Erick Eckholm of The New York Times examines the close relationship between the Boy Scouts and Mormonism. Noting that nearly every Mormon church, or ward, has a scout troop, Eckholm finds that the two share parallel morals and goals. Eckholm writes, “With mutual exaltation of God and country and a shared aim of nurturing ‘morally straight’ men with leadership skills and a service ethic, the Mormons and the Boy Scouts seem made for each other, as entwined as a square knot.”