GingerGolden

Sounds good to me siouxz72! I've just requested to be your friend... :) As far as I go, I've always missed being active, but my feelings were totally crushed by what happened. Unfounded gossip or gossip of any kind is really a big no-no, I think. Those involved have no idea what they can do to a member in good standing at all. Years later, I came across one of the girls I'd known back then. She told me the Bishop had gone from room to room and chastised all the members at that time and place about Gossiping. I hope it did them well, truly I do. Some may just assume that I was a big gossiper for this to happen to me, however that is not true either. Any time I was around others who were gossiping, members or not, I directed my own words towards the good things about others, since gossiping made me very uncomfortable to be listening too.

Thank you havingsomething, No, I don't mind a nickname at all, my own name Ginger was given to me upon birth by an aunt who loved my hair color. Actually, I was very angry with Heavenly Father as well as the people for awhile, and totally crushed. Time does help to heal some things... Somethings we have to work on diligently... I'm working finally, to get over it. But it is not easy at all... Thank you for your reply.

Hello & Welcome, Gerasim!

Thank you all!:)

Hello Everyone, My name is Ginger. I am a single mother of two children. 8 & 14, at this time, however, next year they will be older. I am a professional freelance writer, I work from home and today is one of my chosen days off. I figured that I'd look around to see what type of LDS websites were out there and found all ya'll! I joined the church in 1979, when I was 19 years old. The sister missionaries began teaching me on a Monday and I was baptized that next Thursday. For seven years, the church was my whole life... Then something happened, it is called Gossip and it must obviously took a down-hill race. I was confused and terribly hurt by the telling of things that were not true to begin with. I walked away and no one, no other members ever came to even see about me or talk to me. Not my home teachers, visiting teachers or friends, not a single person came... That was 1986. Things have been hard, but they have always been hard. However, I do know that the church itself is true and all the prophets are ordained of our Heavenly Father. I do believe that the teachings of the church are true no matter how weak individual humans may be... It's been awhile, but I'm on my way back. So, now here I am... Please, Be good too me, as I always do my best to always be good to others and my heart is terribly broken... Ginger