The LDS effect: Utah’s Boy Scout councils will merge as their numbers slide

Utah’s three Boy Scout councils will merge into a single organization beginning April 2, officials announced Tuesday, as the fallout from the LDS Church’s sweeping exit continues to ripple through the storied youth group.The new Crossroads of the West Council will blend Scouts from the Great Salt Lake Council in Salt Lake City, the Trapper Trails Council in Ogden and the Utah National Parks Council in Orem, said new council President Russ Hunsaker.Each of those three councils at one