annesusan wrote:So essentially the Online Directory, you are saying, is for the convenience of the Priesthood Leaders?
I don't think the online directory is just for the convenience of the leaders but for the convenience of all Stake and Ward members so they can fellowship and help each other.
However, there are some people who would not like to have their information out there for all members of their Stake and Ward to see. In this case there is a way for them to flag their information so that it can only be seem by the Stake and Ward leaders. Which should not be a big deal as they can also see the information on the on line "Clerk and Leader Resources Site" and the "Member Leader Services (MLS) Computer in the church building.
annesusan wrote:As a sister, I have attended Ward Council Meetings for pretty much every calling I have held in the last 30 years. We managed perfectly well without the Online Directory!
I bet you had a hard printed copy in your note book that your clerk printed for you. The on line directory is no different, its just on line coming from the same system as you printed copy and just as secured.
annesusan wrote:By the same token, the stake is spread over a large area and I am not comfortable with various stake leaders (clerks, exec secs)who I don't know from Adam, knowing personal info.
What has changed that you no longer want these leaders to have your information? These leaders have had access to you information from the day you became a member of the church, or from the day of your baby blessing if you were born into the church.
annesusan wrote:My household information is very incorrect. I am a single sister, my adult children are listed as living with me, which they haven't done for years. Every leader knows this, yet as both are less active and don't wish to be contacted, the local leadership seems to have left them living in my household as a default (one lives in another country entirely!)
The proper procedure for your Bishop is to move records the proper ward where your children are living. If it were my children I as a parent would provide their address to the ward clerk so their records could be move to the proper ward. Yes, I would do this even if they did not want contact form the church, and even if they would be mad at me. I would do this be cause of my deep love for them and my desire for them to have the blessing of the church in their lives. They can't even begin to have this if the leaders in the area don't know they are there.
annesusan wrote:My offspring wish to have their entries removed from this directory,and as the info on them is erroneous anyway they (and I must admit I) cannot see what use it would be to *any* leader.
Obviously from the replies above it would appear this is not possible.
Knowing where your children live and having their records in the proper ward allows for the ward leaders in the area to fellowship your children. If you children don't want their name to appear on the directory then they can get a their own LDS.org login and flag their names to not appear. If they want nothing to do with the church then they can contact the local Bishop and ask to have their names be removed from the church records. Having their names removed form the church records is the only way they can be assured that no one form the church will contact them.
annesusan wrote:Obviously from the replies above it would appear this is not possible. They don't want contact details forwarded to the wards in which they now live.
So what, its obvious from them having a record that they once wanted to be a part of the church. Its time for them to grow up and ether stop hiding or take the actions necessary to ensure they won't ever have any contact from the church.
annesusan wrote:So, judging from the replies I have received above, is the only way they can achieve this to ask for their names to be removed from the Church records (i.e. Resignation)?
That is the only way they will be assured of no contact. Unless a missionary knocks on their door.
annesusan wrote:(i.e. Resignation)
One does not resign from the church one leaves the church.
annesusan wrote: This seems like a drastic step,
It is a drastic step and one that should not be taken lightly, as it will have eternal consequences.
annesusan wrote:but it looks from the replies above that it may be the only option they have...
It is the only option if one wishes to never be contacted by the church.
annesusan wrote:does asking to have names removed from records mean that their names would be removed from the Online Directory? Or are the names of those who have resigned their Church membership still recorded in the ward records?
From the online directory, the online Clerk and Leader resources, from the Member leader service (MLS) in the ward building, from the church data base in Salt Lake City Utah, and form the church records in heaven. Their name will be completely deleted and gone as if they were never members of the Lords Church. Of course lord himself will know.