[Teachldsseminary] OT: Callings Letter Date

[BRIAN LILLIE]

Thanks Terry,

Your comments are very much appreciated.

----- Original Message -----
From: TERRY L HAYNIE <dnas1 at msn.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 5:42 pm
Subject: Re: [Teachldsseminary] OT: Callings Letter Date
To: terisab56 at yahoo.com, Free Email list for LDS Seminary Teachers <teachldsseminary at latter-dayvillage.com>

> 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> 
>   To: Free Email list for LDS Seminary 
> Teachers<mailto:teachldsseminary at latter-dayvillage.com> 
>   Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 4:52 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Teachldsseminary] OT: Callings Letter Date
> 
> 
>         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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