LCR-SMS

A CLI Python program for sending SMS messages using the Twilio and LDS LCR API's.

Getting Started

You'll need a twilio account and access to the LDS LCR tool in order to use this program.

For twilio, sign up here: https://www.twilio.com Once you have an account with a phone number, grab your 'ACCOUNT SID' and 'AUTH TOKEN'. You can find them here: https://twilio.com/console Create a credentials file, '.creds', in the base of your cloned repo with the following format:

account_sid=##########
auth_token=###########
twilio_num=###########
country_code=1       # 1 is the USA country code, adjust for your location 

For the LDS Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR tool), you'll need a calling that gives you access to membership information. Log into https://lcr.churchofjesuschrist.org/ and find your ward unit number. Mine was in the upper right hand corner, just under the tool bar and looked like this:

Redacted Stake (46##90) Redacted 9th Ward (10###69)

Add your username, password, and ward unit number to the '.creds' file:

username=########
password=########
ward_unit=#######

note, this program only works for members who have a phone number listed on their LDS profile. You should encourage members to update their information.

Important

Some members may not want to be contacted. Simply create a file 'do_not_contact.txt'. Add their phone number with any relevant information:

123-456-7890  # Name  # NO LONGER IN WARD
987-654-3210  # Name  # DO NOT CALL

The lcr-sms.py script will not message any numbers listed in 'do_not_contact.txt'.

Program

Usage:

lcr-sms.py [-h] [-l LIST] [-o ORGANIZATION] [-b BODY] [-v]

arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -l LIST, --list LIST  The phone number list can be a file (one per line) or
                        a list of phone numbers in quotes (must be space or
                        comma delimited, phone numbers themselves cannot have
                        spaces).
  -o ORGANIZATION, --org ORGANIZATION  The group you want to message.
                        This can be 'eq'for the Elders Quorum
                        'rs' for the Relief Society
                        or 'all' for everyone in the ward.
  -b BODY, --body BODY  The body of the message you want to send in quotes.
                        Max 160 characters.
  -v, --verbose         Print more verbose output.

Examples:

lcr-sms.py -o eq -b "Saturday at 9:30am.  Please come"
lcr-sms.py -o rs -b "The Party is on!" -v
lcr-sms.py -l "123-456-7890, 987-654-3210" -b "The Party is canceled :(" -v