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recording missions

5 postsstarted by Sparker75 2,514 viewsoriginal topic

Sparker75
New Member
#1
Does an assistant ward clerk have the ability to record additional missions? An older couple in our ward has served multiple missions, but there is only one listed on their individual ordinance summaries. They would like the others added if possible. Does anyone know who and/or how this is done?
eblood66
Senior Member
#2
Unless something has changed very recently there is no way at the ward or stake level to record missions at all. The information is recorded by CHQ only. And I believe that the membership record only shows (at least at the unit level) mission language and mission country without any details about the dates or specific mission.
scgallafent
Church Employee
#3
There is additional mission history recorded with the membership information. That is what drives the new functionality that allows a returned missionary to opt in to sharing contact detail with a former mission leader (mission president and mission president companion).

eblood66 is correct that there is currently no way for a clerk to update mission service history. I don't know if a process will be put in place to allow this.
russellhltn
Community Administrator
#4
scgallafent wrote: Mon Nov 29, 2021 11:03 am There is additional mission history recorded with the membership information. That is what drives the new functionality that allows a returned missionary to opt in to sharing contact detail with a former mission leader (mission president and mission president companion).

eblood66 is correct that there is currently no way for a clerk to update mission service history. I don't know if a process will be put in place to allow this.
Does that information show up in the IOS, or is there any way for the member to see that? The absence of the mission on the IOS seems to be what's driving this. As long as there is some way they can verify that they've been credited for all the missions they've served, that should solve the problem.
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scgallafent
Church Employee
#5
russellhltn wrote: Mon Nov 29, 2021 11:07 amDoes that information show up in the IOS, or is there any way for the member to see that? The absence of the mission on the IOS seems to be what's driving this. As long as there is some way they can verify that they've been credited for all the missions they've served, that should solve the problem.
The Individual Ordinance Summary does not expose that history.