Comments on: President Hinckley

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:32:05 +0000

I expect somewhere a Bishop has lost his wife. I am not aware of it happening to anyone I know.

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 03:13:36 +0000

Bill, as far as I’m aware, there’s no rule about having to release a bishop under these circumstances. There probably is a policy in place of usually releasing a bishop who loses a wife. I can think of a broad range of reasons for doing so. However, such a policy is probably subject to exceptions. Those who apply such policies try to do so under the guidance of the Spirit and make exceptions where the Spirit indicates they should.

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 23:31:41 +0000

If a Bishop loses his wife, will he be replaced? Does anyone know of a Bishop that is in office and single?

I know a SP that lost his job and was released as SP (early) because he was unemployed.

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 20:47:37 +0000

Unless that was just an instruction for the Church in Paul’s time, rather than a requirement for bishops in all dispensations.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 19:11:25 +0000

At least a bishop needs to be married: see 1 Tim. 3:2.

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 19:08:10 +0000

“…does the Prophet need to be married?”

Not that I know of.

“At what office would a GA need to hold to no longer need to be married to keep his position?”

I don’t think I fully understand the question, but I’ll take a crack at it: I don’t know what positions require marriage and which don’t.

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 05:11:22 +0000

A Ward Sunday School President is not a Leadership position. I have not clue who the Sunday School President is in my Ward. Let’s assume a Leadership position would start at the level of a Bishop and go up from there. If a Bishop or Stake President has to be married, does a GA? How about an Apostle? How about the Prophet?

ltbugaf wrote -“If the calling does require it, and the leader is no longer married, then the leader probably needs to be released. Not really difficult logic, there.”

Following your logic – does the Prophet need to be married? If he does need to be married and is not, then does he need to be released?

At what office would a GA need to hold to no longer need to be married to keep his position?

Just asking a question.

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 03:18:34 +0000

“[S]hould all Church leaders be held to the same standard?”
A. No. A ward Sunday School President, for example, doesn’t need to be married, and there’s no particular reason to change that. Some other callings call for different qualifications. It’s not surprising that the qualifications for one leadership position may differ from the qualifications for another leadership position.

“If a spouse decided to [do something wrong or leave the marriage], should the faithful spouse be treated different at church? Loss of Church callings for example?”
A. That depends on whether the calling requires the leader to be married. If the calling does require it, and the leader is no longer married, then the leader probably needs to be released. Not really difficult logic, there.

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 03:11:17 +0000

If having a wife is a requirement to holding certain Church callings (Leadership Positions) should all Church Leaders be held to the same standard?

If a spouse decided to exercise their free agency and leave the marriage, or committed some serious sin, should the faithful spouse be treated different at church? Loss of Church callings for example?

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 02:20:23 +0000

Sorry–forgot to answer your question. “Is having a wife a requirement to holding certain Church callings?”

Yes.