New Member
If permission is granted to go to another ward other than where a member lives, are there any limitations to that members callings or ability to get a temple recommend?
Permission to go to other ward
Community Administrator
As long as the ward has the member's membership record, I don't think there's any limitation.
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New Member
I was told by SL when doing a stake boundary change that First Presidency approval is required for a member to go to another ward outside their ward boundary. The ecclesiastical authority lies in the ward boundary. Their records should not be moved to another ward without that approval. They should also not be given a calling or a temple recommend by the bishop out side their ward boundary. I cannot locate any documentation on this other than what I was told by SL boundary team. I was told this has always been the case and the approval is only given under special circumstances like a restraining order etc. The church is a house of order and this can cause lots of problems in a stake. Just because you don't like the bishop or your new ward is not a reason. I would love to hear input on this.
Community Administrator
From the General Handbook:
33.6
Membership records should be kept in the ward where the member lives. Exceptions, which should be rare, require the consent of the bishops and stake presidents involved. To request an exception, the stake president uses LCR to submit the request to the Office of the First Presidency.
30.1.1
Before a calling is extended, the bishop carefully reviews the person’s membership record to verify that it does not include an annotation or formal membership restrictions.
26.3.1
Before issuing a recommend in the situations listed above, the bishop reviews the member’s record
Obviously, the bishop can't review the member's record unless the record is in the ward.
33.6
Membership records should be kept in the ward where the member lives. Exceptions, which should be rare, require the consent of the bishops and stake presidents involved. To request an exception, the stake president uses LCR to submit the request to the Office of the First Presidency.
30.1.1
Before a calling is extended, the bishop carefully reviews the person’s membership record to verify that it does not include an annotation or formal membership restrictions.
26.3.1
Before issuing a recommend in the situations listed above, the bishop reviews the member’s record
Obviously, the bishop can't review the member's record unless the record is in the ward.
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New Member
Thank you. That is what I was looking for.