{"id":15992,"date":"2011-06-25T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2011-06-25T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/?p=15992"},"modified":"2011-06-25T10:27:27","modified_gmt":"2011-06-25T15:27:27","slug":"handbook-2-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2011\/06\/handbook-2-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Handbook 2: Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"0-a-handbook-2-120x155_000_Cover\"After the Church posted the text of the 2nd volume of its administrative handbook (formerly known as the Church Handbook of Instructions<\/a>\u2014CHI) last fall, a few bloggers looked at the handbook, including our own Dave Banack<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But in the ensuing months, the handbook hasn’t drawn much attention. Given the handbook’s influence in Mormon life (and because it is something I should read for my current calling), I thought it might be useful to post questions about and reactions to handbook 2. I hope to make this examination in a series of posts (posted on Saturdays), at least one for each of the 21 chapters of the handbook. Dave Banack has agreed to alternate posts with me.<\/p>\n

As I’ve read through the handbook so far, I’ve discovered that there is really quite a lot of material to discuss in each section. While the last chapter, covering “Selected Church Policies<\/a>” may be what draws most attention, in fact many Church policies and procedures are scattered throughout the chapters of the handbook, and I’ve learned something on almost every page I’ve read.<\/p>\n

For example, even in the handbook’s Introduction<\/a> (not one of the 21 chapters), a few questions arise that are worth mentioning and perhaps discussing:<\/p>\n