LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L Archives
Archiver > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT > 2009-03 > 1237818393
From: RAY FRIESS <>
Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] Which Utah temples accept FORs?
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:26:33 -0600
References: <BAY111-W44A7CDA9174FC63B9ED554B0920@phx.gbl><80730003CC08444E85D6EA66BC80DD0D@JILLS0033000064>
In-Reply-To: <80730003CC08444E85D6EA66BC80DD0D@JILLS0033000064>
What's the latest that you have heard about the Utah and Idaho rollout? Who, when?
> From:
> To:
> Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:00:57 -0600
> Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] Which Utah temples accept FORs?
>
> Robert wrote:
> I was amazed to learn that Provo can print cards from an NFS FOR. Are there
> other Utah/Idaho temples that can do that? Draper?
>
> Robert,
> I can't answer your question specifically, but I can tell you the thought
> process behind what is happening. In Utah, the members go to any number of
> temples--not just the temple in their temple district. To roll-out NFS by
> temple district wouldn't work very well, because a member in the Provo
> district could just as easily attend the Mt. Timpanogos temple and have
> problems if it was not on the system yet. The same problem would exist with
> Salt Lake, Bountiful, Jordan River, Draper, etc. The thought was that Utah
> would almost need to be released at once, as a whole, and the system might
> not handle the load very well.
>
> There are two halves to the roll-out. One is the equipment and the temples
> going onto the new system, the other is the membership going onto the
> system. What is happening is that the temples are quietly setting up the
> equipment so that they can handle FORs in addition to the TempleReady
> system, and the membership half is being rolled out one stake at a time.
> This way, programmers can watch how the system handles the load one stake at
> a time, and members of a rolled-out stake won't have problems going to any
> temple that they typically attend.
>
> I have been quite impressed with the problem-solving that has gone on with
> this entire process. Solutions have been rather creative as this whole
> release has progressed. I would say that if you need to know if a specific
> temple has their equipment set up, give them a call. I don't expect public
> announcements on that half of the roll-out.
>
> Jill Crandell
>
> Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to
> -------------------------------
> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
This thread:
| Re: [LDS-WC] Which Utah temples accept FORs? by RAY FRIESS <> |