06-11-2008, 04:13 PM | #1 |
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"Charity" HP ordinations
What is the policy on this? Can you be ordained a HP without any calling that requires you to be HP?
I think the answer is yes, but it is generally not done. usually they will call that person to be the secretary of the HP quorum. It's pretty rare, from what I can tell, to be active in the church your whole life, and still be in the EQ at 50 or 60 years old. |
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Yes, you can be ordained a HP without receving a calling that requires it.
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06-11-2008, 04:16 PM | #3 |
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Who can originate the process for getting someone ordained? For example, can a man ask to be ordained? Can the HP group leader put in a request? Can a Bishop make a request? And who makes the decision?
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And let me tell you, the HP lessons beat the EQ lessons by a mile.
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One of the newer requirements is not to beat up on SWK on internet messageboards.
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06-11-2008, 04:27 PM | #6 |
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It's usually dependent upon the bishop's recommendation.
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What's bizarre are the very few people that are still Seventies. I think they got rid of Seventies quorums back in the early 80s or thereabouts. You don't run into too many people these days that were Seventies when they disbanded those quorums in the 80s but never got made HPs. |
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06-11-2008, 04:35 PM | #9 |
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Too bad they got rid of the Seventies. Being called to that actually meant you had a specific destiny. That would have been cool.
I wonder if poor misssionary efforts in the USA are linked to this. |
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In some wards, what happens is the allowance for older Elders to attend HP Group, without making the ordination until a calling requires it. That's what happens in ours, and I agree HP lessons are vastly better than EQ's.
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