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I look over the donation batch for each of the months and found no returned checks. I also looked over expenses for voided checks or uncleared checks. I have not found any check or amount recorded for the amount I can't account for.

I was recently called as a new ward clerk. The first time that I did reconciliation I found that we had a temporary item to cover a difference between MLS and the CUFS. The CUFS listed our other category having $19 more than we report in MLS. I tracked this back to September of 2008, the last time t...

Is there a way to hide just one member's phone number from showing up on ward list's and directories?

I understand how to complete the form, but the question that I have is how long do I keep the hard copies once I have sent the report. I know that we keep the paperwork for actions that involve formal probation until the probation is lifted or changed, but how long do we keep the paperwork for excom...

That's a great idea, to have the bishop sign, date, and write what budget category the funds will come out of on the invoice. I have found the more detailed that your records are the easier it is to track expenses. This makes it easy for the clerk who may have to go back a few years and look at the ...

They were all baptized when they when they were 8.

I will try unit refresh when I get to the computer and I hope that the baptismal information has been recorded at CHQ. I want the records to be accurate and current. I have worked many long hours this past week sorting through piles of paperwork and trying to get the records accurate. I even found s...

Thank you Alan. I am a bit worried about using the Unit Refresh. I am worried that if I use this option membership information that I have recorded in MLS that has not been recorded at CHQ yet, will be reverted back to what CHQ has. Is my concern valid? Will my financial records change in MLS if I u...

Recently I was called as a ward clerk and while printing the bishop action list I found several children between 9 and 11yrs old who were unbaptized. I attended most of the baptisms. I asked the previous ward clerk and he said that MLS updated after we had a beta version (not sure why we had a beta ...

We normal waited about one year for a new convert. That way they received the Melchizedek priesthood around the same time they were planning to go to the temple. This allowed time for the member to develop their testimony and live their covenants. This is not the rule, but what I have seen in most w...