This adventure will help Wolf Scouts develop a consistent awareness of their duty to God. They will also explore ways to practice their families’ beliefs as part of living out their duty to God. Part of the Scout Law is to be reverent, which means that Scouts practice their faith and faith traditions but also respect the faith of others.

• We should show reverence for those of great faith who came before us.

• Religious freedom is one of the founding principles of our country, and Scouting honors that freedom.

• Practicing one’s religion—walking the “footsteps”—shows reverence and duty to God.

• A Scout is reverent

Complete requirement 1 or 2 plus at least two others.

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

3. Offer a prayer, meditation, or reflection with your family, den, or pack.

4. Read a story about people or groups of people who came to America to enjoy religious freedom.

5. Learn and sing a song that could be sung in reverence before or after meals or one that gives encouragement, reminds you how to show reverence, or demonstrates your duty to God.

6. Visit a religious monument or site where people might show reverence. Create a visual display of your visit with your den or your family, and show how it made you feel reverent or helped you better understand your duty to God.

This adventure has several choices based on which activities you choose to do with your den. These den meeting plans, when followed as written, meet the requirements to earn this adventure. If you choose to make adjustments, be sure you complete at least the minimum requirements.

Be aware of the potential differences of faith in your den. If all families are of the same faith, these den meeting plans work well. If there are families of different faiths, discuss potential locations for Meeting 1 to ensure

all Cub Scouts and their families will benefit from the experience and not feel excluded based on their faith. Then share the other requirements with parents and when you would like for them to be completed.

Meeting 1 will be an outing to a religious monument or reverential historic site (requirement 6). Scouts may complete the outing with their families or with their dens.

If the den will conduct the outing together, be sure to contact the proposed location well in advance

to set up the meeting and make any necessary plans. Make sure activity consent forms are distributed, signed, and collected.

See the appendix for optional den meeting activities, including gatherings, openings, and closings.