I figured I'd better learn what was in this for my calling and to be more aware in general. I found lots of things I didn't know! Did you know I've done that 4. French horns aren't totally exiled from sacrament meeting it just said most brass are inappropriate, but it's up to the bishop , 5. King James bible should be the only one we use in English other languages have other approved ones even though other translations are easier to read.
There's a whole chapter on single members. They need a lot of love and care in the church. You can call ward choir secretaries, librarians, or section leaders.
If you have a ward that big! Holy cow! We don't even have a choir director because we're just trying to get 2 deep in primary covered! The church logo is copyrighted and shouldn't be used on tshirts and other things without permission. Getting autographs from general authorities is inappropriate. Relief Society presidencies need to visit everyone on the roll once a year, and meet with the Elder's Quorum presidency quarterly. I'm super glad I read it. It's probably something I should review every couple years or so to make sure I'm following procedure and check for updates.
Second read: Nov So the handbook has changed sooo much since the last time I read it I decided to read it cover to cover again. And would you believe it?! What I need to do is read the updates right when I'm emailed about them, instead of waiting forever and needing to read it cover to cover again. They have their own chapters, which I think was very much needed. Sep 09, Benjamin Allred rated it it was amazing. I have read this a few times and try to review it each time I approach a different calling.
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Be the first to start one ». Ward Council and Ward Youth Council. Coordination Meetings. Missionary Recommendations and Service. The Call to Serve. Missionary Assignments. Young Teaching Missionaries. Young Service Missionaries. Senior Missionaries. Senior Service Missionaries. Summary of Missionary Assignments. Preparing and Qualifying to Serve a Mission. Conversion to Jesus Christ.
Meeting the Standards of Worthiness. Physical, Mental, and Emotional Health. Recommending Missionaries. Health Assessments. Interviews and Recommendation Forms.
Submitting Recommendations. After Receiving a Mission Call. Temple Endowment and Temple Service. Sacrament Meetings. Setting Apart Missionaries. Service Away from Home. Leaving to the Mission Field. In the Field. Returning Home from a Mission. Identifying Opportunities for Service Missionaries. Housing and Transportation. Training and Supervision. Service Missionaries in Ward or Stake Callings. Concluding a Service Mission.
After Missionary Service. Temple Recommends. Missionary Release Interview. Missionary Reports and Speaking in Sacrament Meeting. Resources for Missionary Recommendations and Service. Manuals and Forms. Contact Information for the Missionary Department. Individual Responsibility for Temple Attendance. Ward and Stake Temple Trips. Ward Temple and Family History Leader. Ward Temple and Family History Consultants. Ward Council. Ward Temple and Family History Plan. Temple Preparation Course.
Stake Temple and Family History Consultants. Family History Centers. Area Temple and Family History Advisers. Family History Resources. Recommending and Calling Temple Workers. Recommending Temple Workers.
Requirements for Temple Ordinance Workers. Requirements for Temple Volunteers. Calling and Setting Apart Ordinance Workers. Assigning Volunteers. Types of Temple Recommends. Safeguarding Temple Recommends. Priesthood Leaders Safeguarding Temple Recommends. Disposal of Expired Temple Recommends.
Lost or Stolen Recommends. General Guidelines for Issuing Temple Recommends. Issuing Temple Recommends to Unendowed Members. Temple Recommends for Newly Baptized Members. Issuing Temple Recommends in Special Circumstances. Members Receiving Their Own Endowment. Newly Baptized Members. After Divorce, Separation, or Annulment. Members Who Identify as Transgender. Temple Ordinances for the Living. Receiving Temple Ordinances. Preparing to Receive Temple Ordinances.
Scheduling Temple Ordinances. Members Who Have Physical Disabilities. Translation or Interpretation Assistance. Clothing to Wear to a Temple. Child Care. The Endowment. Who May Receive the Endowment. Deciding When to Receive the Endowment. Planning and Scheduling the Endowment. Sealing of Husband and Wife. Who May Be Sealed in a Temple.
Planning and Scheduling a Temple Marriage or Sealing. Marriage in a Temple for Time Only. Wedding Receptions. Sealing Living Children to Parents. Contacting the Temple. Temple Ordinances for the Deceased. General Guidelines for Performing Proxy Ordinances. Who May Participate in Ordinances for the Deceased. Performing Temple Ordinances for Deceased Persons.
