Mason's Arrow of Light

A couple of days before his 11th birthday, Mason received his Arrow of Light award in Cub Scouts. The Arrow of Light is the only Cub Scout award that is worn on the Boy Scout uniform. The pack that he is attending really does an outstanding job with the boys when they receive their Arrow of Light. I have posted a short video of the ceremony so you can get an idea of what they do. They really go all out and I think it really makes the boys feel special.

One of the things that was really neat was how they started fire. The man performing the ceremony put a chemical mix onto the wood, stepped back and started the ceremony. Just as he was calling Mason up, the wood in the fire pit burst into flame, apparently on its own. The sad thing was that it happened when he was calling up Mason and so I had the camera on Mason and missed the fire starting. But it was cool and the timing could not have been better.

Mason with his Arrow of Light

We are proud of Mason and the work and dedication that he put into this. He is excited to start Boy Scouts now. We just need to figure out where he is going to be going. The Boy Scouts in the other ward, where he has been attending Cub Scouts, meets on Tuesday nights, which conflicts with Heidi's calling in the Young Women. The group Mason would be going to in our ward is composed of Mason and no one else. Heidi and I both think that going to scouts by himself would not be the best choice, but we don't know how to work it out otherwise.

Mason had a wonderful time in Cub Scouts and we are thankful for the leaders in the other ward who took in our orphan child and mentored him through the process.