The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is providing members the choice of a digital temple recommend on a mobile phone or tablet rather than a printed-on-paper recommend, as Latter-day Saints now have.
The Church issued a comment Thursday, May 22, in response to recent media inquiries about mobile recommends.
“Over the next several weeks, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will begin providing the option of issuing a member’s temple recommend on a mobile device, instead of a recommend on paper,” said Church spokesman Doug Andersen. “Church members may choose one of these options, to allow them to enter a temple. For those who opt for an electronic recommend, it will be available on the Member Tools app on their phone or tablet that can be scanned at any of the Church’s temples. With this additional recommend option, the Church hopes it will improve and simplify the experience for all who attend the temple.”
A Latter-day Saint with a current temple recommend may choose to keep their printed recommend or switch to a mobile recommend. At the time Church members renew expiring recommends or receive new recommends, they can choose between a paper or mobile temple recommend.
A member can have either a printed recommend or a mobile recommend, but not both.
Latter-day Saints can follow step-by-step online instructions on how to request, set up, and use a mobile temple recommend.
Currently online at the Search Help Center of ChurchofJesusChrist.org, several pages can help members and local leaders with step-by-step directions regarding mobile temple recommends, including a page for members with recommends and a separate page for local leaders who issue the recommends. The Help Center section of the Member Tools app should have similar information once a member’s stake, district, or area has authorization to issue mobile recommends.
When the feature is available and accessible on a digital device in their area, those who desire to receive or switch to mobile temple recommends should contact their local priesthood leaders. Once the recommend is approved, the member can access the mobile temple recommend through the Member Tools app on a mobile device.
Learn more about how to set up your mobile temple recommend at the Church News.
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