Comments on: Callings

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 02:54:36 +0000

That’s what I was getting at in comment 29.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 02:52:39 +0000

Certainly the Holy Ghost can offer guidance in the selection and confirmation of individuals for specific callings.

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 02:45:53 +0000

So…I believe the Holy Ghost has a role in guiding us BOTH while we’re using our own noggins to come up with a name AND while we’re praying for confirmation.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 02:44:46 +0000

I am doubtful there is anything as too much prayer.

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 02:43:46 +0000

Surely there’s nothing wrong with praying both before and after coming up with a choice?

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 02:40:42 +0000

That’s of course for calling that fall under an auxiliary’s stewardship. There are a lot that do not though.

In our ward, at least, presidencies choose a person for a calling, pray for confirmation, then submit the name to the bishopric.

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 02:25:42 +0000

What I’ve usually seen is some President (of the Primary, the Relief Society, a quorum, etc.) praying for guidance in choosing someone to recommend, and then submitting the recommendation to the bishopric. Then the bishopric will do some more praying about the recommendations.

I just suggest that it’s not necessarily correct to say, “The praying happens at point Y, not at point X.” I think it happens all over the place.

By: Mary Siever

Mary Siever — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 04:54:49 +0000

yes that’s right, usually, but not all the time in all callings and not exactly that way necessarily. besides that, the Lord expects everyone to use their brains and make a decision, He has a tendency not to hand out answers on a silver platter. we have to work for them, and that includes Bishoprics. Kim has worked with Bishoprics before as well (including in the calling making process).

By: Kris

Kris — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 04:46:29 +0000

I wrote a reply to Kim’s question yesterday but it doesn’t seem to have posted…Bishoprics do not “choose” people for callings in PEC, or with all presidency members in attendance. Typically, prayerful consideration is done FIRST with the Bishopric ALONE. That is the way I have knwo it to be done on all my wards and in all the Bishoprics my dh has been in. I am only talking from 15 years of experience.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 03:44:12 +0000

Not when I have been in bishopric meetings. The praying comes only after the decision has been made, as confirmation that it was a correct decision.