Tech Forum

Announcements & Policies
The latest forum news and information

In The News
Seen something newsworthy about the technology that the Church uses? Let everyone else know by posting here.

Links & Resources
Do you have a useful link that involves the Church and the technology discussed on this site? Post your links and resources here.

Other Websites
Discussions about other Church websites

Church Account
Church Account is the primary user account (user name and password) for accessing online Church resources. Church Account was formerly known as LDS Account. This forum is a space to discuss all things related to Church Accounts (registration, account recovery, user experience, vulnerabilities, etc.).

General Discussions
Some discussions just don't fit into a well defined box. Use this forum to discuss general topics and issues revolving around the Church and the technology offerings we use and share.

Family Safety with Technology
This forum contains discussions related to keeping families and individuals safe while making use of technology. Acceptable topics would range from how to protect families from Internet predators and online pornography, monitoring and protecting cell phone usage and text messaging, locking unwanted television and movies from various devices, protecting and monitoring computer game usage, and promoting safe Internet and technology use.

Getting Started for New Clerks
Discuss basic duties of stake and ward clerks, including where to begin.

Reports and Forms
Discuss where to obtain or how to fill out specific reports or forms.

Local Unit Finance
Discuss questions around local unit policies for budgeting, reconciling, etc. This forum should not contain specific financial or membership information.

Membership Help
Discuss questions around local unit policies for membership (creating records, transferring records, etc.) This forum should not contain specific financial or membership information.

General Clerk Discussions
Use this forum to discuss issues that are not found in any of the other clerk and stake technology specialist forums.

Meetinghouse Internet
Discussions about Internet service providers (ISPs), the Meetinghouse Firewall, wired and wireless networking, usage, management, and support of Meetinghouse Internet

Clerk Computers
Discussions around the setup, operation, replacement, and disposal of clerk computers, not to include using MLS

Rich Media in Lessons and Training
Discussions about using TVs, projectors, laptops, tablets, smartphones, DVD Players and other media players in meetinghouses including standards, management, how to connect to them, proper use, and support.

Meetinghouse Audio
Discussions around meetinghouse sound systems, microphones, assisted listening devices, and translation equipment

Phones
Discussions around standard phones and phone service in meetinghouses and what the future of meetinghouse telephones should hold

Other Meetinghouse Technologies
For things that just don't fit anywhere else.

Stake Technology Specialist Training
Training and role of the STS

Getting Started

Digital Media
Discussions on how emerging technology can assist the distribution of media content through mobile, kiosks, Internet, social networks, etc.

General Media Discussions
Use this forum to share and discuss ideas that do not fall into a specific audiovisual media type.

Help with this forum
Having a problem with the Forum? Or feedback about the forum? This is the place.