Hi LakerFan03,

When someone makes a plea for reinstatement the original members of the judicial committee are expected to judge the person's repentance. As defined by the faith "repentance" involves "turning around" (i.e. stopping whatever it was that resulted in disfellowshipping action) and "doing works that befit repentance" (i.e. attending meetings in the disfellowshipped state). The decision to reinstate will orbit around the judgment of these men as to whether or not DF'd person has turned around and feel remorse over their prior course. Thus being in attendance for the announcement is usually looked upon as the first step in showing remorse.

I did not attend when they made an announcement in regards to me. However my case was a bit different. I wrote the local elders a letter explicitly asking them to inform me 7 days in advance of any intended announcement so that I could be in attendance with my legal counsel and so that such could be recorded. I wasn't there because they chose to proceed without even informing me. So, I would say, there are some cases wherein elders wish to announce but do not desire the target of their slander to be present.

Cheers,
-Randy

Last Edited By: rawe Aug 20 11 3:59 PM. Edited 2 times.