Cannot locate a member even with a name and birth date
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Cannot locate a member even with a name and birth date
I am the membership clerk for unit 355372 in Mesa, AZ. I have several variations of an inactive member's name, along with a birth date, but I still cannot locate the correct member. Any suggestions?
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Re: Cannot locate a member even with a name and birth date
I'd gather more information, such as the last ward they were in and call Local Unit Support. It's possible they were only a "child of record" and never baptized. Or you may get the answer that they are in "confidential records".
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Re: Cannot locate a member even with a name and birth date
It might also be possible to speak with the member and get the correct spelling of the name, and to verify the birth date.
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Re: Cannot locate a member even with a name and birth date
Make sure they're writing it down as mm/dd/yyyy and not dd/mm/yyyy.lajackson wrote:and to verify the birth date.
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Re: Cannot locate a member even with a name and birth date
FWIW - In the UK it is dd/mm/yyyyrussellhltn wrote:Make sure they're writing it down as mm/dd/yyyy and not dd/mm/yyyy.lajackson wrote:and to verify the birth date.
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Re: Cannot locate a member even with a name and birth date
Exactly. It's different on different sides of the pond.Biggles wrote:FWIW - In the UK it is dd/mm/yyyy
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Re: Cannot locate a member even with a name and birth date
Correction on my part - it should be dd/mmm/yyyyrussellhltn wrote:Exactly. It's different on different sides of the pond.Biggles wrote:FWIW - In the UK it is dd/mm/yyyy
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Re: Cannot locate a member even with a name and birth date
That's different. That's unambiguous. It's the all numeric that's an issue.Biggles wrote: Correction on my part - it should be dd/mmm/yyyy
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Re: Cannot locate a member even with a name and birth date
That's how Church records are kept in the U.S., also. I think all russellhltn is saying is that the key is to know which number is the month and which is the day when it is possible to interpret a written date either way.Biggles wrote:dd/mmm/yyyy
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Re: Cannot locate a member even with a name and birth date
We are assuming, of course, that we know the inactive member is actually a baptized member? Not a Child of Record who was never baptized? Not a former member whose record was cancelled or who was excommunicated?