[Teachldsseminary] OT: Callings Letter Date

[terisa]

As usual, I probably said it wrong. I should have learned by now not to comment. Forgive me. ~Terisa

--- On Wed, 7/2/08, E. Keith (JB) Howick, Jr. <howick at windriverpublishing.com> wrote:

From: E. Keith (JB) Howick, Jr. <howick at windriverpublishing.com>
Subject: Re: [Teachldsseminary] OT: Callings Letter Date
To: "Free Email list for LDS Seminary Teachers" <teachldsseminary at latter-dayvillage.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 4:26 PM


Terisa's remark was interesting.  Do many people think this way?  It's true that when a release is extended from leadership it generally happens during an interview, but Terisa's comment seems to imply that the called can't choose to terminate the calling.  This isn't true.

If anyone out there believes they can only be released from their calling by the grace of their church leaders, please, be at ease.  The Gospel's fundamental premise is freedom of choice.  While formalities dictate the procedure church leaders use to follow-up on and announce a release, the moment you contact a church leader and tell them that the calling is terminated, it is.  The church has no authority to force anyone to do anything --- least of all to force them to keep a calling until someone else decides a release is warranted.  Releases have always been at the discretion of *both* church leaders and those who are called.

JB Howick
President
Wallace Branch


terisa wrote: 




Releases will be made according to those interviews, and not at the teacher's discretion anymore.

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