Saints Global
The main program: ages 11–17. Seven ranks, skill badges across the four pillars, and the Beacon of Light Project as the capstone. Youth-led, mentor-supported.
Leadership through real responsibility
From rank one to rank seven, the program puts real responsibility in a Saint's hands — squad roles, mentoring younger Saints, leading service projects — and lets them grow into it.
Ranks are earned, not awarded. Badges are demonstrated, not handed out. Service projects are designed and led by Saints, not assigned to them.
Leadership earned, not lectured.
Saints don't read about leadership in a workbook. They lead — from rank one to rank seven, the program puts real responsibility in their hands and lets them grow into it.
Lead from the front
Authority earned by example, not assigned. Heaviest pack, first watch, first question asked.
Teach what you've learned
The fastest way to master a skill is to teach it. Every advancing Saint mentors a younger one.
Own a project end to end
Every rank carries one — and the capstone, the Beacon of Light Project, is the proof. A Saint plans, leads, and answers for it.
Speak when it counts
Saints address peers, defend advancement before counselors, and give devotional words around the fire. Voice trained where stakes are real.
The Beacon of Light Project
Before earning the Beacon of Light — the program's final rank — every Saint plans and leads a service project of their own design. Like the Eagle Scout service project that came before it, this is a real, measurable act of leadership: a problem the Saint identifies, a plan they own, and a community that's better for it.
“The highest skill a young person can earn is the ability to make their corner of the world brighter than they found it.”
Seven ranks, Lightbearer to Beacon
Each rank carries its own tagline, tests, and badges to earn along the way.
Lightbearer
Where every Saint starts. Take the pledge, open a journal, and learn what showing up looks like.
- Recite the pledge
- Begin a personal journal
- Attend 3 meetings
Journeyman
First time out past home base — a service project, a campout, and badges earned on the trail.
- Complete a service project
- Earn 3 skill badges
- Complete a campout
Deseret
The heritage rank. Work alongside other Saints, dig into family history, and learn what industry feels like.
- Complete a heritage project
- Serve in a local assembly
- Earn 6 skill badges
Ensign
Take a squad role, lead a community event, and start carrying yourself like someone the younger Saints watch.
- Hold a squad role
- Lead a community event
- Earn 10 skill badges
Precept
Doctrine meets daily life — self-reliance at home, mentoring a junior Saint, household discipline you can name.
- Lead a household project
- Mentor a junior member
- Earn 14 skill badges
Dignitas
The quiet authority of service — hold a charter office, lead an expedition, and let the work speak.
- Lead a service expedition
- Hold a charter office
- Earn 18 skill badges
Beacon of Light
Capstone rank. Plan and lead a Beacon of Light Project, train two rising leaders, and leave the path lit for the next Saint.
- Earned the Ensign rank.
- Earned 30 badges total: 21 BOL Required + 9 Elective.
- Explain the Covenant Path.
- Explain the roles of the office of Elder.
- Ordained a Priest.
- Maintain a Participation Rate of 60% or greater.
- Service Hours: 60 hours minimum, not including the BOL Service Project.
- Must not be 18 years old at time of award.
Spiritual Badge Count: Source spreadsheet labels Spiritual as (6) but lists 7 candidate badges. Confirm final list before publishing.
Recognition: Beacon of Light is the highest rank in the Saints Global program. All listed approvals must be obtained prior to award.
Saints Global launches with the pilot.
We're forming the founding cohort now. Add your family to the list, or write us if you'd like to mentor or charter a unit.