Ministering - viewing assignments on LDS.org and LDS tool Should Ap

Can someone please tell me step by step instructions on how to view my ministering assignments on whom I am assigned to minister and who is assigned to minister to me? On both LDS.org and LDS Tools. Thanks in advance.

It's not available on lds.org. At least not to the general membership.

For LDS Tools, you must be on 3.5. That requires that your device be on Android 5 or iOS 10 or later.

I am using iOS 11.2.6. And still cannot find who I minister to and who minister to me (RS) or my family (Priesthood). Another ironic thing... I am the RS Ministering Secretary and can access a list of all assignments through the Clerk and Leader Resources “Ministering” link. The VT and HT assignments prior to Aug 1 were accessed through the Directory by person (VT/HT) or family (HT).

There are some updates coming to LDS Tools to help with some of these issues.

I just figured out that I was not running 3.5. I updated on August 1, but it looks like the update was released on Aug 2 (14 Days ago). I am good now. I will have the RS and Priesthood Quorums in my Stake get the word out. Thanks for your help!!!

I am using 3.5 but still cannot see my assignments. Could there's be a configuration issue with my stake/ward?

screamingchimp wrote:I am using 3.5 but still cannot see my assignments. Could there's be a configuration issue with my stake/ward?

If you are signed in, it is more likely a software issue that is being worked at headquarters. It generally works (but not always) for Android users. iOS is having more problems. scgallafent said a few posts ago that there are some updates coming to LDS Tools to help with some of these issues.

So, can someone post step-by-step for lds_tools app? Isn't that what was asked for?

vvanhorn wrote:Can someone please tell me step by step instructions on how to view my ministering assignments on whom I am assigned to minister and who is assigned to minister to me?

In the Directory In LDS Tools, select your name.
In the blue ribbon under your photograph click on Ministering.
The blue ribbon will slide left and right if needed.

I appreciate the additional information. Without knowing about the app update (3.5) the requested step by step would have really frustrated me.

You mean to say that we have to get new Android mobile phones in order to get the latest version of LDS Tools to see our ministering assignments!!

johnlee1943 wrote:You mean to say that we have to get new Android mobile phones in order to get the latest version of LDS Tools to see our ministering assignments!!

Assuming your phone isn't running Android 5 or better, it does look that way.

Note that Android 4 was quite popular in it's day, but not very secure from hackers. I wouldn't trust it to store personal information or financial information.

I downloaded the app today 25 Nov 2018. Under my own name in the blue ribbon, there is no "Ministering" tab. All my other data from the sync is available. Not sure if anyone can explain any other missing steps to see who my people I am supposed to minister to.

jccloe wrote:Under my own name in the blue ribbon, there is no "Ministering" tab.

I'm not sure where you're looking. Go to "Directory" and pull up your household, go to yourself. Scroll sideways and see if there isn't a "Ministering" section. (This is on Android. iOS might be different.)

jccloe wrote:I downloaded the app today 25 Nov 2018. Under my own name in the blue ribbon, there is no "Ministering" tab. All my other data from the sync is available. Not sure if anyone can explain any other missing steps to see who my people I am supposed to minister to.

If you've been able to see it previously, this could possibly be related to an issue that arose last week, as this is exactly how it showed for our ward before re-entering the data. See this post for info: https://tech.lds.org/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 56#p189654

You may need to contact your Elders Quorum Presidency to see if your ward was affected by this glitch.

Version: 3.5.2
Device: Pixel 2
Android Version: 9

I have followed the step by step instructions (thank you for posting that), but I do not have the Ministering Tab (The Tabs I have are Contact, Household, Membership Information, and Callings and Classes). I just received a printed Ministering List on Sunday, so it should be in the system. Any ideas? (Also, no the Callings and Classes Tab does not say anything about Ministering).

You might try doing another sync. If the servers were acting up when you did your last sync, you may not have gotten the ministering information.

Thank you! Perfect!

One additional note, I have found that a few people in our quorum who could not see their assignments in LDS Tools were able to see them after updating their app.

Would like the list of names who I need to minister to

Currently, the only way for the general membership to see that information is in LDS Tools. If you don't have a device that can run LDS Tools 3.5, then you'll have to ask your EQ or RS for that information.

