Sunday, August 3, 2014

Introduction to LDS Tools

Members with a mobile device running Android, Apple iOS, BlackBerry, or Windows Phone should download LDS Tools, an official app of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
 

Directory

LDS Tools downloads the entire ward and stake directory and stores them for offline access.



Tap on a member's address to view the location on a map.  If your mobile device is a phone, tap on a phone number in the directory to place a call.  For incoming calls, LDS Tools can provide secondary caller ID information.



Parents can view membership record numbers for members of their family, perfect for helping them create their own lds.org accounts.


To add an individual to your device's contacts, in Android tap on the three connected dots in the upper right corner. On iOS, tap on Add to Contacts. You will be given an option to create a new contact or update an existing one.

Callings

LDS Tools allows you to view the entire list of callings for your own ward, the stake, and other wards in the stake.  Tap on a person's name to view contact info.

Calendar

View details of calendar events for the ward, stake, or entire church. To add events to your device's calendar, in iOS tap and hold on the event, then select Copy to My Calendar. In Android, view the details of the event, then tap on the three connected dots in the upper right corner.



Synchronization

The data in LDS Tools only updates when you manually sync. 



In iOS, tap on the three horizontal bars in the top right. A menu will open on the left. Tap on Sync. In Android, tap on the device's menu button, then select Sync.

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