cosmic Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 first off hi start at the beginning , i was a member in Edinburgh , Scotland. met someone outside the church who i fell in love with, my mother threw me out & i had no where to go so i moved in with him so i was not on the streets long story short i was thrown out of the church its been over 9 years, we are married & have two wonderful girls. i would love to go back to church but having been disowned by them there is not much i can do, husband is not religious in any way but would not stop myself or our children going. i looked into going back before & was told i would have to go in front of the bishop etc which put me off as i would hate to be told no should i contact the church again? just turn up Sunday am? thanks for getting to the end kirstie xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxz72 Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Hi Cosmic! First off...welcome to the board! That wasn't too long at all! :) Thanks for sharing your story with us. I would say to go ahead and go to church on Sunday. Look on lds.org and see what time your ward/branch starts and just "turn up" for sacrament meeting. Go ahead and stay for sunday school/relief society/primary if you wish. As long as your comfortable, stay. Then, when you're ready, talk to the Bishop and let him know your story. (he would never tell you "no"..as a matter of fact, he'll probably welcome you back with open arms just like Christ would) He'll counsel you as to the steps you would need to take to become a member again. I bet you'd get to take the missionary discussions and everything! Lucky! Keep us posted on how it goes! -siouxz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningStar Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Hi Cosmic and welcome to the board. The bishop is not going to turn you away. Excommunication doesn't mean, "Go away and never come back." It is meant to help a person fully repent and have a do over. If you have a testimony, please come back. It is worth any embarrassment you might feel. :) MorningStar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 thank you both for taking the time to reply i will think it over & maybe prepare myself to go next Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningStar Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 thank you both for taking the time to reply i will think it over & maybe prepare myself to go next Sunday YAAAAAAAAY!!!! I can't wait to hear how it goes. Pray hard and we'll pray with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxz72 Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 YAAAAAAAAY!!!! I can't wait to hear how it goes. Pray hard and we'll pray with you.yup yup! We'll definitely pray with you! where's my sparkly grin?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Seraphim Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 I'm moving this post to the introduction folder. Welcome! Seraphim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickg Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Take a leap of faith, and go back! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iggy Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Were you brought before a council and excommunicated or did you have your records removed from the Church? There is a difference you know. Could be that all you have to do is just start coming back. Go to the Bishop and explain exactly what happened, then work on getting back to Church. My prayers are with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still_Small_Voice Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 We hope all goes well for you on your return. I will pray for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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