I do not own a smart phone. Is there any way to view my ministering assignments on LDS.org, or do I need to buy a smart phone?

craniac wrote:I do not own a smart phone. Is there any way to view my ministering assignments on LDS.org, or do I need to buy a smart phone?

Currently, there is not a way to view ministering assignments at LDS.org unless you hold a leadership calling that gives access to Leader and Clerk Resources.

However, the answer to your second question is also no. You will never need a smart phone to fulfill any Church assignment. If you do not have or want to have a smart phone, simply let your leaders know you do not have one, and that they will be required to communicate any assignments to you by actually speaking with you.

That is how President Nelson says we are supposed to do it, anyway.

As elders quorum counselor, how can I report my interviews?

mullinm wrote:As elders quorum counselor, how can I report my interviews?

Log in to Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) from lds.org and click on the ministering tab.
Your ward/branch clerk has access to record them for you as well if you need assistance.

If you are unable to log into LCR, your ward/branch clerk should check to make sure your calling is properly recorded as a standard calling.

I am an elders quorum counselor. I am using LDS Tools on my android phone. In the “ministering brothers” section the districts and companionships are correct but the families that they visit are incomplete. LDS.org shows the correct list but LDS tools is missing some families. Updating the app does not solve the problem. How do I fix this? (this does not seem to be a problem on the iphone)

HallR12 wrote:I am an elders quorum counselor. I am using LDS Tools on my android phone. In the “ministering brothers” section the districts and companionships are correct but the families that they visit are incomplete. LDS.org shows the correct list but LDS tools is missing some families. Updating the app does not solve the problem. How do I fix this? (this does not seem to be a problem on the iphone)

See this post. Make sure you're on at least the same version as mentioned at the end of the thread as it resolved it for them.

Do I have to uninstall LDS tool and reinstall it again to get the latest version?

HallR12 wrote:Do I have to uninstall LDS tool and reinstall it again to get the latest version?

With Android, you usually just have to go into the Play Store, pull up the app and click "update".

I'd think iOS would be similar.

Thanks that worked perfectly.

I have an android phone with version 3.6.1. I don't have ministering on my blue ribbon under my photograph. I want to see my ministering assignments. What am I doing wrong?

Nancy4mom wrote:I have an android phone with version 3.6.1. I don't have ministering on my blue ribbon under my photograph. I want to see my ministering assignments. What am I doing wrong?

You might try syncing at a time when the servers are not as likely to be busy. Sunday is a bad time.

I have a Samsung Android running v.8.0.0 software and Member Tools v3.6.1. I cannot see the ministering assignments. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app today and resynced and still can't see ministering assignments. Any ideas why?

ELynnWilson wrote:I have a Samsung Android running v.8.0.0 software and Member Tools v3.6.1. I cannot see the ministering assignments. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app today and resynced and still can't see ministering assignments. Any ideas why?

Have you looked at yourself/your family and not see anything?

ELynnWilson wrote:I have a Samsung Android running v.8.0.0 software and Member Tools v3.6.1. I cannot see the ministering assignments. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app today and resynced and still can't see ministering assignments. Any ideas why?

I have this same problem. My wife, on the other hand, is able to see her assignments as well as mine. She has an Apple phone. Maybe that's why? However, I know that once upon a time I was able to see this information on my phone.

Android v.8 should work. I am on Android v.9 and Member Tools v3.6.1 and can see my assignments and those who minister to our family. I don't know how iOS works, but on Android you have to slide the blue bar under your family picture to show the ministering assignments. The ministering list is all the way to the right side (slide the bar to the left to see it).

davesudweeks wrote:Android v.8 should work. I am on Android v.9 and Member Tools v3.6.1 and can see my assignments and those who minister to our family. I don't know how iOS works, but on Android you have to slide the blue bar under your family picture to show the ministering assignments. The ministering list is all the way to the right side (slide the bar to the left to see it).

I don't know why mine doesn't work, then. I just checked and saw that my phone is actually running Android version 9. And I just uninstalled and reinstalled the Member Tools app, but it's still the same result: The blue bar under our family name only includes the items Contact, Household, and Callings and Classes. When I tap on my name, the blue bar there includes Contact, Household, Membership Information, and Callings and Classes, but no ministering information. Are there any phone settings which might prevent this from showing up?

First, I'd try another sync. It's possible if the ministering server is down or slow at the time you sync, you may not get any data.

