General Handbook: Serving in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsTitle PageSummary of Recent UpdatesThis is a summary of recent updates to the General Handbook.0. Introductory Overview0.0. Introduction0.1. This Handbook0.2. Adaptation and Optional Resources0.3. Updates0.4. Questions about Instructions0.5. Terminology0.6. Contacting Church Headquarters or the Area OfficeDoctrinal Foundation1. God’s Plan and Your Role in the Work of Salvation and Exaltation1.0. Introduction1.1. God’s Plan of Happiness1.2. The Work of Salvation and Exaltation1.2. The Work of Salvation and Exaltation1.2.1. Living the Gospel of Jesus Christ1.2.2. Caring for Those in Need1.2.3. Inviting All to Receive the Gospel1.2.4. Uniting Families for Eternity1.3. The Purpose of the Church1.3. The Purpose of the Church1.3.1. Priesthood Authority and Keys1.3.2. Covenants and Ordinances1.3.3. Prophetic Direction1.3.4. Scriptures1.3.5. Gospel Learning and Teaching Support1.3.6. Service and Leadership Opportunities1.3.7. A Community of Saints1.4. Your Role in God’s Work2. Supporting Individuals and Families in the Work of Salvation and Exaltation2.0. Introduction2.1. The Role of the Family in God’s Plan2.1. The Role of the Family in God’s Plan2.1.1. Eternal Families2.1.2. Husband and Wife2.1.3. Parents and Children2.2. The Work of Salvation and Exaltation in the Home2.2. The Work of Salvation and Exaltation in the Home2.2.1. A Home Where the Spirit Is Present2.2.2. Sabbath Observance2.2.3. Gospel Study and Learning at Home2.2.4. Home Evening and Other Activities2.2.5. Supporting Individuals2.3. The Relationship between the Home and the Church3. Priesthood Principles3.0. Introduction3.1. Restoration of the Priesthood3.2. Blessings of the Priesthood3.3. Melchizedek Priesthood and Aaronic Priesthood3.3. Melchizedek Priesthood and Aaronic Priesthood3.3.1. Melchizedek Priesthood3.3.2. Aaronic Priesthood3.4. Priesthood Authority3.4. Priesthood Authority3.4.1. Priesthood Keys3.4.2. Priesthood Conferral and Ordination3.4.3. Delegation of Priesthood Authority to Serve in the Church3.4.4. Exercising Priesthood Authority Righteously3.5. Priesthood Power3.5. Priesthood Power3.5.1. Covenants3.5.2. Ordinances3.6. The Priesthood and the Home4. Leadership and Councils in the Church of Jesus Christ4.0. Introduction4.1. The Purpose of Leadership in the Church4.2. Principles of Leadership in the Church4.2. Principles of Leadership in the Church4.2.1. Prepare Spiritually4.2.2. Minister to All of God’s Children4.2.3. Teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ4.2.4. Preside in Righteousness4.2.5. Delegate Responsibility and Ensure Accountability4.2.6. Prepare Others to Be Leaders and Teachers4.2.7. Plan Meetings, Lessons, and Activities with Clear Purposes4.2.8. Evaluating Your Efforts4.3. Councils in the Church4.4. Principles of Effective Councils4.4. Principles of Effective Councils4.4.1. Purposes of Councils4.4.2. Preparation for Council Meetings4.4.3. Discussion and Decisions4.4.4. Unity4.4.5. Action and Accountability4.4.6. ConfidentialityChurch Organization5. General and Area Leadership5.0. Introduction5.1. General Church Leadership5.1. General Church Leadership5.1.1. General Authorities5.1.2. General Officers5.1.3. General Church Councils and Committees5.2. Area Leadership5.2. Area Leadership5.2.1. Area Presidency5.2.2. Area Seventies5.2.3. Area Council5.2.4. Coordinating Council5.2.5. Area Callings6. Stake Leadership6.1. Purposes of a Stake6.2. Stake Presidency6.2. Stake Presidency6.2.1. Presiding High Priest6.2.2. Leading the Work of Salvation and Exaltation6.2.3. Common Judge6.2.4. Records, Finances, and Properties6.3. Differences between the Authority of District Presidents and That of Stake Presidents6.4. Stake Executive Secretary, Assistant Stake Executive Secretaries, Stake Clerk, and Assistant Stake Clerks6.4. Stake Executive Secretary, Assistant Stake Executive Secretaries, Stake Clerk, and Assistant Stake Clerks6.4.1. Stake Executive Secretary and Assistant Stake Executive Secretaries6.4.2. Stake Clerk and Assistant Stake Clerks6.5. High Council6.5. High Council6.5.1. Represent the Stake Presidency6.5.2. Serve on Stake Councils and Committees6.5.3. Serve as Stake Organization Leaders6.6. Stake Patriarch6.6. Stake Patriarch6.6.1. Calling, Sustaining, and Ordaining a Stake Patriarch6.6.2. Calling a Second Stake Patriarch6.6.3. Instructing a Newly Called Stake Patriarch6.6.4. Supervising the Work of the Stake Patriarch6.6.5. Confidentiality of Patriarchal Blessings6.6.6. Patriarchs Who Are Called to Another Church Position6.6.7. Scribes for Patriarchal Blessings6.7. Stake Organizations6.7. Stake Organizations6.7.1. Stake Relief Society, Young Women, Primary, and Sunday School Presidencies6.7.2. Stake Young Men Presidency6.7.3. Stake Organization Secretaries6.8. Stake Specialists7. The Bishopric7.1. The Bishop and His Counselors7.1. The Bishop and His Counselors7.1.1. Presiding High Priest7.1.2. President of the Aaronic Priesthood7.1.3. Common Judge7.1.4. Coordinating the Work of Salvation and Exaltation7.1.5. Records, Finances, and the Meetinghouse7.2. Differences between Branch Presidencies and Bishoprics7.3. Ward Executive Secretary and Assistant Ward Executive Secretaries7.4. Ward Clerk and Assistant Ward Clerks8. Elders Quorum8.1. Purpose and Organization8.1. Purpose and Organization8.1.1. Purpose8.1.2. Membership in the Elders Quorum8.1.3. Adapting to Local Needs8.2. Participating in the Work of Salvation and Exaltation8.2. Participating in the Work of Salvation and Exaltation8.2.1. Living the Gospel of Jesus Christ8.2.2. Caring for Those in Need8.2.3. Inviting All to Receive the Gospel8.2.4. Uniting Families for Eternity8.3. Elders