Birthdate
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Birthdate
My birthdate is incorrect on my account and it won't allow me to change it. I believe that when I submitted my paperwork after getting baptized, headquarters must've read my birthdate incorrect. Is it possible to get it changed by submitting something like my driver's license?
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Re: Birthdate
Talk to your ward clerk. He can arrange to get the information corrected on the records.
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Re: Birthdate
As mentioned by rmrichesjr, talk to your clerk. Keep in mind there's a possibility you have the wrong MRN on your account. The MRN on a temple recommend can be wrong.mmikaelyn wrote:My birthdate is incorrect on my account
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Re: Birthdate
What most likely happened is that the missionary who filled out the form reversed the month and day. The standard date format used by the church is DD MMM YYYY, but most Americans use the numeric MM/DD/YYYY format, which is frequently confused with other formats.
Dana Repouille, Plattsmouth, Nebraska
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Re: Birthdate
Which would be written something like 06 Apr 1980 - completely unambiguous regardless of the format requested.drepouille wrote:The standard date format used by the church is DD MMM YYYY,
An American would typically write it as 04/06/1980, but if they're reading the form, they might use 06/04/1980. (In common use in other countries.) Either way, the person entering the data has no idea if it's supposed to be read as MM/DD/YYYY or DD/MM/YYYY.drepouille wrote:but most Americans use the numeric MM/DD/YYYY format, which is frequently confused with other formats.
If that's the type of error you're seeing, then yes, the clerk can correct it. But if the error is something different, please keep in mind the other possible causes listed, such as your account having the wrong MRN.
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