Tech Forum Archive

The latest forum news and information

Seen something newsworthy about the technology that the Church uses? Let everyone else know by posting here.

Do you have a useful link that involves the Church and the technology discussed on this site? Post your links and resources here.

Discuss ideas and suggestions around the Church website.

Subforums: Calendar, Ward Directory and Map, Leader and Clerk Resources, Notes and Journal, and Online Scriptures, Online Donations, Beta Testing

Discussions about other Church websites

Subforums: Gospel Library, Gospel Living App, Gospel Media, Member Tools, Mormon Radio Channel

Church Account is the primary user account (user name and password) for accessing online Church resources. Church Account was formerly known as LDS Account. This forum is a space to discuss all things related to Church Accounts (registration, account recovery, user experience, vulnerabilities, etc.).

Discussions around Genealogy technology.

Subforums: FamilySearch Products, FamilySearch Centers, Genealogy Industry Issues, Software Development

Discussions around miscellaneous technologies and projects for the general membership.

Subforums: Church Historical Timeline, Emerging Technologies, Accessibility to Church Technology Products, ePublishing

Some discussions just don't fit into a well defined box. Use this forum to discuss general topics and issues revolving around the Church and the technology offerings we use and share.

This forum contains discussions related to keeping families and individuals safe while making use of technology. Acceptable topics would range from how to protect families from Internet predators and online pornography, monitoring and protecting cell phone usage and text messaging, locking unwanted television and movies from various devices, protecting and monitoring computer game usage, and promoting safe Internet and technology use.

Discuss basic duties of stake and ward clerks, including where to begin.

Discuss where to obtain or how to fill out specific reports or forms.

Discuss questions around local unit policies for budgeting, reconciling, etc. This forum should not contain specific financial or membership information.

Discuss questions around local unit policies for membership (creating records, transferring records, etc.) This forum should not contain specific financial or membership information.

Use this forum to discuss issues that are not found in any of the other clerk and stake technology specialist forums.

Discussions about Internet service providers (ISPs), the Meetinghouse Firewall, wired and wireless networking, usage, management, and support of Meetinghouse Internet

Discussions around the setup, operation, replacement, and disposal of clerk computers, not to include using MLS

Discussions about setup, operation, and maintenance of these devices in meetinghouses other than a FHC

Subforums: FAQs for Local Unit Copier Program

Discussions around receiving, originating, and holding Church broadcasts and conferences in meetinghouses including schedules, setup, equipment, and support.

Subforums: Interactive Virtual Meetings, Non-Interactive Webcasting, Stake Conference with Remote Participants, Satellite, Receiving Internet Broadcasts

Discussions around meetinghouse sound systems, microphones, assisted listening devices, and translation equipment

Discussions around Kindoo building access system

Discussions around standard phones and phone service in meetinghouses and what the future of meetinghouse telephones should hold

Discussions about using TVs, projectors, laptops, tablets, smartphones, DVD Players and other media players in meetinghouses including standards, management, how to connect to them, proper use, and support.

For things that just don't fit anywhere else.

Training and role of the STS

Discussions on how emerging technology can assist the distribution of media content through mobile, kiosks, Internet, social networks, etc.

Use this forum to share and discuss ideas that do not fall into a specific audiovisual media type.

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