My understanding is that newly bapitized individuals are given the DPA.
The fact that there is no yearly reminder to make sure its completed and
carried at all times is clearly a change. I think its difficult to interpret
why this change was made. It may well be indicative of something - I'm
just not sure what. I have a private email from a current HLC member
from yesterday stating that there has been no change and the material
from the District Convention this year implies no change. So it may be that
the elders have a letter from 2013 or perhaps a verbal or written instruction from
their KM (elder) school that the Secretary will see to it that any newly
bapitized individual receives and completes a DPA.
Lee