Quorum Leaders8.3.1. Stake Presidency and Bishop8.3.2. High Councilor8.3.3. Elders Quorum Presidency8.3.4. Secretary8.3.5. Additional Callings8.4. Helping Prospective Elders Prepare to Receive the Melchizedek Priesthood8.5. Additional Guidelines and Policies8.5. Additional Guidelines and Policies8.5.1. Members with Disabilities9. Relief Society9.1. Purpose and Organization9.1. Purpose and Organization9.1.1. Purpose9.1.2. Membership in Relief Society9.1.3. Adapting to Local Needs9.2. Participating in the Work of Salvation and Exaltation9.2. Participating in the Work of Salvation and Exaltation9.2.1. Living the Gospel of Jesus Christ9.2.2. Caring for Those in Need9.2.3. Inviting All to Receive the Gospel9.2.4. Uniting Families for Eternity9.3. Relief Society Leaders9.3.1. Bishop9.3.2. Relief Society Presidency9.3.3. Secretary9.3.4. Additional Callings9.4. Helping Young Women Prepare to Participate in Relief Society9.5. Stake Relief Society Leaders9.6. Additional Guidelines and Policies9.6. Additional Guidelines and Policies9.6.1. Members with Disabilities9.6.2. Literacy10. Aaronic Priesthood Quorums10.1. Purpose and Organization10.1. Purpose and Organization10.1.1. Purpose10.1.2. Aaronic Priesthood Quorum Theme10.1.3. Quorums10.1.4. Priesthood Keys10.1.5. Adapting Quorums to Local Needs10.2. Participating in the Work of Salvation and Exaltation10.2. Participating in the Work of Salvation and Exaltation10.2.1. Living the Gospel of Jesus Christ10.2.2. Caring for Those in Need10.2.3. Inviting All to Receive the Gospel10.2.4. Uniting Families for Eternity10.3. Bishopric10.4. Youth Quorum Leaders10.4.1. Calling, Sustaining, and Setting Apart10.4.2. Responsibilities10.4.3. Quorum Presidency Meeting10.4.4. Ward Youth Council10.5. Advisers and Specialists10.6. Helping Young Men Prepare to Receive the Melchizedek Priesthood10.7. Stake Young Men Leaders10.8. Additional Guidelines and Policies10.8.1. Safeguarding Youth10.8.2. Young Men with Disabilities10.8.3. Children and Youth Emblems10.8.4. Gathering Fast Offerings11. Young Women11.1. Purpose and Organization11.1. Purpose and Organization11.1.1. Purpose11.1.2. Young Women Theme11.1.3. Classes11.2. Participating in the Work of Salvation and Exaltation11.2. Participating in the Work of Salvation and Exaltation11.2.1. Living the Gospel of Jesus Christ11.2.2. Caring for Those in Need11.2.3. Inviting All to Receive the Gospel11.2.4. Uniting Families for Eternity11.3. Ward Young Women Leadership11.3.1. Bishopric11.3.2. Adult Young Women Presidency11.3.3. Secretary11.3.4. Class Presidency and Secretary11.3.5. Advisers11.3.6. Specialists11.4. Helping Young Women Prepare to Join Relief Society11.5. Stake Young Women Leaders11.6. Additional Guidelines and Policies11.6.1. Safeguarding Youth11.6.2. Young Women with Disabilities11.6.3. Children and Youth Emblems12. Primary12.1. Purpose and Organization12.1. Purpose and Organization12.1.1. Purposes12.1.2. Primary Theme12.1.3. Classes12.1.4. Singing Time12.1.5. Nursery12.2. Participating in the Work of Salvation and Exaltation12.2. Participating in the Work of Salvation and Exaltation12.2.1. Living the Gospel of Jesus Christ12.2.2. Caring for Those in Need12.2.3. Inviting All to Receive the Gospel12.2.4. Uniting Families for Eternity12.3. Ward Primary Leadership12.3.1. Bishopric12.3.2. Primary Presidency12.3.3. Secretary12.3.4. Music Leader and Pianist12.3.5. Teachers and Nursery Leaders12.3.6. Activity Leaders12.4. Stake Primary Leaders12.5. Additional Guidelines and Policies12.5.1. Safeguarding Children12.5.2. Children Who Have Special Needs12.5.3. Men Serving in Primary12.5.4. Restroom Safety12.5.5. Role-Playing Activities12.5.6. CTR Rings12.5.7. Introducing the Children and Youth Program13. Sunday School13.1. Purpose13.2. Ward Sunday School Leadership13.2. Ward Sunday School Leadership13.2.1. Bishopric13.2.2. Sunday School President13.2.3. Sunday School Teachers13.3. Sunday School Classes13.3. Sunday School Classes13.3.1. Small Branches13.3.2. Sunday School Classes for Specific Groups13.4. Improving Learning and Teaching in the Ward13.5. Improving Learning and Teaching in the Home13.6. Stake Sunday School Leaders13.7. Additional Guidelines13.7.1. Members with Disabilities13.7.2. Resource Center14. Single Members14.0. Introduction14.1. Caring for Single Adult Members (Ages 31 and Older)14.1. Caring for Single Adult Members (Ages 31 and Older)14.1.1. Stake Single Adult Leadership14.1.2. Stake Single Adult Committee14.1.3. Multistake Activities14.1.4. Participation in Single Adult Activities14.1.5. Home Evening and Gospel Study14.2. Caring for Young Single Adult Members (Ages 18–30)14.3. Young Single Adults in Conventional Stakes and Wards14.3.1. Stake Leadership14.3.2. Stake Young Single Adult Committee14.3.3. Ward Leadership14.3.4. Ward Young Single Adult Committee14.3.5. Meetings, Classes, and Activities (Stake and Ward)14.3.6. Multistake and Area Activities14.3.7. Funding for Activities14.4. Young Single Adult Wards14.5. Young Single Adult Stakes14.6. Guidelines and Policies for Young Single Adult Wards and Stakes14.6.1. Church Programs14.6.2. Cooperation When Members Are Called to Serve in Young Single Adult Units14.6.3. Home Evening and Gospel Study14.6.4. Ministering14.6.5. Membership Records of Leaders14.6.6. Membership Records of Young Single Adults14.6.7. Missionary Recommendations14.6.8. Priesthood Ordinations14.6.9. School Breaks14.6.10. Temple Recommends14.6.11. Tenure of Service14.6.12. Young Single Parents14.7. Use of Senior Couple Missionaries with Young Single Adults15. Seminaries and Institutes of Religion15.0. Introduction15.1. Seminary15.1. Seminary15.1.1. Teachers15.1.2. Class Options15.1.3. Buildings, Equipment, and