Washington D.C and the Lemonheads

There comes a time when a group of young men come together in ways that are unexpected. Today a troop became a group of young men that have a common cause for good and friendship. These young men grew together today feeling the spirit of our Heavenly Father and the Spirit of a Promised Land. The strength and bond of the Priesthood is one that each of the scouts shared with each other at our evening Fireside to end a great day in our Nations Capital. We are just two days into our Jamboree experience and we couldn't be more prouder of the scouts and their willingness to help each other and especially be around each other. Our dinosaur the Pacheocephalasaurus or Helmet Head Dinosaur came to life. Today they became the Lemonheads.

Today began with our church service at the Chapel next to the Washington D.C Temple. We were treated to a young woman who received her Young Women's Medallion and then went on to recite the "Living Christ" word for word. Amazing! Church with 500 other scouts from the Utah National Parks Council was a treat. We then went into D.C. for a trip around the museums of the National Mall. We visited the Archive Museum home of our national documents, American History Museum, Natural History Museum, Air & Space Museum and the Botanical Gardens. Following the museums the troop ventured to the Capital steps and finished the evening with a Fireside at the Iwo Jima Memorial.

One of our most interesting visits today was at the National Botanical Garden. There is flower called "the Corpse Flower" which is about ready to bloom. This flower has some interesting characteristics in that it only blooms once every ten years. It has an amazing story and one that you can follow and update us on. This flower is supposed to bloom sometime in the next 24 hours or so. You can capture this amazing flower via a live stream at:  http://usbg.gov/.  Boys thought this was cool.

Here are some highlights of today's adventure:

Troop C313 and the 400 other scouts at Sacrament Meeting.

The House of the Lord. Every picture was like a fairy tale.

Washington D.C. Temple

Our Troop at the steps of the Temple. A good looking bunch.

The reflection pond. Looks like a postcard.

The scouts just chillin with Scoutmaster Gordon.

The Night at the Museum. Fun place for the scouts.

Some of the Lemonheads  at the Air & Space Museum.

The Lemonheads pointing, showing and looking at everything they have seen and done.

The Corpse Flower draws the attention of Troop C313. Here the young men read and learn about the flowers blooming process.

Watch out for that treeeeeee! It's the Lemon Gang falling from a Lemon tree. 

Troop C313 one more time in front of the National Botanical Garden Museum.

The scouts making their way to Capital steps.

The Nations Capital and National Jamboree Troop C313.

The boys.

The Iwo Jima Memorial.