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Sadly the Priesthood doesn't work that way in my Ward.
MY best assets are the Relief Society and the Full Time Elders.
Tom Walker
zeblonite wrote:
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>>>First, I recommend using your priesthood quorums. Get the Elders
>and HPs to visit/call so you don't have to do all the legwork
>yourself. You need to be clear about what information you want them
>to collect or they'll typically report information like "yeah, they
>still live there" instead of getting the missing phone numbers,
>additional family members, birthdates, etc. Make sure they report
>incorrect information as well, such as phone numbers that are no
>longer valid.
>>Second, use the web. Use resources like www.whitepages.com. Again,
>get the quorums to help with this.
>>Third, discuss the issue in PEC or ward council. Mention specific
>people, see whether anyone knows the families in question. A lot of
>times the primary will know about a family that no one else has
>really had contact with.
>>You'll always have imperfect records. Even the best efforts will
>leave some loose ends.
>>- Darryl
>>--- In ldsclerks at yahoogroups.com, "Jshawut" <JshawUT at ...> wrote:
>>>>All,
>>>>As a newly more rigorous membership clerk I've been faithfully
>>>>>trying
>>>>to track down missing information and missing people on the
>>>>>records.
>>>>I have really been spinning my wheels and trying to find
>>>>>better/more
>>>>efficient ways for greater success. What are some of the resources
>>that you all use to help locate missing member information when it
>>unknown. Is there a set of steps you all go through to find the
>>issues of members:
>>>>With a phone number but no address
>>With an address and no phone number
>>With neither an address nor a phone number (before sending the
>>>>>record
>>>>back to CHQ as unknown)
>>>>I've had varied success, but as I looked out on the Wiki and the
>>archives of the list I couldn't find a well-defined list (with
>>>>>named
>>>>resources) that would provide a clerk with a punch-list of to-do's
>>before feeling good about sending the data on to CHQ. I intend to
>>compile a list and get it added to the Wiki as well.
>>>>-John
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