How to assign missionaries to ministering

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I (EQ President) would like to assign in LCR the missionaries to be a companionship for my branch's Elders Quorum. As per the General Handbook, this has been approved by the Stake and Mission President. I have tried to enter the missionary companionship into LCR+Ministering, but cannot figure out how to do so. Any suggestions?
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toddj wrote: I have tried to enter the missionary companionship into LCR+Ministering, but cannot figure out how to do so. Any suggestions?
I do not believe LCR will let you do this. You might wish to consider setting up their assignment in LCR as if it were one of yours. (You can have more than one group of assigned families.)

That way the families would show as assigned, and you would just need to remember that this set of families is the one you have assigned to the missionaries. You will still be able to print them out separately and everything else you would normally do. It will just have your name at the top instead of the elders'.
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#3
Thank you very much.
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#4
Handbook 21.2.3: "If the mission president approves, full-time missionaries can help with ministering."

Emphasis added.

Apparently assigning the missionaries goes beyond what "help" was envisioned.
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#5
In this scenario would using the “Out of Unit” option work?
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#6
Biggles wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 1:00 am In this scenario would using the “Out of Unit” option work?
I'm not sure "out of unit" members are able to Minister.

It would also require the clerk to get their MRN an add them. Seems like that would cause a number of undesirable side effects.
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Biggles wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 1:00 am In this scenario would using the “Out of Unit” option work?
Out-of-unit members can be given a calling, but can't be assigned a ministering assignment, in the system.
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