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In such a case, the person making the request to be severed from The Church, should be kindly labored with, the object being to try and have him change his mind, or induce him to repent of so dreadful a step. Then, if success crowns such effort and you succeed in arousing a spirit of repentance in him, he may be saved. If, however, he continues determined to withdraw from The Church, and no reasonable effort proves sufficient to induce him to change his mind, then a formal action should be instituted against him, in the regularly provided way, with a view to excommunication for apostasy. No action should be taken against any one else in the family except those who personally demand a severance from The Church. Let the names of the children remain as long as there may be any hope of their repentance, or of a desire on their part to renew their fellowship with the people of God. This pro- ceeding applies in organized wards as well as in missions.

CLOSE OF VOLUME IV.

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