, shares real life secrets for a successful Scouting program as he has viewed them in Scouting units, and various programs through his lifetime. He now summarizes for Scouting and youth leaders, ten keys, when applied, will help create amazing Scouting programs, inspiration and motivation for youth participants. These keys include training, working as a team, using resources to make it happen, calendaring and making time for Scouting. The keys also include motivating youth to greater heights, applying Scouting Ideals in everyday thinking and actions. The Patrol method is detailed as the grand key to success. And on a personal note, through Scouting, you as the leader, can be an example, a friend and a hero to your Scouts as you personally find great joy in your service. And the principles introduced in the book are equally applicable to any leader of youth - and not just to Boy Scouting. Give them a try and experience amazing results. Grab hold of these keys and use them to create the best of program experiences for your Scouts and youth around you.
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Says Elder Vaughan J. Featherstone:Here you have the finest history of Scouting in the Church ever written. The research was impeccable. It contains some of the greatest quotes of some of the greatest leaders of the Kingdom in this dispensation. It is a treasury of the greatest Scouters, concepts, philosophies, principles and especially History of Boy Scouts of America and the Church. This book is a classic and should be on every Bishop and Stake President’s shelf.Kevin Hunt’s multiple callings and service with all the dimensions of Scouting has qualified him to write this profoundly detailed book on the Principles of Scouting. You will appreciate the marvelous research back over the 100 years the Church has sponsored Scouting. I know of no one who has collected quotes from more Brethren, sources and his own personal experiences than Kevin Hunt has done.The Scouting program within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is indeed a treasured history to be studied and remembered. ...So it should be with our memories of our Scouting associations and experiences. Even though we will no longer have official church affiliation with Scouting, the legacy is there. How can we ever forget the training received, the recitation and daily living of the Scout Oath and Law? How can we dismiss the Scouting traditions so ingrained in us through family generations? How can we forget those special times around the campfire, the brotherhood shared with our brothers – fellow Scouts and leaders – our Scouting brothers? Scouting will and should live on in each of us. That is why this book is written … it need not be the final chapter.All former Scouts, leaders, parents, teachers, trainers, and everyone who has been a part of Scouting should commit to keeping the Scouting legacy alive. We should each commit anew each day to remember and live the Scouting ideals in our own lives. And we need to record and share our Scouting experiences with our progeny. Who knows but what our Scouting experiences will some day be quoted as are our ancestor stories or even the stories and experiences of Nephi and other great men who have lived before? What will be our Scouting legacy that we leave behind? As noted already, the Scouting principles that we have learned are eternal. Though the delivery methods and programs may change, the principles will live on.It is in this spirit that you are given opportunity to read and study again of the Scouting legacy within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It truly is a grand legacy and there is much that is good and great as we celebrate the past associations and then together begin new chapters in the days ahead.
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This is a dramatic reading commemorative program designed to help all Scouts, leaders and families appreciate the great legacy and heritage of the Scouting program. The program can be used during Scout week, or at any time with a BBQ or dinner, at a court of honor, blue and gold banquet, a campfire program or other activities.
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Kevin Hunt
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This book is a handy guide to help Scoutmasters and other Scouting leaders to make all necessary preparations for a successful Scout summer camp experience. It is a step-by-step guide for those camp preparations. The book is written from the view of a camp director who has had long experience in preparing the camp experience for the arriving troop.
Our Scouting Heritage - LDS Edition: A Commemorative Program to Inspire Your Scouts (Scouting Trails Book 3)
Jan 5, 2019
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This is a dramatic reading commemorative program designed to help LDS Scouts, leaders and families appreciate the great legacy and heritage of the Scouting program and the century-long partnership of Scouting within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The program contains quotes on Scouting within the Church from prophets and leaders during our Century of Honor partnership with the Church and the Boy Scouts of America. The program can be used during Scout week, or at any time with a BBQ or dinner, at a court of honor, blue and gold banquet, a campfire program or other activities.
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Kevin Hunt
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Dean died as the Westwood Junior Class President but touched the hearts of everyone through his caring and dynamic leadership. Dean was the Junior Class President and was known by everyone at his Westwood High School. A great leader, he triumphed even through cancer. Though facing death, Dean teaches us to have faith in God's plan for each of us, to love life, to be a friend, to face life (and death) with guts, to be a man of character, to believe in ourselves, to share and to serve, to "go for it" and to "hang in there". The lessons of Dean! This book tells of his triumph through his cancer and ultimate death. The book contains his journal kept just before his death.
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This is a book written to help inspire youth to become involved in Scouting and to move forward along the trail from Tenderfoot to Eagle Scout. Written in the first person, the book contains personal experiences of the author's youth Scouting experience. A great book for new and experienced Scouts wanting to achieve all that they can through the Scouting program. Also a great book to be shared together with parents and Scouts.
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Kevin V Hunt
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When a boy becomes a Cub Scout, it is a family thing. But, too often, parents think that all they need to do is get their son to the meetings. They have misconceptions about the uniform. They could be better and more supportive. This book is a guide to help parents become the best Scouting parents ever.
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