Nathan_Reid wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:12 pm
There is a member of my ward who has 3 children, all of whom were added when they were born, and all are now in their 20s. The parents of the children are divorced, and the father was excommunicated. The mother, who is now inactive, says that the children are not in the records, because they were never baptized. The children never came to church, and I doubt whether the clerk that added them received permission to add them or even needed it. What do I do in this situation?
When you say they were added, are you referring to added as children to their parents' memberships as family information, or do they have their own memberships and show up on the ward list of those over 9 and not baptized?
If they were merely added as children as family information on their parents' memberships, you do nothing.
If they have their own memberships but are not baptized, they should show up on the action and interview list under reports on LCR. They should be there under unbaptized members over age 9. If they are over age age 18, the ball is in the bishop's court. Per the handbook, he should contact them individually and see if there is any possibility of them being baptized. If there is no possibility of baptism happening, with the stake president's permission, the bishop can then himself cancel their memberships or direct the ward clerk to cancel the memberships.