Posted by:
StoneInHat
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Date: November 02, 2013 04:46PM
About 5 years ago my EQ president accused me of being dishonest about my home teaching. He accused me of avoiding my companion. I told him that my companion never called, never knocked on my door, and never sent me an e-mail. He still accused me of lying. I told him if he were truly inspired, then the Spirit of God would have told him I was not lying (I was dead serious when I said this).
Because I told him that he was uninspired, I got stripped of my HT duties and all my callings. Because of this, I had no desire to go to church and became inactive. My oldest daughter kept on going every Sunday even though I wasn't going, her mom wasn't going, and her sibblings weren't going.
My wife would ask me to pick up my oldest daughter at the end of services. So, I would sit out in the car in my street clothes waiting for her. The EQ Pres. saw this and sent me an e-mail calling me out saying more or less that if I can come pick up my daughter I can come to priesthood.
Now, I guarantee you that if I quit going to church at my non-denominational church, and say for example decided to go to Mesquite where some other member just happened to see me, I would not get an e-mail from my Pastor or anyone else chiding me for not going to church.