Everyone: thank you so much for the support. Really needed it.
The guy that texted me immediately forwarded my letter to my former COBE and every other witness that he could think of telling them we just disassociated ourselves.
This letter was a private communication to a handful of individuals.
I kind of jumped the gun on the letter to friends. Had one for family too, but hadn't finished writing that one. Unfortunately because of this friend, family found out through other individuals.
Family called us saying that the elders were forming a committee to disfellowship us. We asked what in the letter was a Disfellowshipping offense or indicated disassociation? They told us to call the elders. Told wife's family she had nothing to do with the letter. Wife's family told her that she needed to leave me because I was a spiritual danger to her.
They also told my wife that it was bullshit that I studied for countless hours about this. That I probably didn't even crack the bible.
I called my former COBE and was very positive. Told him, yes I wrote the letter and that in no way was it to be taken as a disassociation letter. He told me they weren't taking it as that because I didn't say that, though they were concerned about us. But he was very nice and told me he was there if I needed to talk, but he wouldn't push me to talk if I didn't want to. No committee, by the way. Vicious rumor.
