If a member has transgressed, the stake president or bishop firmly and lovingly helps him or her repent. He teaches that repentance includes having a broken heart and contrite spirit, recognizing and forsaking sin, seeking forgiveness, making restitution, and demonstrating a renewed commitment to keep the commandments. If necessary, he imposes informal Church discipline or initiates formal discipline. He should be familiar with the circumstances that may necessitate Church discipline and the procedures for initiating it.
The purposes of Church discipline are (1) to save the souls of transgressors, (2) to protect the innocent, and (3) to safeguard the purity, integrity, and good name of the Church. These purposes are accomplished through private counsel and caution, informal probation, formal probation, disfellowshipment, and excommunication
2006-06-23 12:17:28
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answer #1
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answered by kirstycristy 3
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Sex before marriage is considered a very serious sin. You would be doing the person who is committing this sin a favor by going to his or her bishop and telling him what you know. Meeting with the bishop is important in the repentance process. Some members seek to hide their sins from the Church, but God knows the sins, and such sins corrupt souls unless they are properly repented of. A bishop can help.
You really can't predict the outcome of what will happen if the bishop learns of the sin. The outcome ranges from informal probation and counseling with the bishop to excommunication. A lot depends on the attitude of the sinner, the frequency of the sin, and what the bishop feels inspired is the best for the sinner. The outcome will also be kept confidential, although the individual is free to tell whomever he or she wishes to tell.
2006-06-28 13:49:20
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answered by Doctor 7
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It kind of depends. If they have received their endowments in the temple, the consequences could be more severe because there are covenants you make about the law of chastity.
It depends on if they plan to stop, keep it up, or what. If they talk to their bishop, there are a few things that could happen: they need to stop and repent, they will get disfellowshipped, or excommunicated. It depends on what the Bishop feels is necessary for the person and how committed they are to the gospel. Everyone makes mistakes.
2006-06-29 11:21:38
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answered by Anonymous
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If his/her Bishop is aware of it, then he/she will be invited to come for a private interview and reminded that it is against God's law, invited to cease sexual activity a repent. If he/she does not repent then he/she will probably be excommunicated. This will be a private event, and he/she will still be able to come to church but willl not hold any positions of responsibility and will not be permitted to take the sacrament. When he/she repents and ceases the behaviour, he/she would have to be baptised again.
If his/her Bishop is not aware of the behaviour then it should come out in the next Temple Recommend interview when the Bishop will ask whether he/she lives the law of chastity. No one guilty of sexual sin is permitted to enter the Temple.
2006-06-25 06:16:53
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answered by sunnyannie 5
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2016-10-31 08:47:52
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answer #5
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answered by ? 4
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There is no pre-set thing. Like the other guy said your Bishop will help you with the repentance process
2006-06-23 06:15:01
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answered by Ethan M 5
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Most Mormons who do this just don't tell anyone.
2006-06-26 19:27:11
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answered by bigjarom 4
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They should repent and talk to their Bishop.
2006-06-23 05:57:02
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answered by J T 6
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It is obvious you should ask someone of that religion. other people would not know that.
2006-06-23 05:57:27
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answered by veronica 4
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they need totalk to there bishop. the mother and father shold choose wut to do. usually they wood put it up for adoption or if they loved each other get married.
2006-06-25 11:51:08
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answered by jakekickstrash 1
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