Assigning Members to Ministering Companionship from Different Auxiliary

[adambvincent]

In previous versions of LCR, I was able to create a husband/wife companionship in one of our EQ districts (same on the RS side). Just recently, it seems that ability has been removed. I am only able to search the EQ when assigning companions. Has anyone else seen this change? Or what is the work-around anyone has seen to create a husband/wife companionship and still have it show in LCR and push to Tools?

[russellhltn]

How are you trying to add it? You'll have to add the husband first. I'm not sure as the wife will appear in the drop-down, you may have to enter the name.

[davesudweeks]

For EQ, you have to assign the brother first. Then you will be able to assign the wife. RS is just the opposite.

You cannot assign the spouse unless you are already in the companionship with her husband assigned. I was just able to assign myself to a new companionship and after I was assigned, I was able to search for my wife using part of her name and could select her from the dropdown list as my companion.

[adambvincent]

Thank you both for your replys!

It's working. What was throwing me off is that I was trying to assign a husband/wife/son trio - and the system won't allow me to do that. I can create the husband/wife companionship, and I can create a trio, the system just won't allow a multi-gender trio.

[davesudweeks]

I wonder if you assign the husband/son companionship and if the RS assigns the wife/husband companionship if that would work? It might be a little wonky as the RS ministers to the Sisters and the EQ ministers to the family, but at least all three would be assigned to the same household.

Note: I have NOT tried this - just wondering if it would work.

[adambvincent]

That's how we originally had it - but as you mentioned, it was a bit wonky when it came to reporting Ministering Interviews, which auxiliary had stewardship/reporting responsibilities, etc. So we ended up splitting our husband/wife companionships between the EQ and RS...this one was just a one-off based on family situation that we were trying to pair. I think the solution I'll end up going with is just creating the husband/wife companionship with the family assignment, then a separate father/son companionship with no assigned family - so that we have a reminder in LCR that all three have stewardship for the family.

If you come across a better solution, please let me know!! Thank you!!