Civil wedding between non members

3 postsstarted by rkolk 2019-05-12 19:51 UTC892 viewsoriginal topic

New Member

#1
2019-05-12 19:51 UTC

can a member who is not nor has been a Bishop receive the necessary credentials and perform a non member civil wedding ceremony?

russellhltn

Community Administrator

#2
2019-05-12 20:12 UTC

They would not be considered an authorized officer of the church. (Handbook 1:3.6.3.1)

That's not to say it can't be done, just that it would have to be all up to the the civil authority without any help from church membership.

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rkolk

New Member

#3
2019-05-13 00:53 UTC

Thank you