drepouille wrote:I searched property records and was able to find the names of non-LDS spouses of several less-active members in my ward. I forwarded that information to my ward clerk. He said he was not able to enter those names into MLS because he can no longer create records for non-members. I understand that, but surely there is a way to add the names of non-LDS spouses, parents, and children to a member' record. What am I missing?
There are two issues here, both of which can still be done independent of creating nonmember records.
First, information about a nonmember spouse may be added to a member's record. Indeed, that's the only way that the member will appear in MLS or LCR to be married. This also has the effect of causing the nonmember spouse to appear in the Directory.
Second, a membership record can contain references to nonmember children and parents. This is genealogical information for those direct relatives of the member. This designation of children or parents can refer to members or nonmembers; it has nothing to do with household members. It appears that your ward clerk is confused about that distinction and is trying to add them as household members, rather than simply as children and parents.
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