Saints In Scouting Duty to God Award

If you’re a Latter-day Saint Scout or Scouter, there’s a religious award designed specifically for you.

If you’ve never heard of it, we’re here to fix that.

It’s called the Saints In Scouting Duty to God Award. It’s the official religious Scouting emblem for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When the Church stopped chartering units in 2020, a group of dedicated Latter-day Saint Scouters was tasked with continuing the connection between faith and Scouting.

Saints In Scouting is dedicated to serving the needs of Latter-day Saints in Scouting worldwide. We created and administer the Saints In Scouting Duty to God Award – the direct successor to the old LDS Duty to God award that was tied to BSA participation.

Here’s what makes it meaningful rather than just another badge:

To earn the award, Latter-day Saint Scouts and Scouters fulfill requirements to build faith, live the Gospel of Jesus Christ, honor family, prepare for a mission, value Church history, and serve others.

Those aren’t generic religious requirements dressed up in Scout language. They’re the core of what Latter-day Saint discipleship actually looks like – in the context of Scouting, on a trail, in a troop, with leaders who believe in what they’re doing.

We actually have two awards for Scouts and Scouters:

The Light and Truth Award is for Cub Scouts (ages 6–10). It develops basic gospel knowledge and faith habits, with a journaling component for personal reflection.

The Duty to God Award is for Scouts and Scouters aged 11 and older, including ADULTS. If you’re a Latter-day Saint Scouter who has never had a religious Scouting award, this is your opportunity to pursue one alongside the youth you serve, modeling what faith and Scouting look like combined.

Duty To God Adult Award

The requirements were streamlined last year, preserving the award’s meaningful connection between Scouting and the Gospel of Jesus Christ while creating a clearer path for Scouts and Scouters to earn this important recognition.

The award is presented at Scout meetings, not Church meetings – which is exactly right. It’s a Scouting recognition of a Scout’s faith. Not a Church program. A Scouting one. And it can be worn on the uniform.

If you didn’t know this existed, you do now. And if you’re a Scout leader, your youth don’t have to pursue faith in Scouting without a formal framework to support them. This is that framework.

Visit the “Religious Awards” page on this website to learn more and download the requirements.