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Date: March 29, 2021 06:49PM
AFAIK, the requirement for a notary only applies to people who use the lawyer. I believe he requires an ID as well to verify you are who you say you are. Also, there have been times in the past when he was really backed up with requests.
It is not necessary to use his services. You can email the church with your info, and it should be processed in the usual manner. For as long as you could resign, the church has always kicked it back to the local ward and bishop for processing (at which point you are sent a letter that your resignation is "a local matter." I'm not sure if the church still does this.) The bishop then sends it back to Member Records for whatever final process they do there. Your notification that the church has completed this process comes through Member Records.
This normally takes no more than two months. Sometimes it is much faster than that. If there is no result within two months, you can call Member Records and they will complete the process. The church has a lot of experience with it at this point, and in most instances, everything proceeds smoothly.
It used to be that bishops sometimes sat on the resignation for whatever reason. I believe that is a lot less common now. However if the bishop stalls, Member Records can step in after 60 days. It's also possible that the bishop might contact you to make sure a) it's really you, and b) that you indeed wish to resign. If he does contact you, you can either respond simply to those questions or simply ignore his inquiries.
https://www.exmormon.org/remove.htm