Women as members of the scout committee
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Women as members of the scout committee
I am wondering if anyone has figured out how to select a sister as a member of the scout committee? For some reason MLS does not allow us to do so.
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You may want to check the Church Handbook of Instructions and the Scouting Handbook to make sure that's allowed. Such problems are usually caused by MLS following policy.tsheffield wrote:I am wondering if anyone has figured out how to select a sister as a member of the scout committee? For some reason MLS does not allow us to do so.
Off hand I'm not sure what the policy is on Scouting.
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FYI, on page 3 of the Scouting Handbook, it says:RussellHltn wrote:You may want to check the Church Handbook of Instructions and the Scouting Handbook to make sure that's allowed..
I've often found the mothers to make the best committee members (maybe because the have it all together more than the men!The bishop calls capable adults to serve as committee members.... Fathers and Mothers of boys and young men may be considered as prospective committee members. The member of the ward Primary presidency responsible for eleven-year-old boys serves on the committee that serves Deacon-age Scouts.
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I tried selecting a woman as a committee member in the new MLS 2.7 and found sisters' names on the list to choose from. There are a couple of things to consider:
1. I was using the latest update, released about a week ago.
2. I had administrator rights. I don't know if this makes any difference. I don't think it should, but you never know.
1. I was using the latest update, released about a week ago.
2. I had administrator rights. I don't know if this makes any difference. I don't think it should, but you never know.
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MLS version 2.7 allows you to select a Sister
Go to Organizations > Boy Scouts > Add Position > Select Scout Committee Member from the Drop down > Click Select > and every Adult (Brother or Sister) should appear on the drop down list. I just tried it and it worked for me.
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I wonder if the issue was something else? Perhaps the member in question isn't really in MLS but has only been requested? Or perhaps the birthdate is wrong showing her as a youth rather then an adult? I imagine the list of available adults is filtered in some way.
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