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220. The Sad Truth About Bullying at Church

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It makes me sad to acknowledge this happened to one of our children, who is still inactive after 25 years.   We didn't know about it at the time. This came from LDS Living. The Sad Truth About Bullying at Church KELSEY BERTEAUX - 17 HOURS AGO Church is supposed to be a safe place for our children. Bullying is something that only happens at school, right? Unfortunately, there’s a sad truth behind bullying at church. “Do you know where your daughter is?” It’s a heart-stopping question when you don’t know the answer. And the statement that followed it was one that Judy Wells wasn’t prepared for:  “Her school friends are telling us that she is planning on committing suicide. We are sending a unit over to your home right now.” What could have possibly sent such a vibrant and beautiful teenage girl so close to the edge? Wells’s daughter was standing on the roof of her home and contemplating jumping because she was being bullied. By the youth in her ward. “The girl