Failing that, I'd use the feedback function in the app to report the problem.

russellhltn wrote:First, I'd try another sync. It's possible if the ministering server is down or slow at the time you sync, you may not get any data.

Failing that, I'd use the feedback function in the app to report the problem.

Well, what do you know... Doing another sync actually worked! Thank you!

Does anyone know if there's a way for a ministering secretary to have access to see the ministering assignments, or will he just need to get it through the presidency?

joeyman3 wrote:Does anyone know if there's a way for a ministering secretary to have access to see the ministering assignments, or will he just need to get it through the presidency?

If they have been given the standard calling then they will have access no later than 24 hours after the calling is recorded. While a calling can be entered as a custom calling exactly the same as the standard calling there will be no permissions granted. It is important to check whether the calling has been entered as a standard calling.

This is very late, but there are android and iPhone emulators available on windows and mac computers. I''m currently using one called BlueStacks, to run LDS tools on my windows laptop. Regardless be careful online. I hope this helps.

FYI - I came into this forum looking for missing ministry info and thanks to someone's comment here, I tried resyncing 3 times, swiping off the app and restarting it, and finally restarting the phone (iOS13) and finally managed to get the ministering data to display again in the app. So syncing is a process that might need to be done several times for some reason. However, if you are in a rush, the web site always seems to work...

lajackson wrote:

craniac wrote:I do not own a smart phone. Is there any way to view my ministering assignments on LDS.org, or do I need to buy a smart phone?

Currently, there is not a way to view ministering assignments at LDS.org unless you hold a leadership calling that gives access to Leader and Clerk Resources.

However, the answer to your second question is also no. You will never need a smart phone to fulfill any Church assignment. If you do not have or want to have a smart phone, simply let your leaders know you do not have one, and that they will be required to communicate any assignments to you by actually speaking with you.

That is how President Nelson says we are supposed to do it, anyway.

As of last month (November 2019), it is now possible to view ministering assignments on churchofjesuschrist.org without needing access to Leader and Clerk Resources. Look yourself up in the directory and scroll down past your contact info until you see three tabs, one of which says "Ministering".

gabesj wrote:As of last month (November 2019), it is now possible to view ministering assignments on churchofjesuschrist.org without needing access to Leader and Clerk Resources. Look yourself up in the directory and scroll down past your contact info until you see three tabs, one of which says "Ministering".

The tabs I see a the bottom are Directory, Organizations and Missionary.

Edit: Ok, I have to see myself and not my household. Then I see Membership Information, Ministering, and Callings and Classes.

This not exist. The only options under the blue ribbon are Contact, Household, Membership Information, Callings and Classes. There is nothing labeled "ministering" anywhere that I can see

BaileyBrea wrote:There is nothing labeled "ministering"

Sometimes when you sync and the church servers are busy, the sync will finish without updating the ministering information. This also happens with the calendar.

Most likely, if you sync again at a less busy time the ministering tab and information will return.

BaileyBrea wrote:This not exist. The only options under the blue ribbon are Contact, Household, Membership Information, Callings and Classes. There is nothing labeled "ministering" anywhere that I can see

Did you look under your own household? Most Members can't see it except for their own household.

Is there a calling that can VIEW ministering assignments, but edit them?

jbrh wrote:Is there a calling that can VIEW ministering assignments, but edit them?

Did you mean "Is there a calling that can VIEW ministering assignments, but [not] edit them?" I cannot think of any and the access table doesn't indicate there is any.

I found mine. In Tools / Directory, clicked on my name. Scroll down to find the info.

thank you, I learned something new.

I understand this information is available on LDS Tools. Why is it not also available on lds.org?

robbagley wrote:I understand this information is available on LDS Tools. Why is it not also available on lds.org?

Technically, nothing is available on "lds.org."

Ministering information is available in the directory. Follow these steps to see it:

• https://directory.churchofjesuschrist.org/
• Find your household in the list on the left and click on it
• Click on your name in the household member list
• Click on Ministering

You should see those assigned to minister to you and who you are assigned to minister to.

@scgallafent Thank you so much for these instructions!

Is the ministering assignments page down today? i got 404 page not found

bradbama wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 12:36 pm Is the ministering assignments page down today? i got 404 page not found

It may have been temporary since I just checked and had no problems. There also may be the notorious cookie buildup issue. Try using an incognito/private browser window to see if that helps.