Maximum merit: Boy earns all 121 badges

0 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Jan 15, 2009 | by Sheridan R. Sheffield

SOUTH OGDEN - Perseverance and hard work paid off for Garrett Weeks, 16, who recently earned the last of the 121 merit badges offered by the Boy Scouts of America.

Only a handful of Scouts have ever accomplished such a goal.

"Now when I face hard times and challenges, I know I can handle them because I've had the experience of other challenging things," Garrett said. "By setting goals and taking things a step at a time, I have been able to achieve many things."

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