Latter-day Saint Life

5 LDS Church Resources You Won't Be Using in 5 Years

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MR says: With technology changing so fast, a lot of exciting changes could be coming for the Church in the next five years.

In March 1995, President Howard W. Hunter (who was president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the time) wrote in the Ensign, “The role of technology in this work has been accelerated by the Lord himself, who has had a guiding hand in its development and will continue to do so. However, we stand only on the threshold of what we can do with these tools.”

In the 20 years since that statement, the Church has continued to develop technology to hasten the work of salvation and to simplify processes for Church members. Here are five Church resources we predict will be obsolete by 2020.

1. Tithing slips

In five years, many Church members — at least in the United States — won’t have to find a little white slip outside the bishop’s office to pay tithing. The Church has approved a website foronline payment of tithing and other charitable donations, which is being rolled out to congregations in the U.S. throughout 2015.

Though members still have the option of hand delivering physical receipts and payment to their local priesthood leaders, in five years, most Church members in the United States will be handing it all online.

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