In this article, the terms stake and stake president refer also to districts and district presidents. The terms ward and bishop refer also to branches and branch presidents.
The computer you use to access the auditing system must have an internet connection and an internet browser application. To sign in to the auditing system, you must have a Church Account that is associated with your membership record number. If you do not have a Church Account, you may register for one at account.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
To access the auditing system:
Your Church position determines what you can see and do in the auditing system. The name of your Church position appears below your username and the Sign Out link in the top right corner of the window.
Note: In rare cases, a user may have multiple Church positions that have access to the auditing system. When such a user signs in, the system selects one of his positions and grants that position’s access rights. To change to a different position, the user must click the Church position field and select the desired position.
| Stake or ward position | What you can see and do |
| Stake president | View stake and ward audit results, enter corrective actions for the stake’s audit exceptions, sign the stake audit as unit leader, sign ward audits as stake president, view audit committee notes, create audit reports for the stake, do practice audits. |
| Stake clerk, assistant stake clerk for finances | View stake and ward audit results, create audit reports for the stake, do practice audits. |
| Stake audit committee chairman | View stake and ward audit results, sign stake and ward audits as audit committee chairman, view and edit audit committee notes, enter resolution dates for stake and ward audit exceptions, create audit reports for the stake, do practice audits. |
| Stake audit committee member | View stake and ward audit results, view and edit audit committee notes, create audit reports for the stake, do practice audits. |
| Stake auditor | View and conduct stake and ward audits, sign stake and ward audits as auditor, do practice audits. |
| Bishop | View the ward’s audit results, enter corrective actions for the ward’s audit exceptions, sign the ward’s audit as unit leader, do practice audits. |
| Other Church positions | What you can see and do |
| Area Presidency | Create audit reports for the area, do practice audits. |
| Area audit committee chairman | View stake and ward audit results within the area, create audit reports for the area, do practice audits. |
| Area audit committee member | View stake and ward audit results within the area, create audit reports for the area, do practice audits. |
| Area auditor | View, conduct, and delete stake and ward audits within the area, enter resolution dates for stake and ward audit exceptions, mark resolved audit exceptions as “Reviewed,” enter audit results from paper audit forms, sign audits for any position, create audit reports for the area, do practice audits. |
| Assistant area auditor | View and conduct stake and ward audits within the coordinating council, enter resolution dates for stake and ward audit exceptions, mark resolved audit exceptions as “Reviewed,” enter audit results from paper audit forms, create audit reports for the coordinating council, do practice audits. |
| Mission president | View district and branch audit results within the mission, sign district and branch audits as district president, sign independent branch audits as mission president, create audit reports for the districts and branches within the mission, do practice audits. |
| Mission clerk | View district and branch audit results within the mission, create audit reports for the districts and branches within the mission, do practice audits. |
| Mission audit committee chairman (optional position) | View district and branch audit results within the mission; sign district and branch audits as district audit committee chairman; sign independent branch audits as mission audit committee chairman; view and edit audit committee notes; enter resolution dates for district, branch, and independent branch audit exceptions; create audit reports for the districts and branches within the mission; do practice audits. |
| Mission audit committee member (optional position) | View district and branch audit results within the mission, view and edit audit committee notes, create audit reports for the districts and branches within the mission, do practice audits. |
| Mission auditor | View and conduct district and branch audits within the mission, sign district and branch audits as auditor, do practice audits. |
Church positions need to be kept up to date in Church records. The auditing system obtains your Church position from Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) or the Church Directory of Organizations and Leaders (CDOL). The following tables show who enters or updates Church positions.
Note: It may take 24 hours for the auditing system to receive position updates.
| Stake or ward position | Who adds or updates the position |
| Stake president | Church headquarters, in CDOL |
| Stake clerk, assistant stake clerk for finances | Stake clerk, as standard position in LCR |
| Stake audit committee chairman | Stake clerk, as standard position in LCR |
| Stake audit committee member | Stake clerk, as standard position in LCR |
| Stake auditor | Stake clerk, as standard position in LCR |
| Bishop | Church headquarters, in CDOL |
| Other Church positions | Who adds or updates the position |
| Area Presidency | Church headquarters, in CDOL |
| Area audit committee chairman | Area auditor, in CDOL |
| Area audit committee member | Area auditor, in CDOL |
| Area auditor | Church headquarters, in CDOL |
| Assistant area auditor | Area auditor, in CDOL |
| Mission president | Church headquarters, in CDOL |
| Mission clerk | Mission president, in CDOL |
| Mission audit committee chairman (optional position) | Mission president, in CDOL |
| Mission audit committee member (optional position) | Mission president, in CDOL |
| Mission auditor | Mission president, in CDOL |