Church promotes two

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has promoted two Auburn residents to positions of pastoral and administrative responsibility. Mark Clay is the new president of the Syracuse Stake, which includes Auburn, and Dr. Daniel Larson is the new bishop of the Auburn Ward.

Stake in this case is similar to a diocese or district; the president is the equivalent of bishop or district superintendent, and the bishop is the pastor of the local church. More people refer to this denomination as Mormons, because one of their sacred texts is called “The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ.”

The clergy are all unpaid lay members of the congregation.