by Larry Richman | Apr 30, 2024
Over the last three months, the Church has rolled out a major update of the Member Tools app for both iOS and Android users. Since its introduction in 2010, the app (previously named LDS Tools) has grown from a digital directory of ward and stake members to a powerful...
by Larry Richman | Mar 1, 2024
Adult teachers and secretaries can now take class attendance in the Member Tools app, eliminating the need to keep track of paper attendance rolls. To take attendance, teachers or their secretaries can open the Member Tools app menu, select Reports, then select Class...
by Larry Richman | Jan 12, 2024
Since its introduction in 2010, the Member Tools app (previously named LDS Tools) has grown from a digital directory of ward and stake members to a powerful tool supporting both members and leaders throughout the Church with many additional capabilities. As the Church...
by Larry Richman | Oct 20, 2023
Improvements are coming to the Leader and Clerk Resources website and the Member Tools mobile app that will better assist members and leaders in fulfilling their callings and responsibilities, in ministering more effectively to others, and in accomplishing the mission...
by Larry Richman | Jul 7, 2023
The product manager of the Church’s Member Tools app has written an article about exciting changes coming to the Church’s Member Tools app, which lets you contact ward and stake members, access event calendars, and locate Church meetinghouses and temples....
by Larry Richman | Feb 2, 2023
The Member Tools app provides members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with the ability to contact ward and stake members, access event calendars, and locate Church meetinghouses and temples. Leaders can also access additional membership information...
by Larry Richman | May 4, 2020
During this temporary time when Church meetings aren’t being held regularly, it is important for ward leaders to stay in touch with their members. Here are three ways that Church tools can help you stay in touch. Send a Message in Leader and Clerk Resources...
by Larry Richman | Aug 2, 2018
Today, updates were made to the Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) (online at lds.org/lcr) to support the management of ministering assignments and the recording of ministering interviews. An updated version of the LDS Tools app is also available so you can update your...
by Larry Richman | Nov 20, 2015
An updated version of the LDS Tools mobile app is available for iOS and Android mobile devices. Here is a summary of the new or enhanced functions with this release: For Members See your own membership and ordinance data under the Membership Information section in the...
by Larry Richman | Feb 18, 2015
Latter-day Saints can now receive free personal subscriptions to AmericanAncestors.org, the research website of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Personal access to this service is provided at no cost for Church members as part of an agreement between...
by Larry Richman | Aug 1, 2014
The Church recently released a major update for the LDS Tools mobile app, incorporating a variety of requests based on user feedback. Hundreds of thousands of members and leaders use the LDS Tools mobile app every month to contact members, access their events...
by Larry Richman | Aug 5, 2013
Stakes, districts, wards, and branches worldwide* have access to the four tools listed below to make it easier to schedule meetings and events, provide directories, schedule lessons, and provide an electronic newsletter to members. These great tools on LDS.org are...
by Larry Richman | Feb 15, 2013
LDS.org provides tools to make it easier for leaders to schedule meetings and lessons, create directories, and communicate this information to members. Stakes, wards, and branches in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand previously had access to...
by Larry Richman | Nov 9, 2012
LDS Tools is a mobile app that works on a smartphone or tablet and lets you download directory information and the events calendar for your ward, branch, stake, or district. Bishoprics, branch presidencies, and stake and district presidencies, as well as clerks and...
by Larry Richman | Jun 22, 2012
The classic.lds.org website (the version of LDS.org prior to November 2010) provided a website for each ward and stake, including calendars, directories, news, and lesson schedules. There is still a link to these sites on the home page of LDS.org (see “Ward and...