Church Policies and Announcements

Editors’ note (Feb. 2020): Articles in the magazines archive reflect the terms and language of an earlier time. Current messages on disabilities and the gospel are available here.

The following items appeared in a recent Messages, sent to stake, mission, and district presidents and to bishops and branch presidents:

“Special Organizations Available to Mentally Retarded Members. A new publication, Special Organizations Available to Mentally Retarded Members (PXWE0257), is now available to priesthood leaders. This roster lists sixty-eight special organizations, including Primary, seminary, and other organizations throughout the Church, designed to provide special assistance to mentally retarded members. Specific information is given concerning times and places of meetings as well as names and addresses of priesthood leaders or other contact persons. Copies, at 25¢ each, may be ordered directly from the Salt Lake City Distribution Center, 1999 West 1700 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104, by using a regular distribution center order form.”