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06-17-2008, 02:34 PM
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Excommunicated.
Hi there gentle people of this wonderful new forum, i just found today.
As you may be wondering about the title, i will fill you in. Im excommunicated from the church. But i want to get re-baptized and lead a full member life again. I want to go back to the temple. I want to sit in sacrement meeting and actually feel like i belong there. I spoke to my Bishop about this and was told that, as long as i come to church every Sunday, i should be able to get re-baptized after about 2 years. Well its been over 2 years and im still not re-baptized. Reason is, the job i do means im working every Sunday. Sometimes day shift, sometimes night shift. This means that i should be able to go, every 2 weeks. The problem is, when i first got the job, i wasnt used to night shift, so slept all day. Ive now got it sorted and am able to get to church once every 2 weeks. But because of the way things worked in the beginning, the church see's me as less active, and i need to go 3 weeks in a row, in order to be classed as active. So what happens if i manage to go 3 weeks in a row? Well, i have to be active for 2 years. And that 2 years starts from scratch, everytime i become "less active", so meaning that, non of the last 2 years count towards my 2 years active. That means, that if i happen to be ill on the week im supposed to go to church and cant go, im back to being inactive and have to start from scratch again, since i missed 3 weeks in a row. I though that i could explain this to my Bishop and to get alittle help, or to prove myself some other way, But i was told no. It has to be this way or no way. So although i love the church and believe in it with all my heart. Im not a member and probably never will be. I hope that you can allow me to be here and participate in your discussions. I will understand, if you wish to put restrictions on me and will gladly follow them. All i want is to be is part of the church and to talk to members. As i said, i will follow any restrictions you wish to impose. Thank you Lost_one 
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06-17-2008, 02:37 PM
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The only restrictions are the ones that everyone has to follow. They are in the Site rules, there's a link at the top of the page.
There are people here from many different religions, so you should fit in nicely.
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06-17-2008, 02:42 PM
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Thank you Canuck. I will do that.
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06-17-2008, 02:43 PM
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Member or not a member, Klingon or Ogre, Fairy or Troll... we're all here to enjoy this wonderful site. As long as you follow the rules of the site then you're just as welcome to be here as anyone else.
 Never say never... if your faith and willingness is there then I'm sure there's a way around your problem - somehow and somewhere down the line... I wish you all the best
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06-17-2008, 02:46 PM
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welcome
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06-17-2008, 02:50 PM
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06-17-2008, 02:50 PM
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Welcome. I hope you will stick around for a long time. Take courage. The Lord will provide a way for you to accomplish the things you want most in life if they are expedient in Him. Best wishes.
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06-17-2008, 02:53 PM
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06-17-2008, 02:55 PM
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Hey, LostOne, I had a friend who had to go through the same thing to get re-baptized. I know she kept in close contact with the Bishop and Stake President. Maybe you've already done this, but discuss your concerns with the bishop and possibly the stake president. Another suggestion is attend all the acitivties that you can. You serve 2 things with that one--first, you get to know other members and make friendships, and second, it allows to you to "active" and find opportunities where you can serve. My friend served in YW long before she was ever re-baptized. Never an official calling, but she helped out at most of the activities. Just some thoughts.
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06-17-2008, 02:57 PM
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