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Hi guys, I am "Mr. Stears" I have a few questions concerning a letter I recently received from your law offices. I'll make sure it's attached. I am a married and endowed member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I hold the Melchizedek priesthood. I hold a current temple recommend. Though, a few days ago I seem to have gotten a rather interesting letter based off of the "opinion" of some of my church leaders. I study APA social science. I served my country.

Dated August 28, 2018 (VIA CERTIFIED MAIL)

Dear Mr. Stears

We represent The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the "church"). This letter is to inform you of restrictions placed upon you in response to your recent behavior. In the opinion of Church leaders you have created disturbances on Church property, harassed priesthood leaders both on and off Church property, and violated Church policies. As a result, you are prohibited from entering properties associated with the Boise Idaho Central Stake and the Boise Idaho YSA Stake or from attending any meeting or activity of those units. We also request that you cease and desist from contacting priesthood leaders or their families via any means at their homes, place of employment, Church, or at any other locations.

We regret the necessity for this action and urge your immediate compliance. If you come onto Church property described above or contact priesthood leaders in violation of these restrictions you may be subject to arrest and prosecution as well as additional restrictions for trespass and harassment.

We emphasize that some of these restrictions may be lifted if you demonstrate to (The Boise Central Stake President) that you no longer pose a risk. To do so, you must comply with restrictions contained in this letter for a sufficient period of time, and follow any additional steps as outlined by (The Stake President), including obtaining counseling and taking prescribed medications or therapies. To contact (The Stake President), we request that you work through his executive secretary, (Name). If a change in these restrictions is approved, you will receive a letter from an attorney's office informing you of any changes.

Respectfully KIRTON McCONKIE

I have a few questions... Though, I would like to make it vary clear that this message is not intended to threaten anyone in anyway. I am simply seeking some clarity. I do hope that is not illegal?

1) Am I allowed to attend the temple?
2) Can we attend a different ward?
3) What about my wife? What is she allowed to do under these restrictions?
4) What exactly did I do to attack these church leaders? These accusations seem vary vague, and stately based strictly on opinions... and desperately exaggerated? I don't recall harassing anyone on church property, or causing any physical disturbances. Usually I am to sick to even attend my normal ward. My wife goes alone. Though, I did try to report the abuse of church leader for practically two full years. Maybe that is what this is about?
5) Am I being silenced by the church for trying to report abuse?
6) Is my stake president qualified to dictate what sort of prescription medications I am allowed to take, and what sort of therapist I am allowed to see? I am well aquatinted with church councilors, I have attended the annual AMCAP association... and my wife majored in psychology
7) How am I a threat, my health is horrible... I often have to walk with a cane. I almost never leave my house, and I don't have any friends outside the church.
8) Can I still talk to normal church members?
9) Should I request to have my name removed from the church records, because apparently... I am a crazy psychopath, that is a danger to everyone around me? Witch I suppose means, they do not like me vary much?
10) Is it legal to enforce religious precepts with the law?
11) Why didn't you just excommunicate me if I am such a horrible person? That seemed strange to me...
12) What Church Policies did I violate? If I violated Church Policies, it is difficult to repent if I'm not sure what I am supposed to repent for?

We also request that you cease and desist from contacting priesthood leaders or their families via any means at their homes, place of employment, Church, or at any other locations...you may be subject to arrest and prosecution as well as additional restrictions for trespass and harassment.

Hagoth wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:01 am We also request that you cease and desist from contacting priesthood leaders or their families via any means at their homes, place of employment, Church, or at any other locations...you may be subject to arrest and prosecution as well as additional restrictions for trespass and harassment.

Can you have someone arrested for sending text or email, for making phone calls, or writing letters?

blazerb wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:08 pm

Hagoth wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:01 am We also request that you cease and desist from contacting priesthood leaders or their families via any means at their homes, place of employment, Church, or at any other locations...you may be subject to arrest and prosecution as well as additional restrictions for trespass and harassment.

Can you have someone arrested for sending text or email, for making phone calls, or writing letters?

I'm pretty sure you can if a no-contact order is violated. I don't know about a letter like this. It sounds like a request rather than an order.

Hagoth wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:24 pm Could Stears get a similar no-contact order to keep missionaries, love-bombers, Elders Quorum presidents, fast offering collectors, and church PR mailbots from contacting him?

blazerb wrote: ↑Thu Sep 13, 2018 6:39 am

Hagoth wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:24 pm Could Stears get a similar no-contact order to keep missionaries, love-bombers, Elders Quorum presidents, fast offering collectors, and church PR mailbots from contacting him?

I don't know how specific a no-contact order needs to be. Ordering one person not to contact one person is doable. Ordering a dozen people not to contact one person seems less so. However, he could certainly threaten legal action, in the same way the church seems to be doing, for harassment. I know I have been in ward councils when threats like this were brought up. They were taken seriously.

I don't think this is done very often. I would not just because it seems so over the top. The church has no such qualms, obviously.

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. I have known some people who have been involved in restraining orders, on both sides. The lawyers out there can probably point out what I don't understand.

EternityIsNow wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 11:52 pm The review is gone from google, replaced by 'I love all you guys'.

Sounds like a disabled member felt abused, or knew of abuse by a local church leader. The local leader complained to KM who sided with the leader and has portrayed Stears as a disturbance.

We don't know the whole story, but the church has no ministry to disabled or mentally ill members, and it is not hard to see how a disagreement over expectations could escalate.

This is really sad, using lawyers to respond to a member who is probably suffering a lot. How callous.