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Thank you all for your wisdom and thoughtful responses. I hope my OP was not looked at as trying to stir up a storm of bad stories where one or all have been recipient of gossip. I am not so naive as to think that gossip is exclusive to the Church, I work in in the Military ( say no more ) But I guess that is part of the point. I am not expecting brotherly love form military members as much as I may from those who have made a covenant to “mourn with those that mourn and to stand with those that stand in need of comfort” I know we all fall short, that we make mistakes, and heaven knows I make many. I have been a TBM all my life, and have been able to bounce off negative comments quite easily. I did serve in a mission in SLC and received slander from many ex-mo and even fellow mishies. I guess this one stung a little more as it is a newly baptised member who is also newly baptised to me. I was looking at this issue through her eyes. I can only imagine what it is like to join a new faith and then be hurt by it when your roots in said faith are so new and have yet to take on a strength that maybe mine has had a chance to do over the past 3 decades.

I am not bitter. Only saddened and perplexed that my life garners any kind of attention. I am really quite a boring individual

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