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Membership Records Receives Your Letter.
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Once your letter is received by Membership records, they will send you a letter back confirming that they have received your letter. You will be told that your resignation is an "ecclesiastical matter" that must be handled by "Local Priesthood Leaders". This is their way of stalling in hopes that you will change your mind.
Your confirmation letter will also state that your temple blessings, priesthood authority and any and all blessings will be in effect cancelled if you should proceed.
You may also receive a color or black and white (photo copied) pamphlet entitled, "An Invitation". This letter is an attempt at inducing guilt within you to try and get you to change your mind. You can either keep it, or do as many others have done - and toss it in the garbage. We would provide a picture of the pamphlet here but Intellectual Reserve would sue us to have it removed (the lawfirm of the LDS Corporation).
Your letter will then be forwarded to your local Bishop and Stake President. As stated above, even if you have moved several times and have never stepped foot in the local Mormon Ward, Membership records will review your return address and send your resignation request to the Bishop and Stake President within the boundaries of where you currently live.
Never throw away any letter you receive from Membership records. This is your proof that they received your letter and are processing your request. You may need it later if your Bishop or Stake President stalls. Any time you need to contact Membership Records, you will have this letter as proof of filing date.
Once you receive your confirmation, you are no longer a member. Legal precedent states that you may resign from any Church by writing a letter of resignation, and that resignation occurs immediately. The LDS Corporation having to spend a great deal of time and effort in removing your name is only a formality to you. You are no longer a member once you receive confirmation that they received your letter.
You may receive confirmation from your local Bishop or Stake President that they received your letter, and be told that the paperwork has been filed but you must wait 30 days.
Realize that the LDS Corporation could simply remove your name immediately and make the process stream-lined. They do not. It is one more control issue the LDS Corporation exercises upon you - and that is to make you wait on their timeframe.
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