What is a "Church record"?
In another thread, someone wrote: "When disfellowshipped it goes on a persons church record."
I have heard this kind of thing all my life, but as I have never held a ward-level or higher priesthood leadership position, I have no direct experience with it. What exactly is a "Church record"? Is this to say that somewhere in Salt Lake, there is a file cabinet with forms that say, "Brother So-and-so was disfellowshipped at 24 for reaching down his fiancee's shirt"? What is this used for? Is it consulted if someone is called to a leadership position or something?
What else goes into your Church record? Is it like the "permanent file" that our grade school teachers always threatened us with if we didn't shape up? If you were an ineffective missionary, does your mission president write a note for your Church record about your lack of exhibiting leadership or getting things done?
I'm not saying I necessarily disagree with or disapprove of such a thing. I'm just curious what it is.
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