"Single students who live in housing that is located on campus or owned by the University should be members of a student ward...that includes their living quarters in its boundaries" (145).
"Single students who live away from home but off campus may choose to be members of a student ward or of the conventional ward where they reside. If there is more than one student ward in the area, and if students choose to attend a student ward, they should be members of the ward that includes their living quarters in its boundaries" (145).
"Unmarried students who live with their parents normally remain in their conventional wards" (145). Exceptions must be approved by the parents, by both bishops, and by both stake presidents. The students may then attend the student ward that includes their parents' home in its boundaries.
"Unmarried members who are not students do not normally attend student wards. Exceptions may be made in stakes that do not have a single member ward if the Bishop of the home ward feels that it would be in the member's best interest to belong to a student ward. Such exceptions must be approved by the parents (where appropriate), by both bishops, and by both stake presidents" (145).
"Unmarried members, ages 18 through 20,who live with their parents normally remain in their conventional ward. If they live away from home, they may attend the young single adult ward" (144).
"Married students may choose to be members of either a [married] student ward or the conventional ward where they reside" (145).
Married students living in BYU married student housing attend the married student ward that includes their living quarters in its boundaries.
Single adults 31 years of age and older, ought not to attend student wards, but return to a conventional ward which "provides a full range of church experiencees and offers opportunities to serve, teach, lead, and associate with people of all ages."
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