This is the timeline of my resignation: 1/14 - I emailed my resignation. 1/21 - I received my "this is a local ecclesiastical matter" letter. 1/22 - My bishop (whom I had never met) called me. 1/29 - I received my "you're out" letter (which was dated 1/25).
So...only 11 days from member in full standing to official ExMo.
This is still not fast enough. A person needs to be able to log in to their account on a church website, and click on the "RESIGN MEMBERSHIP" button, and it's done. A few seconds later you get the e-mail'd "you're out" letter, and you're good to go.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/29/2021 10:06PM by azsteve.
I knew I could do it at the time I did because the bishop was one of my neighbors and he's a good guy. He isn't preachy, very down to earth. I sent mine in and 3 days later I got something in the mail.
It took about 2 weeks for the bishop to show up. He told me that he wouldn't try to talk me out of it, that he had seen some of what I'd been through, and he brought me a cinnamon roll. He and his wife are WONDERFUL cooks. My "husband" resigned at the same time.
CrispingPin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This is the timeline of my resignation: > 1/14 - I emailed my resignation. > 1/21 - I received my "this is a local > ecclesiastical matter" letter. > 1/22 - My bishop (whom I had never met) called > me. > 1/29 - I received my "you're out" letter (which > was dated 1/25). > > So...only 11 days from member in full standing to > official ExMo.
Technically, you got out on 1/21, you have confirmation that they got your email on that date.
In America, we have a right to quit organizations as we see fit.
If someone wants the organization to officially admit someone has quit them, that is another matter. But it isn't up to a former member to worry about that.