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Originally Posted by MikeWaters
Say you are excommunicated on a Saturday....
I assume there is no prohibition on showing up on Sunday to church right?
I suppose you would probably be asked not to partake of the sacrament? (who knows, we don't enforce this one very well since non-members and the very young often take it).
So you couldn't have a calling, and you couldn't given talks or prayers.
But for all intents and purposes, you could pretty much outwardly function as a member.
In other words, excommunication does not mean physical ostracization from the community?
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The ward is the social unit in Utah. You excommicate someone, you do something no different than paint a scarlet A on them. Read the book if you want to know what the effects are.