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The Mormon church says it will end its relationship with the Boy Scouts of America and will create a youth development program of its own.

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Mormon Church Will Sever Ties With Boy Scouts, Create Own Youth Program

12:02pm May 09, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The organizations have had a close relationship for more than a century. But the church hasn't always been happy with changes the Boy Scouts of America has made in recent years.

Tatum Weir (center) carries a tool box she built as her twin brother, Ian (left), follows after a Cub Scout meeting in Madbury, N.H., on March 1. For more than a century, the Boy Scouts of America's flagship program for older boys has been known as the Bo

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Boy Scouts Changing Name To 'Scouts BSA,' As Girls Welcomed Into Program

11:20am May 02, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The organization will still be Boy Scouts of America, but beginning in 2019, the program for older youth will change its name. Girls have already been allowed to sign up as Cub Scouts.