https://tech6.churchofjesuschrist.org/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=RobertsenTechWiki - User contributions [en]2026-05-17T04:50:56ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.43.3https://tech6.churchofjesuschrist.org/wiki/index.php?title=Official_communications&diff=12187Official communications2010-04-28T19:26:52Z<p>Robertsen: /* Online Official Communication Library */</p>
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<div>'''Official Communications''' are sent by mail to stake presidents, and usually also to bishops. Wards and stakes should file printed copies of these letters. Electronic versions are sent to stake presidents via an official e-mail account and are also available in an online repository. Some selected letters are made public on [http://www.lds.org lds.org] or the [http://www.ldschurchnews.com/letters/ LDS Church News]. Occasionally e-mail will be sent to stake clerks or stake technology specialists.<br />
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== ldsmail.net E-Mail account ==<br />
Each stake is issued an official e-mail account at [http://www.ldsmail.net www.ldsmail.net], which only the stake president may access. The login for the account is the stake's unit number, but it is not accessible until the account has been activated for use with ldsmail.net.<br />
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To activate the stake president's account, call church headquarters and ask for the LDS leader e-mail. They will confirm your stake data and send an initial password key to your stake president by regular mail. Using the password key you can login and access the ldsmail account.<br />
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Official letters will be sent to the e-mail account. Other messages may also be sent to the stake's e-mail address by general authorities, area authorities, mission presidents, temple presidents, regional welfare personnel, and other stake presidents.<br />
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== Online Official Communication Library ==<br />
An official repository of communications is stored at [http://apps.lds.org/letters apps.lds.org/letters]. The stake president has access to this site using his LDS Account.<br />
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As communications become out of date, they are removed from the repository. The repository is better viewed in Internet Explorer than Firefox (it does not sort and display properly in Firefox). If a document appears blank, try reinstalling Adobe Acrobat Reader.<br />
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The [[letters and policies archive]] on the Clerk Wiki is a collection of documents relevant to clerks that were originally posted to the Official Communication Library.<br />
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== LDS Church News ==<br />
The [http://www.ldschurchnews.com LDS Church News] will occasionally publish those letters that the Church chooses to make public. These are collected on a web page titled [http://www.ldschurchnews.com/letters/ First Presidency Letters].<br />
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== E-Mail Sent to Clerks ==<br />
Sometimes the Church will send notifications of new [[MLS]] software versions or other pertinent information to [[Stake Clerk|stake clerks]] or [[Stake Technology Specialist|stake technology specialists]]. People with those callings can insure that they get the necessary e-mail by:<br />
* Making sure that their preferred e-mail address is correctly specified in their user profile of the [[Local Unit Website]];<br />
* Making sure that the leadership directory of the local unit website has them listed in the appropriate callings<br />
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