Materials15.1.4. Class Officers and Activities15.1.5. Credit and Graduation15.1.6. Released-Time Seminary15.2. Institute15.2. Institute15.2.1. Other Religion Classes15.3. Church SchoolsThe Work of Salvation and ExaltationLiving the Gospel of Jesus Christ16. Living the Gospel of Jesus ChristWe live the gospel as we exercise faith in Jesus Christ, repent daily, make covenants with God as we receive the ordinances of salvation and exaltation, and endure to the end by keeping those covenants.17. Teaching the Gospel17. Teaching the Gospel17.1. Principles of Christlike Teaching17.1. Principles of Christlike Teaching17.1.1. Love Those You Teach17.1.2. Teach by the Spirit17.1.3. Teach the Doctrine17.1.4. Invite Diligent Learning17.2. Home-Centered Gospel Learning and Teaching17.3. Leaders’ Responsibilities17.4. Teacher Council Meetings18. Priesthood Ordinances and Blessings18.0. Introduction18.1. Ordinances of Salvation and Exaltation18.2. Other Ordinances and Blessings18.3. Participation in an Ordinance or Blessing18.4. Ordinances for Minor Children18.5. Ordinances Performed for and by Persons Who Have Disabilities18.6. Naming and Blessing Children18.6. Naming and Blessing Children18.6.1. Who Gives the Blessing18.6.2. Instructions18.6.3. Child Record Form and Blessing Certificate18.7. Baptism18.7. Baptism18.7.1. Approval for a Person to Be Baptized and Confirmed18.7.2. Baptismal Services18.7.3. Who Performs the Ordinance18.7.4. Where to Perform the Ordinance18.7.5. Clothing18.7.6. Witnesses18.7.7. Instructions18.7.8. Baptism Record18.8. Confirmation and Gift of the Holy Ghost18.8. Confirmation and Gift of the Holy Ghost18.8.1. Who Performs the Ordinance18.8.2. Instructions18.8.3. Baptism and Confirmation Record and Certificate18.9. The Sacrament18.9. The Sacrament18.9.1. Approval to Administer the Sacrament18.9.2. Who Performs the Ordinance18.9.3. Guidelines for the Sacrament18.9.4. Instructions18.10. Conferring the Priesthood and Ordaining to an Office18.10. Conferring the Priesthood and Ordaining to an Office18.10.1. Who Performs the Ordinance18.10.2. Instructions18.10.3. Ordination Record and Certificate18.11. Setting Apart Members to Serve in Callings18.11. Setting Apart Members to Serve in Callings18.11.1. Who Performs the Setting Apart18.11.2. Instructions18.12. Consecrating Oil18.12. Consecrating Oil18.12.1. Who Performs the Ordinance18.12.2. Instructions18.13. Administering to the Sick18.13. Administering to the Sick18.13.1. Who Gives the Blessing18.13.2. Instructions18.14. Blessings of Comfort and Counsel, Including Father’s Blessings18.14.1. Who Gives the Blessing18.14.2. Instructions18.15. Dedicating Homes18.15. Dedicating Homes18.15.1. Who Performs the Dedication18.15.2. Instructions18.16. Dedicating Graves18.16.1. Who Dedicates the Grave18.16.2. Instructions18.17. Patriarchal Blessings18.17. Patriarchal Blessings18.17.1. Receiving a Patriarchal Blessing18.17.2. Obtaining Copies of Patriarchal Blessings18.17.3. More Information18.18. Temple Endowment and Sealing19. Music19.1. Purpose of Music in the Church19.2. Ward Music Leadership19.2.1. Bishopric19.2.2. Ward Music Adviser19.2.3. Ward Music Chairman19.2.4. Ward Music Director19.2.5. Ward Organist or Pianist19.2.6. Ward Choir Director and Choir Accompanist19.2.7. Priesthood Music Director and Pianist or Organist19.3. Adapting Ward Music to Local Conditions and Resources19.4. Music in the Ward19.4. Music in the Ward19.4.1. Planning Music for Church Worship Services19.4.2. Guidelines for Choosing Appropriate Music for Church Worship Services19.4.3. Standard Musical Elements in Church Worship Services19.4.4. Sacrament Meetings19.4.5. Choirs19.4.6. Using Music in the Classroom19.5. Stake Music Leadership19.5.1. Stake Presidency19.5.2. Stake Music Adviser19.5.3. Stake Music Chairman19.5.4. Stake Music Specialists19.6. Music in the Stake19.6.1. Stake Conferences19.6.2. Stake and Multistake Choirs19.7. Music Training19.8. Music in the Home19.9. Additional Music Policies and Guidelines19.9.1. Other Music in the Chapel19.9.2. Obtaining and Using Music19.9.3. Pianos, Organs, and Keyboards19.9.4. Copyright Guidelines19.9.5. Music for Weddings19.9.6. Music for Funerals19.9.7. Music for Baptismal Services19.10. Online Music Resources20. Activities20.1. Purposes20.2. Planning Activities20.2. Planning Activities20.2.1. Responsibility for Planning Activities20.2.2. Inviting All to Participate20.2.3. Standards20.2.4. Balance and Variety20.2.5. Scheduling Activities20.2.6. Funding for Activities20.3. Stake, Multistake, and Area Activities20.3.1. General Guidelines20.3.2. Multistake Activities20.3.3. Complying with Church Travel Policies20.3.4. Stake Activities Committee20.4. Youth Conference20.5. Policies and Guidelines for Selecting and Planning Activities20.5. Policies and Guidelines for Selecting and Planning Activities20.5.1. Commercial or Political Activities20.5.2. Dances and Music20.5.3. Monday Nights20.5.4. New Year’s Eve Activities20.5.5. Overnight Activities20.5.6. Portrayal of Deity20.5.7. Prayers and Devotionals at Activities20.5.8. Sabbath-Day Observance20.5.9. Sports20.5.10. Temple Visits20.5.11. Unapproved Activities20.6. Policies and Guidelines for Funding Activities20.6. Policies and Guidelines for Funding Activities20.6.1. Activities Paid for with Ward or Stake Budget Funds20.6.2. Funding for Youth Camps20.6.3. Funding for FSY Conferences20.6.4. Funding for Equipment and Supplies20.6.5. Fundraising Events20.7. Safety Policies and Guidelines for Activities20.7. Safety Policies and Guidelines for Activities20.7.1. Adult Supervision20.7.2. Age Requirements for Participation in Youth Activities20.7.3. Insurance20.7.4. Parental Permission20.7.5. Reports of