Send Message - Temple and Family History Callings

Just curious - is there a reason that the ability to use the Send Message tool doesn't have Ward Temple and Family History callings as send option? This would include the called Leader and Consultants. Anyone aware if this could be coming in a future release?

Also, I notice that Temple and Family History is excluded from the LCR menu Organizations - Callings - Ward Leadership. This is probably related.

Thanks!

I am the Ward Temple and Family History leader in my ward and I do have access to the send a message tool. I believe consultants do not have access but would expect them to be working individually with individual members so the send a message tool would likely not be very useful to them. If a member was given a "custom calling" instead of a standard calling, they would not have access to anything special in LCR.

Ward Temple and Family History callings are in their own category in the Organization menu - (second up from the bottom of the list)

I understand you have access to send a message as a T&FH Leader. What I was curious about is the fact that there is no option to send a message to T&FH Leaders by calling from the tool. Similar to the ability to send to Ward Mission Leaders and missionaries.

When I want to include the T&FH Leader in a group message, I choose him from the All Callings list under Ward Callings.

@drepouille - that is a good point. As a stake leader over T&FH, going through each ward's All Calling list is a bit cumbersome, but it is a way. Just wish it could be done more efficiently similar to the Ward Mission list. Hoping that it would get changed at some point to include that group of callings.

dshep2020 wrote:@drepouille - that is a good point. As a stake leader over T&FH, going through each ward's All Calling list is a bit cumbersome, but it is a way. Just wish it could be done more efficiently similar to the Ward Mission list. Hoping that it would get changed at some point to include that group of callings.

Assuming you know the name of the person you wish to add. The Send Message app has a search function that is quite useful!

Biggles wrote:Assuming you know the name of the person you wish to add. The Send Message app has a search function that is quite useful!

Yes, it is easy to search for one or two recipients. But what if I want to send a messages to all the T&FH Leader and Consultants in a stake or a couple of wards? I may not know them all. Using the All Callings for just a ward is an option. Just cumbersome.

I submitted feedback from LCR on it. Not sure anything will come of it but figured can't hurt to submit.

Ok - playing around with this a bit I think I get what a few were suggesting. If I am in the Stake context and select Ward Callings - All Callings and then filter the list by "History Leader", that gets me all the Temple and family history leaders in the stake that I can add to a message. If I filter on "Temple and Family History", that gets me a list of all ward leaders and consultants to add. Sorry for being slow on the uptick!

Still makes me wonder why Temple and Family History isn't a drop down option on Ward Callings list. Seems like a simple addition. That said, this provides a work around until then.

You can search just for the term "temple" and see everyone as well.

The feedback you sent is the official way to request features in the Send A Message tool so all you can to now is use the work around and wait to see if it pops up on their priority list high enough to make it to the web page.