Paul and Steven,
You don’t really need this, but so we’re all on the same page please consider sharing the following in your teaching of the HC assigned to your committee.
I truly don’t want to make a “rule” and I certainly don’t want HC to stress. I simply want them to consider the following guidelines when they speak in a ward and a member of the stake presidency is on the stand.
1. If the HC has 20 minutes or more remaining in the meeting (not including the closing song and prayer) please consider the courtesy of closing 3-5 minutes early to allow time for the stake presidency member to bear testimony of the HC's subject.
2. Please do NOT ask the presidency member before the meeting if he wants time and do NOT announce in your talk that you’re going to leave time for the presidency member to speak. That decision is solely up to the presidency member. It’s OK if the meeting ends early.
3. Please help to make sure the sacrament meeting doesn’t go over time (I’m trying to repent of this myself).
I hope this is helpful. Feel free to adapt. I don’t want HC to stress over this, but for all of us to go by the Spirit and, when appropriate, allow a member of the stake presidency to “seal” a sacrament meeting with his testimony.
Let me know if you have any questions. Please help emphasize that this is NOT a rule, but simply a guideline as to what would be nice when they speak and a member of the presidency is on the stand.
Thank you,
Crismon
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