A few years ago I formally resigned from the LSD church and never received a resignation confirmation. Possibly an oversight on the part of the very busy TBMs who process that stuff.
Anyways, I moved a few times since then and cannot find my resignation confirmation letter. I'm not even sure I got one, just the warning that all of my blessings are null and void. I would like to have that letter, mostly for myself, but also because TSSC never sent me the letter, which was their responsibility.
So I guess I'm just seeking the info for getting my letter properly delivered.
I've heard that if you know your membership number, you can go to the church website and try to log in. If you are successful in doing so, it means that the resignation didn't 'take' and you're still one of the 16,000,000 faithful!
If you're locked out by the computer, then they did record you as having fallen for Satan's entreaties.
Once you confirm that you're listed as resigned, you could always write to ask for a copy... tell them that you can't get your kids into Satan's Scouts without!
I did that when I resigned, because it was frequently advised back in the day. I have since decided that was a complete waste of time and money. Certified, in particular, is not cheap. The only thing that buys you is that if you need to go to court to have a judge enforce your resignation, certified mail proves to the court's satisfaction that LDS Inc did indeed receive the resignation.
The catch is that since resignation became settled law back in the 1980s, the number of people who have had to go to court to have a judge enforce their resignation rights is precisely zero. That's why it is a waste of money.
When LDS Inc started accepting email resignations, most people considering resigning jumped on it. Certified and delivery confirmation is pretty much out the window with email, but nobody cared.
Yes, Member Records occasionally loses a resignation. I think at least part of the staff is senior "service missionaries " and whoever handles the paperwork, sometimes it falls through the cracks. Usually, a phone call to Member Records will get things back on track, but worst case, you send in the resignation a second time.
Sending it certified is not important. What is important is that if you don't receive your confirmation letter from Member Records within two months, you need to contact them and find out what the problem is. That works.
I was thinking lately that I want to check if I am definitely not still a member, but calling the states from the uk is gonna be expensive. In the uk they refuse to communicate with you from SLC, it all goes via uk church HQ in Solihull. Did other ex-mormons in the uk experience the same thing, and did you ever check with SLC? Is there any way to check without calling, and without knowing MRN number? Otherwise I think I will have to call them, under some pretence of wanting to know something else, after all I do not trust these people to tell me the truth.
Thanks guys! I forgot I posted this months ago and in the interim decided that it's just not worth it. Who cares anyways? It's just a cult, and besides I don't want to deal with the crazies. My brother is one and it's hard enough to deal with him.
If you got a letter warning you of the consequences of resignation, then you are likely officially resigned. It's usually the only communication they send out when you inform them you are resigning.