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I have 5 suggestions for making sealing cancellations/clearances infinitely better.
1. There should be an online portal that the applicant can check to see where in the process the application is. Instead, applicants currently have to reach out to their bishop and IF he responds, then we simply have to trust what he tells us. Sometimes, he is mistaken.
2. The mailing address for the completed documentation should be verified with the applicant. Oftentimes, when people are getting sealing cancellations, they are getting married, and often when people are getting married, they move.
3. There should be recurring auto reminders sent to whomever the application is with if it is not moved forward in a timely manner. Bishops and stake presidents are often busy. They frequently don't do their part unless reminded and reminded and reminded. The applicant should not have to take on the burden of that.
4. The applicant should be able to call headquarters directly and get information about their own application. Currently, headquarters refuses to provide any information directly to an applicant.
5. The applicant should receive a notification email when the application has been approved and the documents are being mailed. Currently, no notification is sent. The only thing sent is the final documentation to an address that is never verified with the applicant.
These suggestions are easily possible with current technology. This is a worldwide church. I’m sure there is an incredible amount of sealing applications in process at any given time. My suggestions would not only vastly improve the applicant's experience but it would simplify the process for bishops and stake presidents too. These 5 things would have ensured I got mine done in a timely manner with a reasonable amount of emotional energy and effort.
1. There should be an online portal that the applicant can check to see where in the process the application is. Instead, applicants currently have to reach out to their bishop and IF he responds, then we simply have to trust what he tells us. Sometimes, he is mistaken.
2. The mailing address for the completed documentation should be verified with the applicant. Oftentimes, when people are getting sealing cancellations, they are getting married, and often when people are getting married, they move.
3. There should be recurring auto reminders sent to whomever the application is with if it is not moved forward in a timely manner. Bishops and stake presidents are often busy. They frequently don't do their part unless reminded and reminded and reminded. The applicant should not have to take on the burden of that.
4. The applicant should be able to call headquarters directly and get information about their own application. Currently, headquarters refuses to provide any information directly to an applicant.
5. The applicant should receive a notification email when the application has been approved and the documents are being mailed. Currently, no notification is sent. The only thing sent is the final documentation to an address that is never verified with the applicant.
These suggestions are easily possible with current technology. This is a worldwide church. I’m sure there is an incredible amount of sealing applications in process at any given time. My suggestions would not only vastly improve the applicant's experience but it would simplify the process for bishops and stake presidents too. These 5 things would have ensured I got mine done in a timely manner with a reasonable amount of emotional energy and effort.