Abuse20.7.6. Safety Precautions, Accident Response, and Accident Reporting20.7.7. Travel20.8. Activity Administration Policies20.8. Activity Administration Policies20.8.1. Copyrighted Materials20.8.2. Renting Non-Church Facilities for Activities20.8.3. Taxable ActivitiesCaring for Those in Need21. Ministering21.0. Introduction21.1. Responsibilities of Ministering Sisters and Brothers21.2. Organizing Ministering21.2. Organizing Ministering21.2.1. Making Assignments21.2.2. Ministering Assignments for Youth21.2.3. Full-Time Missionaries21.3. Ministering Interviews21.4. Coordinating Ministering Efforts22. Providing for Temporal Needs and Building Self-Reliance22.0. Introduction22.1. Build Self-Reliance22.1. Build Self-Reliance22.1.1. Spiritual Strength22.1.2. Physical and Emotional Health22.1.3. Education and Employment22.1.4. Temporal Preparedness22.2. Minister to Those with Temporal and Emotional Needs22.2. Minister to Those with Temporal and Emotional Needs22.2.1. The Lord’s Storehouse22.2.2. The Law of the Fast and Fast Offerings22.2.3. Service22.2.4. Humanitarian Aid22.3. Pattern for Building Self-Reliance and Ministering to Those in Need22.3. Pattern for Building Self-Reliance and Ministering to Those in Need22.3.1. Seek Out Those in Need22.3.2. Help Members Assess and Address Short-Term Needs22.3.3. Help Members Build Long-Term Self-Reliance22.3.4. Minister to Those with Emotional Needs22.4. Principles for Providing Church Assistance22.4. Principles for Providing Church Assistance22.4.1. Encourage Personal and Family Responsibility22.4.2. Provide Temporary Assistance for Essential Needs22.4.3. Provide Resources or Services Rather Than Cash22.4.4. Offer Work or Service Opportunities22.4.5. Keep Information about Church Assistance Confidential22.5. Policies for Providing Church Assistance22.5. Policies for Providing Church Assistance22.5.1. Policies Regarding Recipients of Church Assistance22.5.2. Policies on Using Fast Offerings22.5.3. Policies on Making Payments22.5.4. Policies on Payments That Would Benefit a Bishop or Stake President22.5.5. Protecting against Improper Use of Funds22.6. Roles of Ward Leaders22.6. Roles of Ward Leaders22.6.1. Bishop and His Counselors22.6.2. Relief Society and Elders Quorum Presidencies22.6.3. Ministering Brothers or Sisters22.6.4. Ward Welfare and Self-Reliance Specialists22.6.5. Summary of Callings and Roles22.7. Role of the Ward Council22.8. Role of the Ward Youth Council22.9. Roles of Stake Leaders22.9. Roles of Stake Leaders22.9.1. Stake President and His Counselors22.9.2. High Councilors22.9.3. Stake Relief Society Presidency22.9.4. Stake Welfare and Self-Reliance Specialists22.10. Role of the Stake Council22.10. Role of the Stake Council22.10.1. Resources Coordinated by the Stake22.10.2. Specialized Working Groups22.11. Role of the Stake Bishops’ Council22.12. Government and Community Resources22.13. Church ResourcesInviting All to Receive the Gospel23. Sharing the Gospel and Strengthening New and Returning Members23.0. Introduction23.1. Share the Gospel23.1. Share the Gospel23.1.1. Love23.1.2. Share23.1.3. Invite23.2. Strengthen New Members23.3. Strengthen Returning Members23.4. Stake Leaders23.4. Stake Leaders23.4.1. Stake Presidency23.4.2. Stake Adult Leadership Committee23.4.3. High Councilors23.4.4. Stake Relief Society Presidency23.5. Ward Leaders23.5. Ward Leaders23.5.1. Bishopric23.5.2. Elders Quorum and Relief Society Presidencies23.5.3. Ward Mission Leader23.5.4. Ward Missionaries23.5.5. Ward Council and Ward Youth Council23.5.6. Ward Plan for Sharing the Gospel and Strengthening New and Returning Members23.5.7. Coordination Meetings24. Missionary Recommendations and Service24.0. Introduction24.1. The Call to Serve24.2. Missionary Assignments24.2. Missionary Assignments24.2.1. Young Teaching Missionaries24.2.2. Young Service Missionaries24.2.3. Senior Missionaries24.2.4. Senior Service Missionaries24.2.5. Summary of Missionary Assignments24.3. Preparing and Qualifying to Serve a Mission24.3. Preparing and Qualifying to Serve a Mission24.3.1. Conversion to Jesus Christ24.3.2. Meeting the Standards of Worthiness24.3.3. Physical, Mental, and Emotional Health24.3.4. Finances24.3.5. Role of Family Members and Leaders in Preparing Missionaries24.4. Recommending Missionaries24.4. Recommending Missionaries24.4.1. Health Assessments24.4.2. Interviews and Recommendation Forms24.4.3. Submitting Recommendations24.4.4. Being Excused from Full-Time Missionary Service24.5. After Receiving a Mission Call24.5. After Receiving a Mission Call24.5.1. Temple Endowment and Temple Service24.5.2. Sacrament Meetings24.5.3. Setting Apart Missionaries24.6. Service Away from Home24.6. Service Away from Home24.6.1. Leaving to the Mission Field24.6.2. In the Field24.6.3. Returning Home from a Mission24.7. Service Missions24.7. Service Missions24.7.1. Identifying Opportunities for Service Missionaries24.7.2. Housing and Transportation24.7.3. Training and Supervision24.7.4. Service Missionaries in Ward or Stake Callings24.7.5. Concluding a Service Mission24.8. After Missionary Service24.8. After Missionary Service24.8.1. Temple Recommends24.8.2. Missionary Release Interview24.8.3. Missionary Reports and Speaking in Sacrament Meeting24.8.4. Callings24.9. Resources for Missionary Recommendations and Service24.9.1. Manuals and Forms24.9.2. Websites24.9.3. Contact Information for the Missionary DepartmentUniting Families for Eternity25. Temple and Family History Work in the Ward and Stake25.0. Introduction25.1. Member and Leader Participation in Temple and Family History Work25.1. Member and Leader Participation in Temple and Family History Work25.1.1. Individual Responsibility for Temple