Commentary: New opportunities await LDS youth as Mormons leave Scouting

As a member of the LDS church, I welcome the changes that have been announced to leave the Scouts BSA (formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America) by Dec 31, 2019. This change will be beneficial to our youth and will offer them an increased opportunity to get to know those involved in Scouting outside of our faith.My earliest memories of participating in the Boy Scouts came when I was just a child. My father had been asked to be the scoutmaster of our ward. Soon after my father’s service,