The Saints In Scouting “Light & Truth” Award

Your Cub Scout can earn a religious Scouting award.

A real one. With a medallion. Presented at a Pack meeting or Court of Honor. Designed specifically for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are registered in Scouting.

It’s called the Light and Truth Award. And if your family is in Cub Scouts, this is something you need to know about.

Here’s the short version of what it is and why it matters.

The Light and Truth Award is for Cub Scouts (ages 8 through 10) who are registered members of Scouting America. It covers 6 categories of development, each one connecting a core gospel principle directly to the values of Scouting:

Building Faith and Testimony: Daily scripture reading for four weeks. Attending sacrament meeting and thinking about the Savior during the ordinance. Reading the First Vision and sharing feelings about it in a journal or family home evening. A Scout is Reverent – and this requirement gives that value a gospel foundation.

Living the Gospel: Daily prayer, finding a consistent time and place to talk with Heavenly Father. Participating in Come Follow Me for two months. And one that every Latter-day Saint parent will love: memorizing the Articles of Faith and comparing the 13th Article of Faith with the Scout Law & discussing how those attributes can be lived. That requirement alone is worth the whole award.

Family Relationships and Family History: Doing chores without being asked for a week. Choosing specific acts of kindness for each family member. Building a pedigree chart with a parent. A Scout is Kind and Obedient – and those aren’t just Scouting values. They’re covenant ones.

Missionary Preparation: Reading about the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood and discussing why it needed to be restored. Learning to cook two simple meals for the family (a Scout is prepared, and so is a missionary companion). Speaking only kind words for 3 days, keeping a room clean for a week. A Scout is Clean – and this requirement shows exactly what that means in real daily life.

Church History and Organization: Telling the story of the Restoration in their own words. Explaining why the Church has temples. Naming the First Presidency and sharing something they taught at a recent general conference.

Service: Reading the parable of the Good Samaritan and discussing why service is an expression of love for the Savior. Planning and completing a family service project. A Scout is Helpful – and here, helpfulness becomes a covenant principle.

The requirements take time and intention – and that’s deliberate. The award is designed to help Cub Scouts develop lifelong habits, not just check boxes. The instructions say it plainly: do not be in too much of a hurry to earn or “run through” this award.

Because what’s being built here isn’t a badge collection. It’s a child who prays daily, reads scriptures, serves their family, knows their Church history, and understands why Scouting and faith belong together.

Visit this page on our website to download the requirements and the application. Talk to your Pack leader. Get a journal. And begin.

Because a Cub Scout who earns the Light and Truth Award isn’t just earning a religious emblem. They’re building the habits that will carry them through their mission, their covenants, and their discipleship for the rest of their lives.

That’s worth a medallion.