[Blowtorch]

This is a description of how the mormon church and its members view those who choose to exercise their "free agency" and leave the church.

You shouldn't lump all members together with such generalizations. The majority of time when someone leaves the church, it's not hell fire and brimstone, but rather a reaching out by other members and leaders. If they don't come back, there's usually a hope that one day they will change their mind, but I have never heard one condemened to hell for leaving, even if they have their names taken off church rolls.

[greyfoxx39]

You shouldn't lump all members together with such generalizations. The majority of time when someone leaves the church, it's not hell fire and brimstone, but rather a reaching out by other members and leaders.

You are correct. I will go so far as to change your statement from "the majority" to "some".

I will ask you though, in your opinion, why you think the church leaders feel it necessary to provide this lesson to the PH and RS members at this time? Do you see something in that lesson that is a suggestion for reaching out?

Monson, in his conference talk, made this statement: Over the years we have issued appeals to the less active, the offended, the critical, the transgressor—to come back. “Come back and feast at the table of the Lord, and taste again the sweet and satisfying fruits of fellowship with the Saints.”2

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This was a litany of attributed motives to the many who have left the church, a reminder that there is no honest reason, such as false teachings that would lead to apostasy. This suggests that leaving is due to character failure. And I see nothing in this posted lesson that disputes that suggestion.

"Those who apostatize lose the Spirit of God.

I don't see how it could be made much plainer than this.

[Osage Orange]

but I have never heard one condemened to hell for leaving, even if they have their names taken off church rolls.

You don't know mormonism, then.............