Temple Recommend

How do I add my temple recommend to my iPhone?

If your goal is to be able to scan a digital recommend from your phone at the temple recommend desk, there isn't currently a way. However, in Member Tools, you can see the expiration date of your recommend, or set a renewal reminder notification.

I received a survey asking me why I did not have the Temple Recommend on my phone. I do not recall seeing the email when it was originally sent. I would like to participate. Is it possible for me to receive this offer or email again?

dumasp wrote: Sun May 14, 2023 12:18 pm I received a survey asking me why I did not have the Temple Recommend on my phone. I do not recall seeing the email when it was originally sent. I would like to participate. Is it possible for me to receive this offer or email again?

Are you sure the survey is legitimate? It's not uncommon for spammers/scammers to (falsely) claim they sent an earlier message and are following up with a survey or otherwise. AFAIK, only your bishopric should be sending you anything to do with recommend renewal.

The Newport Temple District has been using an phone app for the last year plus. I think it is a test run.

DartHere wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:05 pm I think it is a test run.

Those living in the Newport Beach California Temple District have the option to participate in a pilot program where they are able to pull up their temple recommend in Member Tools on their mobile phone and use it to enter the temple. Members of two other temple districts outside of the United States are also participating. Any temple can scan the recommend displayed on the phone, but only those in the three pilot temple districts are able to use their phone and Member Tools to display their recommends.

Members in the three districts conducting the test also have the option to continue using their paper recommends. A member may have one or the other, but not both.

We have a member in our ward with an electronic recommend that moved here from the Newport Beach temple district. As they come to renew their recommend is there currently a way to have them renew the electronic version or will they have to go back to paper?

ekrisle wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:26 pm . . . or will they have to go back to paper?

Technically, the electronic recommend is not being renewed. You are just issuing a new recommend. So if your stake is not in the Newport Beach temple district and you can only issue paper recommends, then I suppose paper it will be, unless the pilot program gets expanded before then.

You may wish to ask your temple recorder, who may be able to shed more light. And as you conduct the recommend interviews, especially the stake interview, if there is an option in LCR to select an electronic recommend and it works, I would try to do it.

When will mobile recommends go church wide?

jaromells wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2024 6:14 am When will mobile recommends go church wide?

The feature is being tested in certain areas, but until it's announced widely, there's no guarantee that it will roll out on a wider scale at all. It depends on the outcome of the testing.
(As a user who's not part of the testing, I hope that it will eventually roll out everywhere!)

Just a wild guess, but you might try going into Settings and doing a data refresh. Sync doesn't always pick up the changes.

Also, make sure you have the latest version of the Member Tools app installed – currently Member Tools 5.2.1, for iOS.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/too ... s?lang=eng

Looks like it is available now.

How do leaders authorize a member for mobile temple recommend use, though?

Just found this: https://broadcast.churchofjesuschrist.o ... rGuide.pdf

nathangg wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 10:03 pm Looks like it is available now.

Not quite. It will become available when the Church turns on the switch for the bishopric or branch president to select the mobile recommend option. The supporting files are being put in place first,

My unofficial source says the switch is expected to occur this month.

nathangg wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 10:03 pm Looks like it is available now.

Maybe. I've seen reports this week of some leaders not finding it on their end.

The presence of instructions means some units have it. It's not an indicator of general availability.

Our bishop announced this morning that mobile recommends are now available to any member who wishes to convert their current recommend or interview for a new one. Until now, our temple district was not a part of the pilot program.

lajackson wrote: Fri May 23, 2025 11:59 am Our bishop announced this morning that mobile recommends are now available to any member who wishes to convert their current recommend or interview for a new one. Until now, our temple district was not a part of the pilot program.

I've heard the same thing just today for our temple district here in the US. Not sure how widespread this is, could be a general rollout, or perhaps just additional Areas that are now being enabled.

BrianEdwards wrote: Fri May 23, 2025 12:03 pm Not sure how widespread this is, . . .

According to this Church News article, it is a general rollout over the next few weeks.

KSL reported that it would be available in Utah starting May 29.