[Teachldsseminary] OT: Callings Letter Date

[TERRY L HAYNIE]

Personally, I have always felt that this is a calling, but in my stake we have had to fill out an appointment or application, usually for 1 year at a time. I have rarely used the mileage re-imbursement and in the 11 years I have taught, have only used the supply budget twice. Maybe now some of the teachers in my stake will take this calling a little more seriously. I've gotten the feeling that in some instances teaching Seminary is on par with Nursery Leader and Scoutmaster, both of which are great positions in the church. This calling has probably been the most satisfying and the hardest I've ever been called to, appointed to, contracted for, or whatever you want to call it. BTW-will this be a Stake calling or a Ward/Branch calling?

Sharon Haynie
Del Norte CO
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: terisa<mailto:terisab56 at yahoo.com> 
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  Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 4:52 PM
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        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<mailto:howick at windriverpublishing.com>> wrote:

          From: E. Keith (JB) Howick, Jr. <howick at windriverpublishing.com<mailto: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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