Section 1. Criteria
Anyone (regardless of creed or political beliefs) can become a member of MESJ who pays membership dues and subscribes to the following Membership Pledge:

I subscribe to the MESJ Mission Statement and Statement of Principles.

I understand that MESJ is not a forum for criticizing the doctrines or policies of the LDS Church and that MESJ does not adopt positions on social or political issues which contradict official positions of the Church.

As a member of MESJ, I pledge to use my time, talents, and means to work for equality and social justice.

Section 2. Dues
Membership dues shall be $10 annually, subject to change by a MESJ conference. Dues are paid to a local chapter where one exists; otherwise they are paid to the Secretary-Treasurer.

Section 3. Benefits
As part of consensus decision making, members have the power to block resolutions or proposals discussed at MESJ conferences or at local membership meetings of the chapter to which they belong. Also, members are eligible to serve as MESJ officers or Steering Committee members.

Section 4. Local Affiliation
Individuals who pay their dues to a local chapter become members of that chapter. Individuals who live where no local chapter exists shall be considered members of the Salt Lake chapter. Members may transfer their membership from one chapter to another if they move.

Section 5. Expulsion
A MESJ member who does not follow the Membership Pledge may be expelled. The decision to expel must be a consensus decision (barring the individual under consideration) made at a membership meeting of the local chapter to which the member belongs.