Attendance25.1.2. Ward and Stake Temple Trips25.2. Organizing Temple and Family History Work in the Ward25.2. Organizing Temple and Family History Work in the Ward25.2.1. Bishopric25.2.2. Elders Quorum and Relief Society Presidencies25.2.3. Ward Temple and Family History Leader25.2.4. Ward Temple and Family History Consultants25.2.5. Ward Council25.2.6. Ward Temple and Family History Plan25.2.7. Ward Temple and Family History Coordination Meetings25.2.8. Temple Preparation Course25.3. Organizing Temple and Family History Work in the Stake25.3. Organizing Temple and Family History Work in the Stake25.3.1. Stake Presidency25.3.2. Stake Adult Leadership Committee25.3.3. High Councilors25.3.4. Stake Relief Society Presidency25.3.5. Stake Temple and Family History Consultants25.3.6. Family History Centers25.4. Family History Resources25.4. Family History Resources25.4.1. My Family: Stories That Bring Us Together25.4.2. FamilySearch.org and FamilySearch Apps25.4.3. Indexing25.5. Recommending and Calling Temple Workers25.5. Recommending and Calling Temple Workers25.5.1. Recommending Temple Workers25.5.2. Requirements for Temple Ordinance Workers25.5.3. Requirements for Temple Volunteers25.5.4. Calling and Setting Apart Ordinance Workers25.5.5. Assigning Volunteers26. Temple Recommends26.0. Introduction26.1. Types of Temple Recommends26.2. Safeguarding Temple Recommends26.2. Safeguarding Temple Recommends26.2.1. Safeguarding Temple Recommend Books26.2.2. Disposal of Expired Temple Recommends26.2.3. Lost or Stolen Recommends26.2.4. Recommend Holders Who Are Not Living the Standards of Worthiness26.3. General Guidelines for Issuing Temple Recommends26.3. General Guidelines for Issuing Temple Recommends26.3.1. Temple Recommend Interviews for Members in Wards and Branches26.3.2. Temple Recommend Interviews for Members in Isolated Areas26.4. Issuing Limited-Use Temple Recommends26.4. Issuing Limited-Use Temple Recommends26.4.1. General Guidelines26.4.2. Limited-Use Recommends for Newly Baptized Members26.4.3. Limited-Use Recommends for Baptisms and Confirmations for the Dead26.4.4. Limited-Use Recommends for Sealing Living Children to Parents26.5. Issuing Temple Recommends26.5. Issuing Temple Recommends26.5.1. Members Receiving Their Own Endowment26.5.2. Newly Baptized Members26.5.3. Young Missionaries Returning from Service Away from Home26.5.4. Members Who Have Not Lived in the Same Ward for at Least One Year26.5.5. After Divorce, Separation, or Annulment26.5.6. Members Whose Close Relatives Publicly Oppose the Church or Belong to Apostate Groups26.5.7. Members Who Identify as Transgender26.5.8. Members Who Have Committed a Serious Sin26.5.9. Members Who Have Been Readmitted after Church Membership Withdrawal or Resignation27. Temple Ordinances for the Living27.0. Introduction27.1. Receiving Temple Ordinances27.1. Receiving Temple Ordinances27.1.1. Preparing to Receive Temple Ordinances27.1.2. Scheduling Temple Ordinances27.1.3. Members Who Have Physical Disabilities27.1.4. Translation or Interpretation Assistance27.1.5. Clothing to Wear to a Temple27.1.6. Child Care27.1.7. Meeting with Members After They Receive Temple Ordinances27.2. The Endowment27.2. The Endowment27.2.1. Who May Receive the Endowment27.2.2. Deciding When to Receive the Endowment27.2.3. Planning and Scheduling the Endowment27.3. Sealing of Husband and Wife27.3. Sealing of Husband and Wife27.3.1. Who May Be Sealed in a Temple27.3.2. Planning and Scheduling a Temple Marriage or Sealing27.3.3. Marriage in a Temple for Time Only27.3.4. Who May Attend a Temple Marriage or Sealing27.3.5. Wedding Receptions27.4. Sealing Living Children to Parents27.4. Sealing Living Children to Parents27.4.1. Issuing a Recommend for Sealing Living Children to Parents27.4.2. Contacting the Temple27.4.3. Child Care27.4.4. Who May Attend a Sealing of Living Children to Parents28. Temple Ordinances for Ancestors28.0. Introduction28.1. General Guidelines28.2. Performing Ordinances for the Dead28.2. Performing Ordinances for the Dead28.2.1. Who May Participate in Ordinances for the Dead28.2.2. Baptisms and Confirmations for the Dead28.3. Specific Circumstances28.3.1. Members Unable to Go to a Temple before Death28.3.2. Members Who Died within One Year of Baptism28.3.3. Children Who Die before Birth (Stillborn and Miscarried Children)28.3.4. Children Who Died before Age Eight28.3.5. Deceased Persons Who Had Intellectual Disabilities28.3.6. Persons Who Are Presumed Dead28.3.7. Persons Who Have Taken Their Own Lives28.3.8. Persons Whose Church Membership Was Withdrawn or Who Resigned Membership28.4. Verifying Ordinances to Receive the Endowment28.5. Restoration of Temple BlessingsChurch Administration29. Meetings in the Church29.1. Planning and Conducting Meetings29.2. Ward Meetings29.2. Ward Meetings29.2.1. Sacrament Meeting29.2.2. Fast and Testimony Meeting29.2.3. Ward Conference29.2.4. Bishopric Meeting29.2.5. Ward Council Meeting29.2.6. Ward Youth Council Meeting29.2.7. Other Ward Meetings and Classes29.2.8. Schedules for Sunday Meetings29.3. Stake Meetings29.3. Stake Meetings29.3.1. Stake Conference29.3.2. Stake General Priesthood Meeting29.3.3. Stake Priesthood Leadership Meeting29.3.4. Stake Leadership Meetings29.3.5. Stake High Priests Quorum Meeting29.3.6. Stake Presidency Meeting29.3.7. High Council Meeting29.3.8. Stake Council Meeting29.3.9. Stake Adult Leadership Committee Meeting29.3.10. Stake Youth Leadership Committee Meeting29.3.11. Stake Bishops’ Council Meeting29.3.12. Other Stake Meetings29.4. Coordinating Council Meetings29.5. Funerals and Other Services for the Deceased29.5. Funerals and Other Services for the Deceased29.5.1. General Principles29.5.2. Offering Assistance to the