Baptisms and Confirmations for the Dead. Initiatory and Endowment. Sealing to Spouse and Sealing Children to Parents. Special Circumstances. Members Unable to Go to a Temple before Death. Children Who Died before Age Eight.
Persons Who Are Presumed Dead. Planning and Conducting Meetings. Sacrament Meeting. Fast and Testimony Meeting.
Ward Conference. Bishopric Meeting. Ward Council Meeting. Ward Youth Council Meeting. Other Ward Meetings and Classes. Schedules for Sunday Meetings. Stake Conference. Stake General Priesthood Meeting. Stake Priesthood Leadership Meeting. Stake Leadership Meetings. Stake High Priests Quorum Meeting. Stake Presidency Meeting.
High Council Meeting. Stake Council Meeting. Stake Adult Leadership Committee Meeting. Stake Youth Leadership Committee Meeting. Other Stake Meetings. Coordinating Council Meetings. Funerals and Other Services for the Deceased. General Principles. Offering Assistance to the Family. Viewings Where Customary. Funeral Services Where Customary.
Burial or Cremation. Services for Nonmembers. Prayers in Church Meetings. Streaming Meetings and Holding Virtual Meetings. Determining Whom to Call. Callings for New Members.
Recommendations and Approvals for Callings. Extending a Calling. Sustaining Members in Callings. Length of Service. Releasing Members from Callings. Calling, Ordaining, and Setting Apart Bishops. Chart of Callings. Ward Callings. Branch Callings. Stake Callings. District Callings. Military Service Member Group Callings. Interviews and Other Meetings with Members. Help the Member Feel Comfortable and Safe.
Ask Inspired Questions and Listen Carefully. Encourage Self-Reliance. Support Efforts to Repent. Respond Appropriately to Abuse. Purposes of Interviews. Types of Interviews. Baptism and Confirmation Interviews. Interviews for Ordination to an Office in the Aaronic Priesthood. Temple Recommend Interviews.
Interviews for Ordination to an Office in the Melchizedek Priesthood. Other Opportunities for Leaders to Meet with Members. Meeting with Youth. Meeting with Young Single Adults. Meeting with Members about Marriage and Divorce. Professional Counseling and Therapy. Meeting with Members Virtually.
Repentance and Church Membership Councils. Repentance and Forgiveness. Purposes of Church Membership Restrictions or Withdrawal. Help Protect Others. Protect the Integrity of the Church. The Role of Judges in Israel. Confession, Confidentiality, and Reporting to Government Authorities. Gathering Information. Reporting to Government Authorities. Settings for Helping a Person Repent. Overview of the Settings. Determining the Setting and Timing. Severity of the Sin and Church Policy.
When a Membership Council Is Required. Circumstances of the Person. Magnitude of the Sin. Interests of the Victim. Evidence of Repentance. Violation of Temple Covenants. Position of Trust or Authority. Age, Maturity, and Experience. Mental Capacity. Voluntary Confession. Time between Sin and Confession. Personal Counseling and Informal Membership Restrictions. Personal Counseling. Helping People with Addictions. Informal Membership Restrictions. Participation and Responsibility.
Stake President. Bishop or Branch President in a Stake. Mission President. District or Branch President in a Mission. Stake or Ward Clerk. Participation in Unusual Circumstances. Procedures for Membership Councils.
Give Notice and Prepare for the Council. Obtain Statements from Victims. Conduct the Council. Decisions from Membership Councils. Remains in Good Standing. Personal Counseling with the Bishop or Stake President. Formal Membership Restrictions. Withdrawal of Membership. Questions about Deciding Difficult Matters. First Presidency Authority. Notifications and Announcements. Notifying a Person of the Decision. Informing Others about a Decision.
Communicating Resignation of Membership. Appeal of a Decision. Reports and Membership Records. Report of Church Membership Council. Formal Church Membership Restrictions. Records after Readmission to the Church. Membership Records with Annotations. Reporting Theft of Church Funds. Move Restrictions on Membership Records. Records of Those Who Are Incarcerated.
