Tech Forum

MLS will not be adjusted to include all the variety of donation categories that are or will become available. However, Church accounting systems, including MLS will be able to identify those that are tax deductible and those that are not.

You received the new tithing slips that were recently approved for world-wide distribution. The first shipments did not include cash, coin, and check fields which are important to help clerks and leaders as they process donations. Use up the current stocks and when you order more, you will get the n...

An August 2011 notice announced that uncashed checks will be escheated after 180 days. That process is now in place. An electronic document will be sent through MLS in the next week reminding priesthood leaders and clerks of this change. See Escheating checks in the Clerk wiki for more information.

Right now, HT and VT information is only stored in the ward's MLS computer. Getting this available on the Net would require a great deal of reprogramming to get both MLS and Leader and Clerk Resources on LDS.org in sync. It will come, but will likely be later than sooner.

HQ will correct computers that are not correctly named but no notice will be sent informing users of the changes.

I believe so, but can't confirm it. The name change may impact those who have networked computers or printers. After the name change, if the computer is networked, the printer may not be accessible. However, the user can plug the printer directly into the computer and it should work. Also, if someon...

Headquarters will send the following edoc to the wards towards the end of the month. There could be some ramifications for wards whose computers are not named properly Correcting your Clerk Computer Name In 2012, the Church is dedicating more resources to improve clerk computers. To receive this hel...

There is a capability in LDS Maps to designate certain households for those who are emergency response leaders and those who have special needs. The information would only be available to ward and stake leaders. The instructions are available in the help file at https://tech.lds.org/wiki/LDS_maps_he...