We got an email last night from our bishop letting us know that he was informed that the removal of our records is complete. This includes our youngest son, who is adopted and sealed to another family. We have yet to receive our letter, but this is great news!

Oddly it feels rather anti-climactic. Shouldn't there be fireworks going off somewhere? Someone should deliver a big check on my doorstep like Publisher's Clearing House, refunding my tithing money. Give me something! I'm just sitting here on my laptop thinking, well, hmmmmph.

You'll get a one paragraph letter in a couple days.

It is momentous.

It will be a rare experience of the Mormon church telling you the truth.

The Mormon church tells the truth? Prove it.

Au contraire. They will lie about the actual location of your records. The Mormon church doesn't tell the truth they obfuscate.

Huh. Faster results than we have had. Congrats!

We emailed SLC, the bishop, SP, the whole ward, stake leadership, and every bishopric in the stake on February 16th. We left no stone unturned, and I'm sure they couldn't wait to get our records removed. We are part of the "Mormon untouchables". Bahahahaha!

It does help the process go faster when the bishop has already threatened to excommunicate you for not believing ;) - they tend to not try to dissuade you and just get the paperwork processed.

In case you couldn't hear it, a big YAHOO was shouted out in your behalf in California. I'd print out the email as that is legitimate proof that you are off their list (well, really just moved to a different list). Happy trails to you both and your son!

Congratulations! While there wasn't fanfare when we got our letter in the mail, there was a sense of closure.

Get a nice bottle of champagne and celebrate!

Sithlord and two jedis. I hate to be the naysayer, but that letter might as well be used to wipe up a spilled drink. If you think TSCC has 'deleted' all your information, then you might as well as buy a ticket to the Irish Lottery. You may have more success with the Irish Lottery.

Somewhere, buried deep within some cave is all the information TSCC has on people. My b/f did some digging in his family history and discovered all the way back to his (add it five times) grandparents marriages were sealed, they were endowed and baptized for in the Washington D.C. temple back in the 1970's. How, pray tell, did TSCC get all that info. Because they are scurrying around the world, gathering records and doing all that 'dead dunking.'



Oh, you can sue. You may even win!!!!! So some judge may 'order' TSCC to 'remove your name from their databases." I am sure, somewhere ALL the info TSCC has collected on you is on a disc, backup drive, microfilm or just on plain old paper or being stored at someone's home. That home information is far from the grip of the TSCC and impervious to any 'court' order, and available to TSCC.

Congrats! That definitely has to be some kind of speed record.

When my "you're out" letter finally came (several months after I resigned) I didn't feel a sense of celebration, either. Instead, looking at the letter gave me the same feeling I'd had when I got my college degree in the mail. The document represented the closing of a major chapter in my life and progression into a bigger, unknown world.

The ONLY way that you can have the tithing money in YOUR own bank account is IF you can find a time machine, travel back in time, and then exit the Mormon Cult at age 16. If you can find that then you can use it to help a million other exmos do the same thing. Good luck.

Congratulations on joining those saved from moism!

Epic news! Triumphant!

Super happy for you! One bit of warning, the letter will have the greeting, "Dear Brother____ or, Dear Sister____". Totally cheeses me off!

Congratulations!
I emailed mine on 12/31/2012, and they sent me the “…urge you to reconsider” letter on 1/4/2013.
So today is either the 60th day or the 55th day of my 60 “waiting period”, even though I waived that in my email.

There's still time to reconsider. I mean, in light of the eternal consequences and all.

just to be safe. I mean, you never know.

Frame it. It deserves a place of honor in your home.

Maybe I should put it in the frame that used to hold The Proclamation.

Perfect!

Great news! Having an amaretto sour for y'all tonight!

I'm gonna have an amaretto sour this afternoon myself. Many glasses raised to happiness today!

Just curious...

"This includes our youngest son, who is adopted and sealed to another family."

Why is your son sealed to another family?

We adopted our 8 year old over two years ago from another family. They adopted him when he was two, from another country, along with two siblings, and chose to give them all up. It's a long story, but basically after they adopted the three, and with their own four, it was chaos. I can't see givin away a child after four years, but no matter. He's ours and doing great. I just didn't want the church hunting him down some day. We were right at the point of talking to the family about canceling the sealing in order to have him sealed to us when sithlord defected.

Well..fwiw....since the mormon family gave him back or gave him up, I take that as a cancelled sealing.

-IF-....by chance the mormons look him up because he is on their "membership rolls", I hope you involve the police and social services fast to keep the mormons away from your legal child.....

Just because he is on their rolls and you are not (anymore), does not give that church or any church, the right to look up your son and try and bypass you as parents.



Just my 2 cents. Thx for the info

I'm more worried about him as an adult, and being harassed. I want to make sure he's off.

I agree, they gave him away, they have no right to him at all. The asswipe church leadership tries to tell you it doesn't matter who he's sealed to. Bullshit, I say. It does matter.

Ditto...couldn't agree more..

Congrats! I got an email out of the blue last week that a friend of mine, her sister, her husband, and daughter both figured out what a sham it all is! OMG!! I was elated, overjoyed and just made my day. This feels the same. The more out the better I say!! Keep em' coming. :)

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this is why I visit this site!

Congrats on cutting those marionette strings that were attached to the limbs all those years!!!

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