Cub Scout Mom: From Methodist to Mormon

At the banquet she will be honored with her 50-year Scout pin.

In 1963 Sister Hampton, a married, Methodist woman, was approached by her eight-year old son, George Jr., about joining the Cub Scouts. He told her, “Mom, if you will become a den leader, I can become a Cub Scout.” Wanting to support her son, she investigated becoming a Scout leader at the Berry Memorial Methodist Church on the north side of Chicago, Ill.

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