Family29.5.3. Viewings (Where Customary)29.5.4. Funeral Services (Where Customary)29.5.5. Burial or Cremation29.5.6. Services for Nonmembers29.6. Prayers in Church Meetings29.7. Streaming Meetings and Holding Virtual Meetings30. Callings in the Church30.0. Introduction30.1. Determining Whom to Call30.1.1. General Guidelines30.1.2. Callings for New Members30.1.3. Callings for Those Who Are Not Members30.1.4. Confidentiality30.1.5. Recommendations and Approvals for Callings30.2. Extending a Calling30.3. Sustaining Members in Callings30.4. Setting Apart Members to Serve in Callings30.5. Length of Service30.6. Releasing Members from Callings30.7. Calling, Ordaining, and Setting Apart Bishops30.8. Chart of Callings30.8. Chart of Callings30.8.1. Ward Callings30.8.2. Branch Callings30.8.3. Stake Callings30.8.4. District Callings30.8.5. Military Service Member Group Callings31. Interviews and Counseling31.1. Interviews31.1.1. General Instructions for Worthiness Interviews31.1.2. General Instructions for Priesthood Interviews31.1.3. Interviews Conducted by the Stake President31.1.4. Interviews Conducted by the Stake President or Assigned Counselors31.1.5. Interviews Conducted by the Bishop31.1.6. Interviews Conducted by the Bishop or Assigned Counselors31.1.7. Guidelines for Youth Interviews31.1.8. Interviews of Young Single Adults31.1.9. Interviews of Persons to Be Readmitted by Baptism and Confirmation31.2. Counseling31.2.1. General Guidelines31.2.2. Spiritual Self-Reliance31.2.3. Questions and Listening31.2.4. Repentance and Resisting Temptation31.2.5. Marriage, Divorce, and Separation31.2.6. Professional Counseling and Therapy31.2.7. Priesthood Blessings31.3. Keeping Confidences31.4. Protecting against Misunderstandings31.5. Responding to Abuse32. Repentance and Church Membership Councils32.0. Introduction32.1. Repentance and Forgiveness32.2. Purposes of Church Membership Restrictions or Withdrawal32.2. Purposes of Church Membership Restrictions or Withdrawal32.2.1. Help Protect Others32.2.2. Help a Person Access the Redeeming Power of Jesus Christ through Repentance32.2.3. Protect the Integrity of the Church32.3. The Role of Judges in Israel32.4. Confession, Confidentiality, and Reporting to Government Authorities32.4.1. Confession32.4.2. Serious Sins That Are Not Confessed or Are Denied32.4.3. Gathering Information32.4.4. Confidentiality32.4.5. Reporting to Government Authorities32.5. Settings for Helping a Person Repent32.5. Settings for Helping a Person Repent32.5.1. Overview of the Settings32.5.2. Determining the Setting and Timing32.6. Severity of the Sin and Church Policy32.6. Severity of the Sin and Church Policy32.6.1. When a Membership Council Is Required32.6.2. When a Membership Council May Be Necessary32.6.3. When the Stake President Counsels with the Area Presidency about Whether a Membership Council or Other Action Is Necessary32.6.4. When a Membership Council Is Not Normally Necessary32.7. Circumstances of the Person32.7. Circumstances of the Person32.7.1. Magnitude of the Sin32.7.2. Interests of the Victim32.7.3. Evidence of Repentance32.7.4. Violation of Temple Covenants32.7.5. Position of Trust or Authority32.7.6. Repetition32.7.7. Age, Maturity, and Experience32.7.8. Mental Capacity32.7.9. Voluntary Confession32.7.10. Time between Sin and Confession32.8. Personal Counseling and Informal Membership Restrictions32.8. Personal Counseling and Informal Membership Restrictions32.8.1. Personal Counseling32.8.2. Helping People with Addictions32.8.3. Informal Membership Restrictions32.9. Participation and Responsibility32.9. Participation and Responsibility32.9.1. Stake President32.9.2. High Council32.9.3. Bishop (or Branch President in a Stake)32.9.4. Mission President32.9.5. District or Branch President in a Mission32.9.6. Stake or Ward Clerk32.9.7. Participation in Unusual Circumstances32.9.8. Determining Which Leader Holds a Council in Special Circumstances32.10. Procedures for Membership Councils32.10.1. Give Notice and Prepare for the Council32.10.2. Obtain Statements from Victims32.10.3. Conduct the Council32.11. Decisions from Membership Councils32.11. Decisions from Membership Councils32.11.1. Remains in Good Standing32.11.2. Personal Counseling with the Bishop or Stake President32.11.3. Formal Membership Restrictions32.11.4. Withdrawal of Membership32.11.5. Questions about Deciding Difficult Matters32.11.6. First Presidency Authority32.12. Notifications and Announcements32.12. Notifications and Announcements32.12.1. Notifying a Person of the Decision32.12.2. Informing Others about a Decision32.12.3. Communicating Resignation of Membership32.13. Appeal of a Decision32.14. Reports and Membership Records32.14.1. Report of Church Membership Council32.14.2. Formal Church Membership Restrictions32.14.3. Records after a Person’s Church Membership Is Withdrawn32.14.4. Records after Readmission to the Church32.14.5. Membership Records with Annotations32.14.6. Reporting Theft of Church Funds32.14.7. Move Restrictions on Membership Records32.14.8. Records of Those Who Are Incarcerated32.14.9. Requests to Resign Membership32.15. Continue to Minister32.16. Removing Formal Restrictions or Being Readmitted to the Church32.16.1. Membership Councils to Remove Formal Restrictions or Readmit a Person32.16.2. Being Readmitted after Resigning Church Membership32.17. Church Activity, Ordination, and Restoration of Blessings after Readmission32.17.1. Church Activity and Ordination32.17.2. Restoration of Blessings33. Records and Reports33.1. Overview of Church Records33.2. General Instructions for Clerks33.3. Stake Records and Reports33.3.1. Stake Presidency33.3.2. Stake Clerk33.3.3. Assistant Stake Clerks33.4. Ward Records