From the Finances menu under Fast Offering, go to Add/Update Recipients.MLS ProceduresĮach recipient of fast-offering payments (direct or indirect) must be entered in MLS so that the expense can be connected to the recipient. From the Merging into drop down menu, select the participant to be merged.Ĭompare the two participant records and if satisfied, click the checkbox in the bottom left to confirm the merge and then click the Merge Participants button. To merge this type of participant record with another record, including a valid MRN record, click the Merge button. Nonmembers are also identified with a CUBS number (CUBS-xxxxxxx) in the MRN column. Under the Member column in the Participant List look for the Merge button when the participant is identified as a Nonmember. When a membership record arrives after creating a nonmember recipient merge the nonmember record with the member record: Merge If adding a Nonmember, type the information in the available fields, then click Add Recipient.If adding a Member, type the member’s number in the Membership Record Number field, then click Save Recipient.Choose either the Member or Nonmember option.Click the drop-down to the right to choose a recipient and click on Add Recipient.In the Category field choose a Fast Offerings category.

Go to the Finance menu and click on the Expenses tab.

(Handbook 22.6.4.5)Įach person or entity receiving fast-offering payments (direct or indirect) must be listed in LCR so that the expense can be connected to the recipient.

Neither the payee nor the person being assisted signs the check or form or approves the EFT.

The persons approving the payment are not related to either the payee or the person being assisted.

Two authorized approvers always sign the check or form or approve the EFT.When giving fast-offering assistance via check, electronic fund transfer (EFT), or a payment approval form), ensure that:.Ensure that any fast-offering assistance to the bishop or his immediate family members is first approved in writing by the stake president (see 22.5.2, General Handbook) and complies with the following instructions.Do not use fast offerings to pay members’ consumer debt or obligations incurred in business failures or speculative ventures.Encourage members to contribute to the fast-offering fund when they are again able to do so. Members are not required to repay welfare assistance they receive from the Church. Do not loan fast offerings to members.When possible, make payments to providers of goods and services rather than to the person being assisted or to other individuals.(Handbook 22.6.3.4) (Also see “Principles and Guidelines for Rendering Assistance” in 22.6.3, General Handbook). Where bishops’ storehouses are not available, fast offerings may be used to buy essential commodities. Members can then use their own money to pay other obligations. When possible, the bishop provides members with commodities or services instead of giving them money or paying their bills.Personally approve all fast-offering expenditures.Guidelines for the bishop in using fast offerings to administer assistance are outlined below: They should be compassionate and generous while not creating dependence. Members may need support and empathy as they work to reduce or eliminate expenses to better provide for their own needs.īishops should exercise good judgment and seek spiritual direction when considering the amount and duration of the assistance given. It may also be used to pay for personal services such as counseling, medical care, or vocational training.Ĭhurch assistance is meant to sustain life-not to maintain lifestyle. However, it may also be used to pay for housing or utilities. Fast-offering assistance is generally used to pay for essential items, such as food and clothing. The goal of Church assistance is to temporarily meet basic needs while members strive to become self-reliant. Provide Temporary Assistance for Essential Needs (Handbook 22.4.2)

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