Looking into this the Handbook of Instructions (2006) states: Taking photographs or making video recordings in chapels is not permitted.
(pg 183) So it appears that audio recordings are permitted if your Bishop approves. -Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Wise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "LDS Open Source Software" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 7:12 AM Subject: Re: Recording in the Chapel [Was Re: [Ldsoss] Shut-ins and theSacrament Meeting] | Interestingly enough, there is an audio tape recorder built-in to our | sound system in the chapel. It's part of the setup at the sacrament | table, I suppose so a priest can discretely start and stop the | recording. Our chapel is new (built in 2000) so this should be | additional confirmation that audio recordings are allowed. | | Kevin | | A. Rick Anderson wrote: | > Stacey wrote: | >> (2) I don't believe there is anything in the church handbook about | >> making audio (and audio only) recordings of sacrament talks. | > I was going to challenge this, but I checked and you are correct. | > There is no explicit prohibition of audio recordings of a sacrament | > service unless it is a General Authority speaking. If there is a | > General Authority, you can take notes for personal use, but even your | > personal, hand-written notes should not be distributed. (of course, | > if this had been followed historically, we wouldn't have the King | > Folliet discourse or a few other 'minor' sermons :-) | > | >> I recall there is something about making video recordings and taking | >> pictures in the chapel. | > Yup, this is explicitly banned! So, if you get married in the chapel | > (which is now acceptable), you can't video tape the wedding. | > | > I'm very grateful that we got my Father's last sermon in stake | > conference before this prohibition came about. It's a treasure to me | > and my children. My Father's descendants would be much poorer without | > it! | > | _______________________________________________ | Ldsoss mailing list | [email protected] | http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss | | ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Ldsoss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss
