Why can't Aaronic Priesthood Advisors make payment requests?

Aaronic Priesthood Advisors and specialists cannot make payment requests.

They are the ones (aside from young women's leaders) who are making the most purchases for their calling.

We can submit them by paper requests to the financial clerk , but cannot do so online. I do not understand this logic

Yes, the bishopric is supposed to be on charge of the young men, but the reality is that this kind of thing is still handled by the young men's leaders .

Please advise.

kenmccartney wrote: Sun Jul 02, 2023 9:39 am Aaronic Priesthood Advisors and specialists cannot make payment requests.

Nor can anyone in the Relief Society except the RS Presidency when there's any number of callings that might need to buy things.

I'd look at this as the system wasn't designed to allow the purchaser to make the request, but to have the request route though the leadership.

As an Adviser I am able to use both the mobile app and LCR to request reimbursement. It may be specialists that don't... but if you were called to be the 'camp specialist' seems like a calling that might need to submit those payments. I know last year a specialist that it took 3 months to be reimbursed over 1K.. When I found out about it, I went over to his house, used my phone to submit the request. Went through in a week. The limited number of people that can do those is a good thing, I think it's not expansive enough, but it's worse because Bishoprics are no longer even thinking about a 'paper' submitted version anymore. We need to expand those who can do those reimbursements

The Help Center FAQ Payment Request Instructions for Organization Leaders states that Payment Request access is available to organization leaders, and the access table currently shows that only org presidencies can make payment requests (the Bishopric cannot). If an Adviser can make a payment request, that seems to be a disconnect between the implementation and the access table.

For whatever reason, it seems the Church has designed the payment request functionality to only be available to presidencies. It's unlikely anyone on the Forum has insights into the exact reasoning behind this, and the Church doesn't share development plans or timelines with John Q Public. We're all regular members like yourself -- sometimes we have educated guesses, other times it's just wild speculation!

BrianEdwards wrote: Mon Jul 10, 2023 9:27 am sometimes we have educated guesses, other times it's just wild speculation!

While I don't think it's ever been part of the process outlined in the Handbook, most wards will run organizational expenses past the organization leader for approval. After all, they are responsible for staying in their budget.

I see this as keeping with the undocumented tradition.