EQP Permissions

With the recent changes coming to Elder’s Quorum President, it would be great to have access to temple recommend status known for members. With the Bishopric so focused on Youth, the EQP and RSP know have a greater responsibility with the adults in the ward.

brittonchild wrote:With the recent changes coming to Elder’s Quorum President, it would be great to have access to temple recommend status

What changes are you referring to? I don't think there's been any change that impacts that area.

That’s correct. There has been no changes. I’m asking for such changes to become made available to EQP. Is the ability to see ward members temple recommend status. As the EQP in my ward, that would be really helpful to see.

Nope. My EQP does not have a need to know my temple recommend status. Not a part of his stewardship. Neither does the RS president have a need to know.

Everything pertaining to the temple are found in Handbook 1, which EQP and RSP does not have access to. The only responsibility I can find that pertains to EQ is "Temple and Family History work".

Disagree. I am an EQP President and the Bishop has asked that I be responsible for all the adults in our ward in conjunction with the RSP. Some circumstances allow for temple recommend status to be known, especially when an effort is asked to work with those who are less active but endowed. I have no idea at present who is endowed. It would be great for the EQP to have permission to see as such. It’s not there, currently, and when church leadership see it to be important to know, then I suppose access will be granted.

If your Bishop is asking you to work with certain groups that depends on the temple recommend status you can ask your ward clerk to generate you a report of members in that group for you to work with.

brittonchild wrote:Disagree. I am an EQP President and the Bishop has asked that I be responsible for all the adults in our ward in conjunction with the RSP.

I would suggest having a discussion with the stake president. The bishop has a number of responsibilities he cannot deligate.

I agree that EQP and RSP need access to see temple recommend status. I am EQP in our ward. Our Stake President reiterated this morning that the Bishop is primarily responsible for the Youth, then reviewed the number of stake members who are endowed but do not have a current temple recommend. The EQP has responsibility for this area, but we can't see who we need to focus on. Very difficult to be responsible for something we can't don't have access to.

I'll note that the section of the Handbook that deals with Temples and preparing for the temple is in Handbook 1 - something EQP and RSP doesn't have access to. I'd suggest you get with your bishop or stake presidency and review Handbook 1: 3.1, second paragraph together. It out lines the role of EQP and RSP and how it relates to the bishop's and stake president's responsibilities. Note that the EQ and RS have very little to do with a member renewing their temple recommend.