and Reports33.4.1. Bishopric33.4.2. Ward Clerk33.4.3. Assistant Ward Clerks33.4.4. Priesthood and Organization Leaders33.5. Reports on Member Participation33.5. Reports on Member Participation33.5.1. Components of Reports33.5.2. Membership Lists33.5.3. Using the Information33.6. Membership Records33.6.1. Names Used in Church Records33.6.2. Members of Record33.6.3. Records of New Ward Members33.6.4. Records of Members Who Move or Are Temporarily Away from Home33.6.5. Records of Members Serving outside Their Home Ward33.6.6. Records of Young Single Adults33.6.7. Records of Members Who Live in Hospitals or Homes for the Aged33.6.8. Records of Members in Military Service33.6.9. Records of Members Who Do Not Have a Permanent Address33.6.10. Records of Members Who Have Intellectual Disabilities33.6.11. Records of Members Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing33.6.12. Records of Adopted Children33.6.13. Records of Babies Who Were Born out of Wedlock33.6.14. Records of Children of Divorced Parents33.6.15. Records with Annotations33.6.16. Records with Special Comments33.6.17. Records with Bishop’s Request for Contact33.6.18. Move Restrictions on Membership Records33.6.19. Records from the “Address Unknown” File33.6.20. Recording and Correcting Ordinance Information33.6.21. Preparing Certificates for Ordinances and Blessings33.6.22. Recording and Correcting Civil Information33.6.23. Special Situations33.6.24. Audits of Membership Records33.6.25. Out-of-Unit Member Records33.7. Historical Records33.7.1. Ward and Stake Histories33.7.2. Church History33.8. Confidentiality of Records33.9. Records Management33.9. Records Management33.9.1. Protection33.9.2. Retention33.9.3. Disposition33.10. Stake and Ward Technology Specialists34. Finances and Audits34.1. Use of Church Funds34.2. Stake Financial Leadership34.2.1. Stake Presidency34.2.2. Stake Clerk (or Assistant Stake Clerk)34.3. Ward Financial Leadership34.3.1. Bishopric34.3.2. Ward Clerk (or Assistant Ward Clerk)34.4. Contributions34.4. Contributions34.4.1. Tithing34.4.2. Fast Offerings34.4.3. Missionary Funds34.4.4. Humanitarian Aid34.4.5. Temple Construction Fund34.4.6. Perpetual Education Fund34.4.7. Philanthropies34.4.8. In-Kind Donations, Including Tithing34.4.9. Contributions Not to Be Refunded34.5. Confidentiality of Tithing and Other Offerings34.6. Handling and Accounting for Funds34.6. Handling and Accounting for Funds34.6.1. Receiving Tithing and Other Offerings34.6.2. Verifying Tithing and Other Offerings34.6.3. Depositing Tithing and Other Offerings34.6.4. Safeguarding Church Funds34.6.5. Receipting Tithing and Other Offerings34.6.6. Receiving and Managing Budget Allowance Funds34.6.7. Managing Stake and Ward Checking Accounts34.6.8. Managing Stake and Ward Funds Not Held in a Checking Account34.6.9. Keeping Financial Records34.7. Budget and Expenditures34.7.1. Stake and Ward Budgets34.7.2. Budget Allowance34.7.3. Funding Special Activities and Equipment34.8. Fundraising34.9. Audits34.9.1. Stake Audit Committee34.9.2. Stake Auditors34.9.3. The Auditing Process34.9.4. Area Auditors and Assistant Area Auditors34.9.5. Loss, Theft, Embezzlement, or Misappropriation of Church Funds34.9.6. Stake Clerk or Assistant Stake Clerk Assigned to Finances34.9.7. For More Information34.10. Taxes34.10. Taxes34.10.1. Tax-Exempt Status34.10.2. Sales and Use Tax34.10.3. Property Tax35. Physical Facilities35.1. Purpose35.2. Organization35.2.1. Meetinghouse Facilities Department35.2.2. Area Offices35.2.3. Stake Presidency35.2.4. Stake Physical Facilities Representative35.2.5. Agent Bishop35.2.6. Bishopric35.2.7. Ward Building Representative35.2.8. Members35.3. Administration of Physical Facilities35.3.1. Use and Care of Meetinghouses35.3.2. Meetinghouse Maintenance and Inspection35.3.3. Meetinghouse Planning35.3.4. Energy and Water Conservation35.3.5. Safety and Security35.3.6. Accident Reporting35.4. Policies on Using Church Buildings and Other Property35.4. Policies on Using Church Buildings and Other Property35.4.1. Artwork35.4.2. Decorations35.4.3. Dedicating Buildings35.4.4. Emergencies35.4.5. Firearms35.4.6. Fires and Candles35.4.7. Flags35.4.8. Groundbreaking Services35.4.9. Historic Preservation35.4.10. Meetinghouse Construction, Rental, or Purchase35.4.11. Meetinghouse Plans35.4.12. Monday Nights35.4.13. Overnight Lodging or Camping35.4.14. Parking Lots35.4.15. Photographs, Video Recordings, and Broadcasts in Chapels35.4.16. Property Rights and Ownership35.4.17. Recreational Property Administration35.4.18. Serving Areas35.4.19. Signs35.4.20. Storage35.4.21. Using Meetinghouses outside of Stake Boundaries35.4.22. Weddings and Wedding Receptions36. Creating, Changing, and Naming New Units36.0. Introduction36.1. Creating or Changing Stakes and Districts36.2. Creating or Changing Wards and Branches in Stakes36.3. Creating or Changing Branches in Missions36.4. Naming Church Units36.4. Naming Church Units36.4.1. Naming Stakes and Districts36.4.2. Naming Wards and Branches36.5. Implementing Proposed Changes36.5.1. Stake and District Changes36.5.2. Ward and Branch Changes36.6. Basic Unit Program37. Specialized Stakes, Wards, and Branches37.0. Introduction37.1. Language Wards and Branches37.1. Language Wards and Branches37.1.1. Membership in a Language Ward or Branch37.1.2. Leadership in a Language Ward or Branch37.2. Young Single Adult Wards and Branches in a Conventional Stake37.2. Young Single Adult Wards and Branches in a Conventional Stake37.2.1. Membership in a Young Single Adult Ward or Branch in a Conventional Stake37.2.2. Leadership in a Young Single Adult Ward or Branch in a Conventional Stake37.3. Young Single Adult Stakes and Their Wards and Branches37.3. Young