Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) Frequently Asked Questions

Stake organization leaders and high councilors are primarily responsible to instruct and support ward organization and Melchizedek Priesthood leaders. They orient newly called ward organization and Melchizedek Priesthood leaders and provide encouragement, support, and instruction. They are not responsible for individual ward members. It is the ward clerk’s responsibility to train ward organization and Melchizedek Priesthood leaders on record-keeping tools and responsibilities. If stake organization leaders and high councilors need a list of members for planning purposes, they should request this information through the ward or stake clerk.

The ability to activate temple recommends is found under the Temple menu in LCR. (Only stake presidencies, stake clerks, and stake executive secretaries have access to activate temple recommends.)

When you click the Save button after the recommend information has been entered properly, a green box will appear below the Save button with a success confirmation message. You can also check the Temple Recommend Status Report under the Reports menu, which is updated within a few minutes after a temple recommend is activated.

Under the Reports menus, open the Temple Recommend Status Report. The status column will show that the recommend is Active, Expiring, or Expired. The Expiring status will show if the recommend will be expiring within the next two months.

Go to the Reports menu in LCR, select Unit Settings, and click the pencil icon next to the unit. Enter the abbreviation (up to four characters) and click Save. Ward abbreviations may be changed by a stake presidency member, the stake clerk, or the stake executive secretary.

The LCR site adjusts what you see based on the size of your screen. This allows those who are using smartphones or tablets to see a list view of features and prevents them from having to swipe back and forth across a wide horizontal screen. It may also apply to a desktop computer if your browser window is not maximized to the full size of the monitor.

When your screen size is too narrow to display the menu tabs horizontally, LCR will automatically adjust to provide a vertical menu. To display the vertical menu, go to the left side of the Leader and Clerk Resources heading, and click the button that has three lines.

Over the years, many items have been added to Leader and Clerk Resources making it difficult for leaders to find what they were looking for when navigating the menu. This new menu structure is a result of information learned through direct feedback and research. For more information about the updated menu, please see the Updated LCR Menu - Quick Reference page.

"No participant in a membership council is permitted to make an audio, video, or written recording. A clerk may take notes for the purpose of preparing the Report of Church Membership Council. However, such notes are not to be a word-for-word record or transcript. After the report is prepared, he promptly destroys any notes" (General Handbook 32.10).

"After any membership council, the bishop or stake president promptly submits a Report of Church Membership Council form through LCR. He may ask the clerk to prepare the report. He ensures that no hard copy or electronic copy of the form is retained locally. He also ensures that any notes used to prepare the report are promptly destroyed" (General Handbook 32.14.1).

For security and data privacy purposes, access to specific functionality within LCR is determined based on your calling. To view the functionality assigned to a specific calling, go to the Feature Access by Calling table found under the Help menu in LCR.

After a member’s calling is recorded, there can be up to a six-hour delay before access to LCR is activated.