Texting instead of emailing from "Send a Message"

[BrianEdwards]

Another wrinkle is that for much of the non-USA world, texting is not the main method of communication. I know that many Latin American countries use WhatsApp almost exclusively, and when people come here they wonder why everyone bothers with text messages. That doesn't answer the question of why the texting functionality in S&I isn't also available in LCR. But if the Church is looking at this globally, spending resources trying to get texting to work with LCR may not be as advantageous as it seems to us.

I'll also (re) state that many Church employees also hold callings that directly deal with these issues, so there's definitely awareness of the impact since they feel the pain just like we do. Unfortunately, the Church rarely ever provides rationale behind why things are the way they are. So we are left to guess as to whether it's something that could be achieved relatively easily if it was prioritized, or if there are internal structural limitations that prevent implementation of what seems like a straightforward issue, etc. Discussing these types of issues in the Forum can sometimes provide "churn", which over time may help an issue get some traction. But over-discussion can also lead to increased frustration, when things that directly impact our ability to fulfill our callings, continue to feel like they are being ignored.

[ambldsorg]

I know that many Latin American countries use WhatsApp almost exclusively, and when people come here they wonder why everyone bothers with text messages.

In otherwords, it's a subjective preference. In our ward, I see that we have one (and only one) user who is listed as having support for WhatsApp in their profile. Maybe that's because he served his mission in an area that used that functionality?

Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, there is no ubiquitous communication mechanism.