To practice their duty to God, Bear Scouts will have opportunities in this adventure to be good neighbors, reaching out in fellowship to people in their communities. They will experience the universal principle, common to many religions, that we should treat others the way we want to be treated.

• Showing our duty to God by participating in service projects designed to help a neighbor or community organization

• Learning about individuals who have demonstrated fellowship, and creating plans to help us develop characteristics that will benefit our community

• Worshipping together to strengthen our faith in God

• A Scout is reverent.

Complete the following requirements.

1. Discuss with your parent, guardian, den leader, or other caring adult what it means to do your duty to God. Tell how you do your duty to God in your daily life.

2. Complete at least one of the following:

A. Identify a person whose faith you admire, and discuss this person with your family.

B. With a family member, provide service to a place of worship or a spiritual community, school, or community organization that puts into practice your ideals of duty to God and strengthens your fellowship with others.

3. Complete at least one of the following:

A. Earn the religious emblem of your faith that is appropriate for your age, if you have not already done so.

B. Make a list of things you can do to practice your duty to God as you are taught in your home or place of worship or spiritual community. Select two of the items and practice them for two weeks.

This is primarily a family- and home-based adventure. If all or some of the Scouts choose requirement 2 and you would like to reserve part of it for den meetings, the following plans will help you do so. 

Den Meeting 1 requires a Do-at-Home Project prior to the meeting. Remind each Cub Scout and family that if the Scout selects requirement 2A as an option, the Scout can share with the den about someone they admire as a person of faith. See the Meeting 1 Resources for details. Youth involved in Scouting are not required to reveal details of their faith or faith practices. All comments must be strictly voluntary.

Also before Meeting 1, if you are completing requirement 2B as a den, research potential projects that would provide service to help a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, religious fellowship, school, or chartered organization. List the possible choices on a poster board for the den to review. Plan to prepare and send out permission slips for Scouts to have signed once the project has been chosen and details of the service project have been confirmed with the selected organization.

All requirements in this adventure may be completed with the Bear’s family and/or faith organization. Confirm with Bears their plans for the adventure, and record their completion at the appropriate time.