Immediate Positive Results from Leaving


It takes a long time to recover from the deceptions of Mormonism. There are immediate improvements in one's life however when one discovers what really happened historically and learns how the church, like other groups that deceive, manipulates people. Bitterness and anger are normal.  You must not let those feelings dominate your life. I recommend having your name removed from the church records to be free of the group. Not everyone I have gotten to know, who realize it is all a fraud, have left Mormonism by having their names removed, because of family pressures, but the list still applies if they let the knowledge begin to free their lives. Your life changes dramatically for the better even though you simultaneously experience emotional pain because you have been lied to for so many years. I have listed things that I have personally experienced and also verified that others have gone through these same feelings. These are the positive feelings and experiences that we have had and continue to expand even within the first few months of leaving Mormonism.

An excellent resource for leaving Mormonism:

http://packham.n4m.org/leaving.htm
 

Email method for resignation (updated May 2011)

"Many people have reported that they have been able to resign via e-mail directly to Membership Records. If so, this greatly simplifies the resignation process. Your e-mail should include identifying information and a mailing address for the confirmation letter. The following is a suggested form (omit the bracketed material if you do not have it available):

To: "Greg Dodge, Membership Record"dodgegw@ldschurch.org>
Subject: Resignation of membership in LDS church

My full name is ______; my date of birth is ____________ . [I was baptized on ___(date). My membership number is ______.] My residence address is _______ [in the ________ ward/branch].

I hereby resign my membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, effective immediately, and request you to remove my name permanently from your membership records. I wish no further contact from representatives of your church except to confirm that my name has been removed from your records. I expect to receive that confirmation within a reasonably short time.

 

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