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Prepping for Conference: A look at Church changes under President Nelson

By Emma Benson
March 27, 2020 12:00 AM
Leer en español: Preparación para la conferencia: Una vistazo a los cambios de la Iglesia en el ministerio del presidente Nelson
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Latter-day Saints reflect on their experiences as Boy Scouts before split from the Church

By Thomas Madrigal
October 31, 2019 12:00 AM
Some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints still encourage and believe the Boy Scouts of America is beneficial to youth despite the Church's separation from scouting starting in 2020.
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Local

Scout leader drowns rescuing boy in Utah pond

By Associated Press
July 19, 2018 12:00 AM
A Boy Scout leader has drowned after saving a boy struggling in a Utah pond.
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Religion

Peace out, Boy Scouts: Families react to church's split

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
May 15, 2018 12:00 AM
Matthew Wade (in the green shirt) watches his brother Carson (standing at the head of the track) participate in a Pinewood Derby in Bountiful. The LDS Church will end their relationship with the Boy Scouts of America effective December 2019. (Lucinda Wade)
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Religion

Diverging values lead to Mormon retreat from Boy Scouts

By Associated Press
May 15, 2018 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY — For more than a century, the Boy Scouts of America and the Mormon church formed an ideal pair as they helped each other expand their organizations and build their brands while molding countless young men through bow knots, pinewood derby races and campouts.
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Campus News

BYU Campus Pulse: LDS Church ending ties with Boy Scouts of America

By Joshua Ellis
May 10, 2018 12:00 AM
A few BYU students share their thoughts on the LDS Church's announcement of ending ties with the BSA and the personal progress program on May 9, 2018.
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Nation

LDS Church ending 105-year relationship with Boy Scouts of America

By Camille Baker
May 09, 2018 12:00 AM
The LDS Church announced on May 8, 2018, that it will launch a worldwide initiative for children and youth in January 2020. Along with the announcement of this initiative, the church also announced it will conclude its relationship with the Boys Scouts of America as a chartered organization. (Mormon Newsroom)
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Nation

Things you should know today: 5/9/18

May 09, 2018 12:00 AM
LDS Church to conclude over 100-year relationship with Boy Scouts of America
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Local

Utah Boy Scouts of America reacts to announcement by LDS Church

By Eleanor Cain Adams
May 11, 2017 12:00 AM
Boy Scouts salute during the Stadium of Fire in Provo, Utah on July 3, 2010. The Mormon church, the biggest sponsor of Boy Scout troops in the United States, announced Thursday, May 11, 2017, it is pulling as many as 185,000 older youths from the organization. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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Nation

New scouting leadership complex named after President Monson

By Sarah Averett Harris
June 16, 2016 12:00 AM
Rendering of a bunkhouse that will make up part of the new scouting leadership complex named after President Monson. The Thomas S. Monson Leadership Excellence Complex is scheduled for completion in 2020. (Boy Scouts of America)
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Religion

LDS Church to continue with Boy Scout program

August 26, 2015 12:00 AM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Tuesday, Aug. 26, it will continue to be a chartering organization of the Boy Scouts of America.
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Nation

Boy Scouts of America to allow gay adult leaders

July 28, 2015 12:00 AM
A Boy Scout wears his kerchief embroidered with a rainbow knot during Salt Lake City’s annual gay pride parade. The Boy Scouts of America's top policy-making board planned a vote Monday, July 27, 2015, on ending its blanket ban on gay adult leaders while allowing church-sponsored Scout units to maintain the exclusion if that accorded with their faith. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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