Backroads Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 Has anyone ever done this? lds.org has a map section that can, among other things, locate your ward/stake/branch based on your address. I wind up using this all the time in my office. Quote
skippy740 Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 LOL! I think that's okay. I think if you're using any church resources for any kind of financial or political gain... that's when the trouble can begin. Quote
Dravin Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 Has anyone ever done this?lds.org has a map section that can, among other things, locate your ward/stake/branch based on your address.I wind up using this all the time in my office.For what? Arguably using the website to locate what ward or stake a given address is within the boundaries of is what it's designed and intended for. What non-Church use are you finding the information that XYZ Road Ln is located in the North Stake's 3rd Ward?When I think of using Church resources for non-Church uses I think of using Ward Directories to contact people about your School fund raiser, digging up contacts for the MLM you just joined, or to drum up support for your favorite politician. Quote
Backroads Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Posted June 7, 2011 For what? Arguably using the website to locate what ward or stake a given address is within the boundaries of is what it's designed and intended for. What non-Church use are you finding the information that XYZ Road Ln is located in the North Stake's 3rd Ward?When I think of using Church resources for non-Church uses I think of using Ward Directories to contact people about your School fund raiser, digging up contacts for the MLM you just joined, or to drum up support for your favorite politician.I use it for registration and billing purposes. I often have people who walk into the Scout office with no idea what their unit numbers are--and almost as often people who have no idea what ward they are in (and no, not all are inactives). We keep a list of chartered organizations, so I can type in the individual's address and voila, I now have the information to track down their ward and from there their units. Quote
john doe Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 I use it for registration and billing purposes. I often have people who walk into the Scout office with no idea what their unit numbers are--and almost as often people who have no idea what ward they are in (and no, not all are inactives). We keep a list of chartered organizations, so I can type in the individual's address and voila, I now have the information to track down their ward and from there their units.That is using it to do your job, which is directly related to benefiting the unit you look up. I see no problem with that, and the Church probably finds it acceptable use as well. However, if you were using that information to find people you wouldn't normally know for purposes of soliciting goods or finding potential clients, then that would not be acceptable use. Quote
RipplecutBuddha Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 And here I thought I'd have to defend using the cultural hall to fly indoor r/c helicopters during the week.... Quote
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