Complex sentence: The United Grand Lodge of America was renamed the Grand Orient of the United States of America in order to further align itself with its European allies, and received its patent and covenant of amity from the Grand Orient of France on June 27,2008.
Split into simpler sentences: The United Grand Lodge of America was renamed the Grand Orient of the United States of America in order to further align itself with its European allies. The GOUSA received its patent and the covenant of amity from the Grand Orient of France on June 27,2008.