As I understand it, no, it is not a guarantee. You will be just like the rest of us Gentiles who occasionally get the knock on the door. I would bet, however, that it will drastically reduce that sort of stuff, as you will no longer be the target of reactivation efforts. What I read here on RfM makes me think this is what most resignees experience.
I liked bending the church to MY will after a lifetime of bending to theirs. It was important for me to hear them say - You are NOT one of us. Now when someone asks if I'm a Mormon I can honestly reply No. Before the answer was kind of ethically muddy. My "freedom letter" is framed and hanging on my bedroom wall. I've never hung my college diplomas. Yeah, It was important to me.
Same feeling for me as above. I don't have my letter framed and on the wall but I feel totally free now. I never had a problem with Mormons at the door. The problem was in my head. I didn't feel "clean" from the taint of it all. Today I feel like my old self before I converted. Also, my never Mormon friends know I've found my true north.
Our freedom letters, which we received on February 26, 2014, was an extremely important milestone for me too.
I had spent 6-7 years in the church struggling along. Strong doubts, extreme guilt, severe depression and anxiety. During those years, when I was asked if I was a Mormon, I never knew how to respond.
Once I had finally concluded it was all a fraud, I did not want to be associated with the organization in any way, shape, or form, and my husband had come to the same conclusions as well, so we wanted to take a stand against the organization and formally resign. I understand everyone has their own journey and own way of doing things in this regard, however. For us, resigning was our only option, and we didn't want our children considered "Mormon" any longer either.
I haven't gone to the point of framing my letter, but that's a great idea! The day I received it is my Independence Day!
I recommend reading the section on Richard Packham's website that outlines the advantages and disadvantages of resigning vs. going inactive: http://packham.n4m.org/leaving.htm
Resigning was something that was important for me to do. I needed and wanted to take the step for myself and for my family and friends. In my mind it was something I could do to stand up for myself and to stand up to the church.
The reaction of some to my resignation has been swift, calculating, and judgmental. Their alligence is to the church and they do see me as a evil apostate. Others have not seemed to care and our friendship is still strong, and some just do not understand why I would give the church the time of day by taking this action.
I solemnly testify that resigning grants you with emotional relief over being inactive. The psychological impact of getting the paperwork done gives you personal closure to the issue and that is an extremely relieving feeling. It makes it final and enables you to push it out of your mind for good.
Richard Packham's site suggests four possible courses of action. Might I suggest a fifth?
5. Appear to be a rabid TBM in all your interactions with the church or it's members- but do it in the style of President Padernoster or Elder Delaney (Google them if you don't know about those two).
Resignation gets you off the local Church books. If you don't resign, you could become a project by members, subjected to their ideas of reactivation. Even after 20 years of no contact by members of the Church you could suddenly be bombarded with visits and/contact, if you don't resign.
While you are still on local Church books you will be discussed by members of the Church. It happens more than people know.
While you are on local Church books every believing member KNOWS you believe the Church is true, you are just being tempted by Satan and/or you are spiritually weak for not attending weekly 3 hour services and for not contributing to the "building up of the Kingdom of God on Earth".
I don't think a person can fully recover until they resign and tell those who care about you that you're officially out. Then you've done your part of unraveling the lie. Others will follow you. But most importantly, you've been true to yourself and to those who are a part of who you are in this world. Those who no longer believe and who yet hedge their bets and stay in for whatever reasons, are false people to themselves and to the world. I respect TBMS more.
They've take too much from me. Resigning would mean I'd just disappear from them... so they can continue thinking their cultish fishbowl is 15 million strong. I'm going to continue to be an inactive pain in the ass to them, and a constant reminder of someone who doesn't agree with them.
I've had local members and family members suggest I resign. I figure it's their job to not be dumb enough to visit me, and not for me to sign a paper giving them permission to stop.
I feel like it makes it clear that it's not just a phase, or that you believe but just want to "sin" for a little while. A resignation makes it very clear that you. are. done.
I resigned in 2008. In 2011 I went to my 20 year high school reunion, and saw a few people, who I know had been Mormon while we were young, drinking wine, etc. A year ago, I saw one of them put a status update on Facebook about going to the temple. I was shocked; I think that I must have assumed that she had experienced an epiphany similar to mine and left the church permanently whereas, apparently, she was just "inactive" for a time.
No one can ever make that mistake with me, and a resignation also makes it clear that the church has no power or authority over me any longer.
I had used up my chance to tell the high counsel what I thought and had shown my skill as a lawyer in winning an appeal to the FP. Finally, when they essentially tried to destroy my family, I resigned. They had reached the level of true evil, and can go to hell. What respect I had always had for the local leaders was replaced with distaste.