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| | #REDIRECT[[The Purpose of Discipline in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] |
| {{Resource Title|Purpose of Church discipline}}
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| == ==
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| {{:Question: What is the purpose of Church discipline?}}
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| {{:Question: Why might one be disciplined within the Church?}}
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| {{:Question: What Church disciplinary options are available?}}
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| {{:Question: What specific transgressions might result in Church discipline?}}
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| == ==
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| |link=http://www.lds.org/topics/church-disciplinary-councils?lang=eng
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| |title=Church Disciplinary Councils
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| |publication=Gospel Topics (lds.org)
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| |summary=Church discipline is an inspired process that takes place over a period of time. Through this process and through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, a member can receive forgiveness of sins, regain peace of mind, and gain strength to avoid transgression. Church discipline is designed to help Heavenly Father's children in their efforts to be purified from sin through the Atonement, return to full fellowship in the Church, and receive the full blessings of the Church.
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| == ==
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| {{SeeAlso|MormonFAQ/Church_Discipline_FAQ|l1=FAQ about Church discipline}}
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| ==Question: What does not fall within the scope of Church discipline?==
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| ===Civil or criminal cases, tithing, Word of Wisdom or church attendance===
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| Elder Ballard:
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| :Disciplinary councils are not called to try civil or criminal cases. The decision of a civil court may help determine whether a Church disciplinary council should be convened. However, a civil court’s decision does not dictate the decision of a disciplinary council.
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| :Disciplinary councils are not held for such things as failure to pay tithing, to obey the Word of Wisdom, to attend church, or to receive home teachers. They are not held because of business failure or nonpayment of debts. They are not designed to settle disputes among members. Nor are they held for members who demand that their names be removed from Church records... <!--the following statement, "or who have joined another church" is no longer true as joining another church is, according to the current handbook, defined as apostasy and warrants a disciplinary council -->; that is now an administrative action. <ref>{{Ensign1 | author=M. Russell Ballard| article=A Chance to Start Over: Church Disciplinary Councils and the Restoration of Blessings|date=September 1990|start=12|}} {{link|url=https://www.lds.org/ensign/1990/09/a-chance-to-start-over-church-disciplinary-councils-and-the-restoration-of-blessings?lang=eng}}</ref>
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| Paul, who had suffered much, observed in his epistle to the Hebrews: "Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby." (Hebrews 12:11.) <ref>Neal A. Maxwell, ''Notwithstanding My Weakness'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Company, 1981), p.67</ref>
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