LDS Church drops 'student' wards, stakes for 'YSA' units

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And in its place are newly formed "young single adult" wards and stakes throughout Utah as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reorganizes, realigns and renames its congregational units for Mormons ages 18 to 30.

 The reorganization: Gone are the single student wards and stakes and the designated young single adult wards and branches in the conventional home stakes, being replaced by general, all-encompassing young single adult wards and stakes for any Latter-day Saint — student or not — in the 18-to-30 age group. And the average YSA ward, or congregation, will average between 100 and 150 members, with a YSA stake typically comprised of a half-dozen to 10 wards. Many student and current YSA wards try to have similar membership numbers, although some are larger.

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