Bishop Lost Membership Info Update Rights in LDS Tools
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 12:33 pm
I am a bishop. Until recently I have been able to update some aspects of member records (phone numbers and email mostly) when I discover errors. I was also able to add photos. It seems that these features have been removed from LDS Tools altogether. I now have no ability to edit anything in LDS Tools. I can still update things just fine in LCR. Will the edit functionality be restored to LDS Tools anytime soon? What's the backstory here?
Until recently, I also had the ability to update directory visibility for members via LDS Tools. In fact, this was the ONLY way to update this information on behalf of a member as there is no way to do it via LCR. This functionality was useful for removing people from directories (for non-leadership) who have requested not to be contacted. Of course, these people could go in and do it themselves via lds.org, but many such people do not have accounts set up and have a hard time understanding why the Bishopric cannot help them reduce their visibility. Is there any other way to recover this functionality?
With the above two issues, it feels like the LDS Tools is taking steps backward. I hope this can be quickly reversed.
Regards,
JRW
Until recently, I also had the ability to update directory visibility for members via LDS Tools. In fact, this was the ONLY way to update this information on behalf of a member as there is no way to do it via LCR. This functionality was useful for removing people from directories (for non-leadership) who have requested not to be contacted. Of course, these people could go in and do it themselves via lds.org, but many such people do not have accounts set up and have a hard time understanding why the Bishopric cannot help them reduce their visibility. Is there any other way to recover this functionality?
With the above two issues, it feels like the LDS Tools is taking steps backward. I hope this can be quickly reversed.
Regards,
JRW