Mobile temple recommend cards are coming: what members of LDS Church should know
SALT LAKE CITY () — Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could be one card lighter in their wallets with the Church giving members the option of having the temple recommend card on their phone.
According to a Church spokesperson, the rollout began Thursday with some areas getting the option to receive the sacred document on their phone. The rollout is being done in stages with Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, North America Southwest, North America West, South America Northwest, South America South having the option available to members.
As for Utah, the date members will be able to have the option is May 29. Much of the United States and Canada will be part of the second phase of the rollout.
'Church members may choose one of these options, to allow them to enter a temple. For those who opt for an electronic recommend, it will be available on the Member Tools app on their phone or tablet that can be scanned at any of the Church's temples,' a spokesperson from the Church told ABC4.com.
The hope is to increase temple attendance.
'With this additional recommend option, the Church hopes it will improve and simplify the experience for all who attend the temple,' the Church said in the emailed statement.
The Church also on getting the mobile temple recommend set up. Along with that, the Church also updated its topics page with new information about how the Church. Included in that update is a page dedicated to , what happens in the Temple, how the endowment compares to Masonic rituals, why temple procedures and ceremonies change, and why Latter-day Saints wear garments.
Lasty, the Church also published a topic on peacemaking, which is something that the Prophet and President of the Church, Russell M. Nelson has spoken about in multiple General Conference addresses.
The Church split the topic on peacemaking into five sections:
Center your life on Jesus Christ.
Be patient with yourself and others.
Recognize that revelation is a process.
Consult reliable sources.
Work to understand the past.
The peacemaking topic also addresses some earlier topics of Church history, like any acts of violence early .
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Mobile temple recommend cards are coming: what members of LDS Church should know
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