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Fair warning: I am in a foul mood. But, that said, I'm totally annoyed that I cannot
get the name or number or email address to get a hold of either the Bishop or the RS President for the Stanley Ward that holds my membership. I am so tired of getting monthly one page print offs from whomever I imagine has my name on her list. I don't have her name or phone number. Only her poorly written address. I find that SO ANNOYING (but is not the reason I'm in a foul mood). She is checking off a box every month, but I have zero way of communicating with her or anyone else. Now, at LDS.org, you have to register to get any contact information. Which I can appreciate, but you'd think that the bishop would at least be reachable to the general public. And, there is no way that I am about to register. I'm trying to get less contact, not more.
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Jonathan
Louisburg Cider Mill
October 2009
"Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law?
Jesus said until him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
And, the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
On these two commandments have all the law and the prophets."
Can you have yourself removed from Membership by calling the local church? I am not totally familiar with LDS and how it works, but I know at our church if someone calls and asks that they be removed from membership, we have to do it.
What street is the church building on? I found a few hits when I googled "stanley kansas lds ward" and they have phone numbers.
Kerri
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Mama to Cole (9), Naomi (8), Adam (8), and Noah (5)
All adopted - All breastfed
Married to David for 12 years
Slowly earning a Bachelors Degree in Midwifery
We have moved to New Zealand to make it happen
Oh, I see you have a number already if you know they don't have an answering machine, so that probably won't work. Want me to put out some feelers? Why not just drop a postcard into the mail?
Pm me some info, I'll dig around tomorrow for you. I've tweaked something in my hand and will have to be laying in bed a lot with it propped, but there's some cord someplace that can plug into Lappy and make it go on the interwebws. I can type better that way because my arm is propped right.
That being said, I'd drive down there and raise a ruckus. What if you were a member and needed help *now*?! How can there not be a number for this person, aren't they kind of important? That imo is not professional.
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Could you call the Stake President to get the number for the bishop or ward clerk? Their info is normally easier to come by. I do know the feeling of not wanting to poke the wasp's nest though and get them back bothering you and have missionaries on your doorstep or something. You might try calling Wednesday night since there is often someone in the wardhouse with mutual activities.
Can you have yourself removed from Membership by calling the local church? I am not totally familiar with LDS and how it works, but I know at our church if someone calls and asks that they be removed from membership, we have to do it.
No, it's not nearly that easy with the LDS church. You have to go through a series of interviews with various levels of administration and demonstrate to them that you are serious. It took me 3 tries and 8 years to get it done. They assured me that they would remove my information each time and then did not.
I just want her (whomever she is) to stop sending one sheet internet print offs from the internet Ensign. Either sign her name and include it in her address or just stop sending me junk mail. It is completely annoying. And, IMO, bad policy.
I just want her (whomever she is) to stop sending one sheet internet print offs from the internet Ensign. Either sign her name and include it in her address or just stop sending me junk mail. It is completely annoying. And, IMO, bad policy.
Do you think that it would help if you just wrote return to sender on the letter and sent it back to her?
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No, it's not nearly that easy with the LDS church. You have to go through a series of interviews with various levels of administration and demonstrate to them that you are serious. It took me 3 tries and 8 years to get it done. They assured me that they would remove my information each time and then did not.
true dat.
then there's the problem that their info is likely a photocopy of a photocopy, etc, passed down through the relief society leadership from eons ago.
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Dawn,
mama to Maxine Day(8/01) and brand new Ivan Wolfgang(6/08), partner to Jason.
I would be annoyed too. Don't you feel loved getting a copy of the message in the mail I can't believe that is all the effort she makes. I have visited less actives or inactives on my list. I will actually visit their home or try to call. If they ask me not to visit them anymore I respect that but leave my contact info just in case they need it later. The large point of a visiting teacher is to be able to contact them if you need them. I think the return to sender is a good idea.
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Amber
Mom to Lawrence 9, Azaria 7, Laurel 5 Everett, Dallin & Kristian
I would be annoyed too. Don't you feel loved getting a copy of the message in the mail I can't believe that is all the effort she makes. I have visited less actives or inactives on my list. I will actually visit their home or try to call. If they ask me not to visit them anymore I respect that but leave my contact info just in case they need it later. The large point of a visiting teacher is to be able to contact them if you need them. I think the return to sender is a good idea.
See THIS I would be totally receptive toward. I wouldn't come back to the church, but I would appreciate. It is still my culture and I do not hate either the people or the faith. I sort of would love to go to what used to be homemaking evenings because it is my culture. I'm always very nice to the missionaries when they come by and we end up having a half-hour conversation.
But, what I get feels so impersonal. Just don't bother at that point.
I'm not sure how you would get a hold of her, but I think this needs to be addressed with the Relief Society President.
And they don't know you. I do find it annoying that she hasn't (whomever is sending the fliers, I am sure either your Visiting Teacher or someone assigned to contact less active members) hasn't left her contact info. That is kind of the point. You know.
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I can't believe that is all the effort she makes. I have visited less actives or inactives on my list. I will actually visit their home or try to call. If they ask me not to visit them anymore I respect that but leave my contact info just in case they need it later. The large point of a visiting teacher is to be able to contact them if you need them. I think the return to sender is a good idea.
Everett, Dallin & Kristian
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