This came to us through our Letters from Lazy Learners form. The writer shared an account of what it felt like to move from one painful ward experience straight into another. She describes years of gossip, exclusion, and spiritual harm. She tried to serve. She tried to connect. She tried to stay. But every attempt left her feeling smaller, ignored, and blamed for her own mistreatment. Letter from a Sister Who Tried to Be Enough I wrote this while I was still active in the church. This is long, but just one tiny drop in the bucket. Imagine this… For 5 years you live in a ward where you are repeatedly gossiped about, falsely accused, betrayed, and belittled by your bishop and RS (Relief Society) presidents and develop PTSD from their spiritual and emotional abuse. You keep going thinking that it has to get better, and after being yelled at for an hour in your house by your RS president who tells you that you are using your calling to seek revenge (...
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