The origins of Apostolic Seniority

By Don Bradley “I’d like to be released.” It was not the first time a fellow Latter-day Saint had asked First Presidency counselor Gordon B. Hinckley if he could be released from an ecclesiastical calling. But 87-year old Spencer W….

The three witnesses to the details of the organizational structure

The Plat of the City of Zion and the design for the House of the Lord, revealed in 1833, give specific instructions, with some of them as follows: Building 5 with two identical courts was one of the two buildings…

Factoring: Inventory and Accounts Receivable

In normal business practice, factoring refers to the sale of invoices to third parties. This helps businesses access cash even before their accounts receivable mature, and therefore, gives them the ability to secure new inventory. In other instances, businesses can…

Serving in the community

The community public service The community public service is a body of 5,760 public servants who together help the community achieve its objectives and promises to the participants. Service to the community is voluntary, and involves largely consultancy work, as…

Captains and the Branch Presidency

Introduction – Organization Structure A limited partner is the basic organized unit in a community. A limited partner is an individual who resides within, has a business in the community, and has invested at least US $20,000 of their net…