Requests to Resign Membership. Continue to Minister. Being Readmitted after Resigning Church Membership. Church Activity and Ordination. Restoration of Blessings. Overview of Church Records. General Instructions for Clerks. Stake Records and Reports. Stake Clerk. Assistant Stake Clerks. Ward Records and Reports. Ward Clerk. Assistant Ward Clerks. Priesthood and Organization Leaders. Reports on Member Participation. Types of Reports. Membership Lists.
Membership Records. Names Used in Church Records. Members of Record. Records of New Ward Members. Out-of-Unit Member Records. Records of Young Single Adults. Records of Members in Military Service. Records of Adopted Children. Records of Children of Divorced Parents. Records with Annotations. Recording and Correcting Ordinance Information. Recording and Correcting Civil Information.
Audits of Membership Records. Ward and Stake Histories. Church History. Confidentiality of Records. Records Management. Stake and Ward Technology Specialists. Stake Financial Leadership. Stake Clerks. Ward Financial Leadership. Ward Clerks. Fast Offerings. Missionary Funds. Additional Contributions. In-Kind Donations, Including Tithing. Contributions Cannot Be Refunded.
Confidentiality of Tithing and Other Offerings. Handling Church Funds. Companionship Principle. Receiving Tithing and Other Offerings. Verifying and Recording Tithing and Other Offerings. Depositing Tithing and Other Offerings. Safeguarding Church Funds. Donation Statements. Managing Stake and Ward Payments. Cash Boxes. Keeping Financial Records. Budget and Expenditures. Stake and Ward Budgets. Budget Allowance. Funding Special Activities and Equipment. Stake Audit Committee.
Stake Auditors. The Financial Audit. Area Auditors and Assistant Area Auditors. For More Information. Tax-Exempt Status. Sales and Use Tax. Property Tax. Care and Use of Meetinghouses. Roles and Responsibilities. Meetinghouse Facilities Department. Church Facilities Manager. Area Seventy.
Stake Building Representative. Agent Bishop. Ward Building Representative. Providing Meetinghouses. Groundbreaking Services and Dedicating Buildings. Maintaining Meetinghouses. Cleaning and Maintaining Meetinghouses. Requesting Repairs. Meetinghouse Inspection.
Energy and Water Conservation. Safety and Security. Policies on Using Church Property. Firearms and Weapons. Historic Preservation. Nonprofit Use of Church Property. Parking Lots. Photographs and Video Recordings during Sacrament Meeting. Recreational Property. Serving Areas. Weddings and Receptions. Creating, Changing, and Naming New Units. Creating or Changing Stakes and Districts. Creating or Changing Wards and Branches in Stakes. Creating or Changing Branches in Missions.
Naming Church Units. Naming Stakes and Districts. Naming Wards and Branches. Implementing Proposed Changes. Stake and District Changes. Ward and Branch Changes. Basic Unit Program. Specialized Stakes, Wards, and Branches.
Language Wards and Branches. Membership in a Language Ward or Branch. Leadership in a Language Ward or Branch. Married Student Stakes and Wards. Membership in Married Student Stakes and Wards.
Leadership in Married Student Stakes and Wards. Single Adult Wards. Membership in a Single Adult Ward. Leadership in a Single Adult Ward. Wards and Branches for Members in Special Circumstances. Groups in Stakes, Missions, and Areas. Church Units at Military Installations. Church Policies and Guidelines. Church Participation. Attendance at Church Meetings. Becoming a Church Member. Temple Attendance. Unmarried Member Participation and Blessings. Unwed Parents under Age Policies for Ordinances and Blessings.
Interpreting Ordinances and Blessings into Another Language. Photographs, Recordings, and Transcriptions of Ordinances and Blessings. Streaming Ordinances. Validating or Ratifying Ordinances. Baptism and Confirmation. Priesthood Ordination. Civil Marriage. Who May Perform a Civil Marriage. Civil Marriage for Members from Other Units.
Civil Marriages Held in Church Buildings. Civil Marriage Ceremony. Sealing Policies. Sealing of a Man and a Woman. Sealing Children to Parents. Temple Clothing and Garments. Temple Clothing. Obtaining Temple Clothing and Garments. Making Temple Aprons. Wearing and Caring for the Garment. Wearing the Garment in the Military.
Disposing of Garments and Ceremonial Temple Clothing. Temple Burial Clothing. Policies on Moral Issues. Artificial Insemination. Birth Control.
Chastity and Fidelity. Child Pornography. Donating or Selling Sperm or Eggs.
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