Young Men organization

History

The Young Men organization was involved in Scouting from 1911 with the formation of their MIA Scouts until the end of 2019. The YMMIA Scouts merged with Boy Scouts of America (BSA) on May 21, 1913, with the church becoming the first chartering organization, with John H. Taylor as the first LDS Scout Commissioner. In 1928, the Boy Scouts was named the church's official youth program for boys ages 12 to 16. Young Men organizations in other countries were not involved in Scouting. In the United Kingdom and in other Commonwealth countries, some local groups participated in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme or its equivalent. As of January 1, 2018, the church withdrew from Varsity and Venturing scouting programs, with boys ages 8 to 13 still enrolled in the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. In May 2018, the church announced that they would completely withdrawal from all BSA programs at the end of 2019. In October 2019, the church announced that ward Young Men presidencies would be discontinued, and implemented the church's newly created "Children and Youth Program" at the beginning of 2020.