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While it is not required, it will provide guidance to your personal  \nrepresentative when settling your estate.  \nIf we liken the will to the “brain” of your estate plan, the Letter of Instruction could be called  \nthe “heart” of your plan. It can convey the beliefs, attitudes, and feelings that motivate your  \ndecisions and can communicate your love to your family, your ministries, and the world you  \nleave behind.  \nTo create a Letter of Instruction (LOI), you would write your LOI and simply keep that  \ndocument with your other estate plan documents. Once you create the LOI, you would  \nreference the document in your will or Revocable Living Trust. Then you simply keep that  \ndocument updated on a regular basis, as needed. (I like to update mine every six months.)  \nHelpful information you can provide through a Letter of Instruction includes:  \n• Location of important documents  \n• Personal data, such as your date ofbirth and Social Security number  \n• Usernames and passwords for online accounts and financial institutions  \n• A list of all assets, including any secured locations and access instructions  \n• Contact information for any professional advisors, including attorneys, brokers, bankers, and financial advisors  \n• Contact information for any creditors  \n• All insurance policy information, especially life insurance  \n• Care directives for any pets who will need a new home  \n• Personal messages to loved ones  \n• Distribution desires for personal effects  \n• Your Christian testimony  \n• Your personal or family values  \nThere is likely a great deal of information you would like to relay to your family and other loved ones. The Letter of Instruction is the place to include such information that goes beyond the  \nlegally binding specifics of your will.  \nHave you written a Letter of Instruction yet? If not, you could start helping your family in this way today.","cbCaiajXbKDKO89W","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiajXbKDKO89W","pdf",42099,"English","# Key Purpose of a Letter of Instruction\n## Guidance for the Personal Representative\n## Relationship to the Will and Revocable Living Trust\n# How to Create and Maintain the Document\n## Referencing in Estate Documents\n## Ongoing Updates\n# Information to Include\n## Document Locations and Personal Data\n## Access Details, Assets, and Advisors\n## Credits, Insurance, and Pet Care\n## Personal Messages and Values","[{\"question\":\"Is a Letter of Instruction required for an estate plan?\",\"answer\":\"A Letter of Instruction is not required, but it is one of the most important documents in an estate plan because it offers practical guidance to the personal representative.\"},{\"question\":\"How should a Letter of Instruction be used with a will or revocable living trust?\",\"answer\":\"After creating the Letter of Instruction, keep it with the other estate plan documents and reference it in your will or revocable living trust so it can be found when needed.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of information are recommended to include?\",\"answer\":\"It can include locations of important documents, personal data, usernames and passwords, a list of assets and access instructions, contact information for professional advisors and creditors, insurance policy details, pet care directives, and personal messages and values.\"}]","Letter of Instruction | PDF",1789495232]