Hello, LakerFan03;

The question that occurred to me upon reading your post is this: If the elders thought that by attending the announcement you would be showing "repentance", how or why would they disfellowship a repentant person? Sounds like they just wanted you to show up to have your face rubbed in it.

I didn't attend my announcement---in fact, I refused to attend the Judicial Committee meeting, and that is the basis on which they told me that I would be disfellowshipped. They had no proof of wrongdoing, no witnesses, and no confession. I no longer cared by that time though. As far as I was concerned, I had already "shunned" THEM!