Single Adult Stakes and Their Wards and Branches37.3.1. Membership in a Young Single Adult Stake and Its Wards or Branches37.3.2. Leadership in a Young Single Adult Stake and Its Wards or Branches37.4. Married Student Stakes and Wards37.4. Married Student Stakes and Wards37.4.1. Membership in Married Student Stakes and Wards37.4.2. Leadership in Married Student Stakes and Wards37.5. Single Adult Wards37.5. Single Adult Wards37.5.1. Membership in a Single Adult Ward37.5.2. Leadership in a Single Adult Ward37.6. Wards and Branches for Members in Special Circumstances37.7. Groups in Stakes, Missions, and Areas37.8. Church Units at Military Installations38. Church Policies and Guidelines38.1. Church Participation38.1. Church Participation38.1.1. Attendance at Church Meetings38.1.2. Becoming a Church Member38.1.3. Temple Attendance38.1.4. Unmarried Member Participation and Blessings38.1.5. Unwed Parents under Age 1838.2. Ordinances and Blessings Policies38.2. Ordinances and Blessings Policies38.2.1. General Policies38.2.2. Naming and Blessing Children38.2.3. Baptism and Confirmation38.2.4. The Sacrament38.2.5. Conferring the Priesthood and Ordaining to an Office38.2.6. Setting Apart Officers and Teachers38.2.7. Consecrating Oil38.2.8. Administering to the Sick38.2.9. Blessings of Comfort and Counsel, Including Father’s Blessings38.2.10. Dedicating Homes38.2.11. Dedicating Graves38.2.12. Patriarchal Blessings38.2.13. Chart of Ordinations38.3. Civil Marriage38.3. Civil Marriage38.3.1. Who May Perform a Civil Marriage38.3.2. Civil Marriage for Members from Other Units38.3.3. Civil Marriage for Nonmembers38.3.4. Where to Perform Civil Marriages38.3.5. Civil Marriages That Must Be Performed by a Public Official or in a Public Place38.3.6. Civil Marriage Ceremony38.4. Sealing Policies38.4. Sealing Policies38.4.1. Sealing of a Man and Woman38.4.2. Sealing Children to Parents38.5. Temple Clothing and Garments38.5. Temple Clothing and Garments38.5.1. Temple Clothing38.5.2. Obtaining Temple Clothing and Garments38.5.3. Garments and Temple Clothing for Members Who Have Disabilities or Allergies38.5.4. Making Temple Aprons38.5.5. Wearing and Caring for the Garment38.5.6. Wearing the Garment in the Military38.5.7. Disposing of Garments and Ceremonial Temple Clothing38.5.8. Temple Burial Clothing38.6. Policies on Moral Issues38.6. Policies on Moral Issues38.6.1. Abortion38.6.2. Abuse38.6.3. Artificial Insemination38.6.4. Birth Control38.6.5. Chastity and Fidelity38.6.6. Child Pornography38.6.7. Donating or Selling Sperm or Eggs38.6.8. Female Genital Mutilation38.6.9. Fertility Treatments38.6.10. Incest38.6.11. In Vitro Fertilization38.6.12. The Occult38.6.13. Pornography38.6.14. Prejudice38.6.15. Same-Sex Attraction and Same-Sex Behavior38.6.16. Same-Sex Marriage38.6.17. Sex Education38.6.18. Sexual Abuse, Rape, and Other Forms of Sexual Assault38.6.19. Single Expectant Parents38.6.20. Suicide38.6.21. Surgical Sterilization (Including Vasectomy)38.6.22. Surrogate Motherhood38.6.23. Transgender Individuals38.7. Medical and Health Policies38.7. Medical and Health Policies38.7.1. Autopsies38.7.2. Burial and Cremation38.7.3. Children Who Die before Birth (Stillborn and Miscarried Children)38.7.4. Euthanasia38.7.5. HIV Infection and AIDS38.7.6. Hypnosis38.7.7. Individuals Whose Sex at Birth Is Not Clear38.7.8. Medical and Health Care38.7.9. Medical Marijuana38.7.10. Organ and Tissue Donations and Transplants38.7.11. Prolonging Life (Including Life Support)38.7.12. Self-Awareness Groups38.7.13. Vaccinations38.7.14. Word of Wisdom and Healthy Practices38.8. Administrative Policies38.8.1. Adoption and Foster Care38.8.2. Affinity Fraud38.8.3. Audiovisual Materials38.8.4. Autographs and Photographs of General Authorities, General Officers, and Area Seventies38.8.5. Bible38.8.6. Book of Mormon38.8.7. Businesses38.8.8. Church Employees38.8.9. Church Magazines38.8.10. Church Name, Wordmark, and Symbol38.8.11. Computers38.8.12. Copyrighted Materials38.8.13. Curriculum Materials38.8.14. Directories38.8.15. Dress and Appearance38.8.16. Extreme Preparation or Survivalism38.8.17. Fast Day38.8.18. Gambling and Lotteries38.8.19. Guest Speakers or Instructors38.8.20. Immigration38.8.21. Internet38.8.22. Internet, Satellite, and Video Equipment38.8.23. Laws of the Land38.8.24. Legal Counsel for Church Matters38.8.25. Mailbox Use38.8.26. Members’ Communication with Church Headquarters38.8.27. Members’ Employment38.8.28. Members with Disabilities38.8.29. Other Faiths38.8.30. Political and Civic Activity38.8.31. Privacy of Members38.8.32. Privately Published Writings38.8.33. Recording, Transcribing, or Streaming Messages by General Authorities, General Officers, and Area Seventies38.8.34. Referring to the Church and Its Members38.8.35. Refugees38.8.36. Requests for Church Financial Assistance38.8.37. Research in the Church38.8.38. Respecting Local Restrictions for Sharing the Gospel38.8.39. Safety in Church Welfare and Self-Reliance Operations38.8.40. Seeking Information from Reliable Sources38.8.41. Seminars and Similar Gatherings38.8.42. Support to Members in Prisons, Hospitals, and Other Institutions38.8.43. Taxable Activities38.8.44. Taxes38.8.45. Travel Policies38.9. Military Relations and Chaplain Services38.9. Military Relations and Chaplain Services38.9.1. Stake Military Relations Leadership38.9.2. Ward Military Relations Leadership38.9.3. Pre–Military Service Church Orientation38.9.4. Church Units for Service Members38.9.5. Group Leaders in Remote Areas or War Zones38.9.6. Missionary Service and Military Obligation38.9.7. Latter-day Saint Chaplains38.9.8. Wearing the Garment in the Military38.9.9. Senior Missionary Couples38.9.10. Other Information