By Peggy Fletcher Stack | Salt Lake City Tribune
Latter-day Saint leaders got a sneak peek this week at the faith’s sweeping new global program that will replace its Boy Scout and Young Women curriculum by the end of the year.
The new plan was laid out in a letter dated July 15, sent to the church’s general authorities, general officers, area presidencies, bishops and stake presidents (the faith’s mostly male lay clergy).
It is long on values to instill — gospel learning, service and activities, and personal development — and short on specifics.
And that is on purpose, the letter said, built on the assumption that members in each area and family will adapt their approach to individual and local needs.
