Sacrament meeting business, ready to read
Pulpit mode gathers this Sunday's sustainings, releases, Aaronic Priesthood ordinations and announcements into one script, in the words you'll say. Mark each item as you present it, then record them all when you finish.
Conducting shouldn't start with a scramble
“Who's ready this week?”
I'm on the stand, texting the executive secretary to find out whose sustaining is ready.
“The words are on a scrap of paper.”
I read a release off a note card and forget to propose the vote of thanks.
“By Monday, nobody remembers.”
After the meeting, someone has to work out what was presented and update every calling by hand.
From ready to recorded
The agenda builds itself from the work your leaders finished during the week.
For the leaders who conduct
Pulpit mode opens for the ward and stake leaders who preside, conduct and keep the record.
Bishopric
- Bishop
- Ward Counselor
Conduct from the agenda, mark each item as it's presented and record them all at the end. If a name on the program changes that morning, change it right there.
Ward clerks
- Ward Clerk
Follow the same agenda on your own device, mark what's presented and record it.
Stake presidency and clerks
- Stake President
- Stake Counselor
- Stake Clerk
Pick the ward you're visiting. The presidency presents the stake's business, and a clerk can record that ward's sustaining.
High council
- High Council
Present the stake's business in the wards you visit and record it. The ward's own business shows read-only.
Executive secretaries and assistant clerks get Sunday ready: they keep the calling list, write the announcements and type the program the conductor reads.
In a ward, and across a stake
A ward on its own
Your bishopric presents the ward's callings, releases and ordinations, and records them when you finish. Callings the stake extends, like the bishopric's counselors, show as “The stake presents this.” A high councilor presents them, and your ward marks the sustaining from the calling's page.
A ward linked to its stake
The stake's business for that Sunday shows on the ward's agenda too, read-only and marked “The stake presents this.” The bishopric sees the whole meeting, and the stake records its own items.
At the stake
Pick the ward you're visiting; each one shows how many items are waiting. You see the ward's own business read-only, and present and record the stake's. A stake calling's sustaining step completes when the last ward has sustained it.
Built for the stand
Small things that matter while the congregation waits.
Larger text, dark screen
Turn on larger text or a dark screen from the top of the page. Both are remembered on that device, and the screen stays awake while you conduct, where the browser allows it.
English or Spanish, on the spot
Switch the language from the pulpit and the script follows. In Spanish, it reads correctly for a brother, a sister or a couple.
Releases before sustainings
Releases are read before the new sustainings (General Handbook 30.3). A release goes ahead on its own. When someone new is being called to the same calling, it can wait so both are read together, or you can present it right away.
Only what belongs at the pulpit
Callings sustained in a quorum or class, such as other elders quorum callings and Young Women class presidencies, stay off the agenda, and so do their releases (General Handbook 30.8.1, 30.6).
Announcements that drop off
Leaders write announcements ahead, with a start and end date. Each one shows on the agenda inside its dates, then drops off. Add a last-minute one right at the pulpit: it's read, not saved.
The program, with your place kept
BetaWith a program from Meetings (beta), each item sits under its line. Tap a line to keep your place, and change a name right there if plans change.
Wardzen is an independent product. We cite the General Handbook so you can check our work. It doesn't mean the Church has reviewed or endorsed Wardzen.
Questions about Pulpit mode
What shows up on the agenda?
Callings and releases confirmed ready to present, Aaronic Priesthood ordinations awaiting the ward's vote, and announcements inside their dates. If callings are still waiting on that confirmation and the agenda is otherwise empty, Pulpit mode tells you how many.
What does Record & finish do?
It records the sustaining for every item you marked as presented. Each one then moves on to its next step, such as setting apart; a stake calling waits until every ward has sustained it. Anything you didn't mark stays on the agenda. Exit without recording leaves everything as it was.
How does the stake present its business in a ward?
A member of the stake presidency or a high councilor opens Pulpit mode in the stake and picks the ward. The stake's business is theirs to present and record. The ward's own business shows read-only, so the whole meeting is in view.
Do we need a sacrament meeting program to use it?
No. Without one, Pulpit mode shows the announcements and the business on their own. A program comes from Meetings, which is in beta, and belongs to the ward.
Can I use it on a phone?
Yes. It works on a phone, a tablet or a laptop. The buttons are large enough to tap on the stand, and the screen stays awake while you conduct, where the browser allows it.
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