Hall of Heroes

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Hall of Heroes

• Duty to God, Scouting, and Venturing Requirements
  Met in Developing a Personal Hall of Heroes

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Duty to GodDeacon

• Quorum Activities Read the Prophet Joseph
  Smiths testimony in Joseph SmithHistory 1120,
  and discuss it with a priesthood leader.
• Spiritual Development Read an account of one of
  your ancestors, or learn about an ancestor from
  one of your relatives. Report what you learned in
  family home evening or in a quorum meeting.
• Citizenship and Social Development Prepare your
  personal Hall of Heroes by (1) researching the
  lives of at least eight personal heroes (2)
  writing a short paragraph on why each is your
  hero and (3) obtaining or taking a photograph
  of, or painting a picture of each and hanging it
  on the wall in your room. (To be considered a
  personal modification of requirements.)

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Duty to GodTeacher

• Family Activities In the Book of Mormon, read
  Alma through Moroni, and discuss with your family
  what Alma, Helaman, and Moroni foretold about
  Christ. Also discuss the brother of Jared and the
  strength of his faith.
• Spiritual Development Develop a list of 10
  qualities that you admire in your father or
  another adult, and discuss them.
• Educational, Personal, and Career Development
  Choose 3 careers that interest you. Think of
  several questions you have about each career, and
  discuss them with your parents, a priesthood
  leader, or others who can help you learn about
  these careers. Emphasize the positive aspects of
  each career as they relate to your personal
  characteristics and life goals.
• Citizenship and Social Development Invite your
  grandparents or other senior citizens to share
  their childhood memories with you. Take notes of
  the major highlights in their lives.

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Duty to GodPriest

• Family Activities Read the Book of Mormon.
  Discuss with your family the highlights from the
  book, including such topics as the difference in
  attitude between Nephi and Laman, the value of
  obedience to parents and priesthood leaders, the
  need to heed the messages of Heavenly Father and
  Jesus Christ, the fight between good and evil,
  King Benjamins wise counsel, Jesus Christs
  visit to the Western Hemisphere, and the promise
  given in Moroni 1045.
• Family Activities Submit the name of one of your
  ancestors for temple work, or write a 500-word
  personal history.
• Educational, Personal, and Career Development
  Prepare a personal history, including several
  important events in your life or your familys
  life. Keep a journal or personal record.

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ScoutingMerit Badges

• American Business 6. (c) Gather information from
  news sources and books about a current business
  leader. Write a two-page biography about this
  person or make a short presentation to your
  counselor. Focus on how this person became a
  successful business leader.
• American Heritage 1. (b) Research an event of
  historical importance that took place in or near
  your area. If possible, visit the place where the
  event took place. Tell your class or troop about
  the event and its impact on local history.
  Describe what it looked like then and now. . . .
  4. Choose an event, a period, or a person from
  United States history that you would like to know
  more about. Do FOUR of the following for the
  subject chosen (a) Read a biography. . . . (b)
  Read about the subject in three sources. . . .
• Art 6. Render a subject of your choice in FOUR
  of these ways pen and ink, watercolor, pencil,
  pastel, oil, tempera, or acrylic.

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ScoutingMerit Badges

• Family Life 5. Plan and carry out a project that
  involved the participation of your family.
• Reading 1. (b) With the assistance of your merit
  badge counselor or a librarian, select six books
  of four different types such as poetry,
  drama/plays, fiction, nonfiction, BIOGRAPHIES,
  etc. . . . (c) Find the books. . . . (d) Read
  each book. . . . Discuss your reading with your
  counselor.
• Salesmanship 6. Do ONE of the following (a)
  Interview a salesperson and learn the following
  (1) what made the person choose sales as a
  profession? . . .

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VenturingGold Award

• Set and accomplish one personal growth goal
  related to each of the following areas
  citizenship, leadership, service to others,
  community/family. . . .
• Plan, prepare for, and lead to completion two or
  more crew activity projects that related to at
  least two of the following areas citizenship,
  leadership, service to others, community/family.
  . . .

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VenturingTrust Award

• Learn about the culture you most identify with.
  Talk to relatives or other knowledgeable
  individuals to learn about your family history,
  cultural identity, and family identity.