RussellHltn wrote:In the case of someone attending somewhere else (setting aside the question of where the records should be), I'd think the ward who holds the records does the accounting. And if they know they are attending their meetings, then they count them as "attending".
At least that would seem to me to be harmony as to how the other numbers on the quarterly report are handled.
I agree, count ONLY those whose record you hold, period. While I haven't seen which report your are referring to, I can't imagine the data would be useful to anyone, either in your ward or at church headquarters if you just counted who-ever you wanted. I also look to the quarterly report, line 13:
Record the number of young single adults with a membership record in your unit (indicated on line 12) who attended at least one priesthood meeting or Sunday Relief Society meeting during the last month of the quarter.
and is similar to wording for other attendance figures in RS and PR. A member with a record gets an attendance check-mark if they attend once in the quarterly reporting month. Visitors (those without records in your unit) are not counted AT ALL in the case of RS and PR attendance. Those on missions or otherwise fulfilling other assignments during class time do get credit for attending as per the wording on the rolls, if they have a record in your unit. This gives the incentive for wards to really find their members, and transfer those in or out as needed, and for the correct bishop and qourum/group/rs pres. to be a steward over their YSA. One record, one count.
As mentioned above, only the sacrament count on a quarterly is a "headcount" that will allow a visitor to be counted.