June 24. On this date in 1968, the Universal House of Justice outlined in a letter to the Continental Board of Counsellors the steps to take "when a member of the Continental Board of Counsellors learns of any incipient Covenant-breaking."

 

June 24. On this date in 1968, the Universal House of Justice outlined in a letter to the Continental Board of Counsellors the steps to take "when a member of the Continental Board of Counsellors learns of any incipient Covenant-breaking."

1083. The Authority of Expulsion and Reinstatement Exercised by the Hands of the Cause

"The authority of expulsion and reinstatement will be exercised by the Hands of the Cause of God, subject in each instance to the approval of the Universal House of Justice. When a member of the Continental Board of Counsellors learns of any incipient Covenant-breaking, the matter should be reported without delay to a Hand of the Cause available in the area, who will deal with the matter. A copy of the report should be sent to the Hands in the Holy Land and to the other members of the Board. Should no Hand of the Cause be available in the area, the report should be sent to the Hands of the Cause in the Holy Land, with copy to the other members of the Board, in which case the Hands of the Cause in the Holy Land will deal with the matter. Such reports should contain full details of actions already taken.

"Reinstatement of Covenant-breakers will follow similar procedures."

(From a letter of the Universal House of Justice to the Continental Boards of Counsellors, June 24, 1968)