Several months ago I posted a blog talking about  the trials that my family had been going through since my youngest daughter(13) was diagnosed with Bipolar.  2 months ago she ran away and I was luck to find her at a  non ex friend of the families house.  My daughter was in a manic stage and was hearing voices that was telling her that we (her family) were going to smash her face in and hurt her.  She ran to these so called friends house who I later found out had told her that she didnt need to take her medicine and that there was nothing wrong with her.  When I found my daughter at their house I told my daughter to get in the call and she refused and the ex friend called the sherriff dep saying that i was theartening bodily harm to my daughter.  The sheriff showed up and I explained to them  I have sole custody of my daughter, the names of her doctors ,her diagnoses and what meds she is on.  The  sheriff expalined to me that I wasnt in trouble but because my daughter had ran away they had to take her into partial custody and for me to come and get her from the sheriffs dep in a hr.  I went home and called my brother in law and my mother who came to the sheriffs dep with me. While I was waiting for them I called the 2nd couslor in the bishpric since the bishop was out of town. His wife explained that he was already art work so she called the other couslor his reply to this problem "oh well its up to the courts now" To this day I have yet to hear anything from anyone in the bishpric or the elders qurom.  I contacted the elders qurom president the next day to tell him I needed a new home teacher as the one I had was no longer welcomed into my house(ex friends my daughter ran to).  He emailed me back and said I would get a new home teacher at the end of the summer. 

I ran into a friend from church and she explained that since its been 8 weeks since I have been to church do to work and caring for my daughter that me and my family have been put on the inactive list.  I was already struggling to go to this ward as it is the only one with in 45 miles. Now that all this has happened to my family I feel that the finnaly have an excuse not to have contact with me or  my daughters.  I broke down and wrote a letter to my stake president telling him everything with dates and times. I also explained to him that I know the church is true but the men who are in charge of the ward i live in make it near impossible for me or other single parents to feel welcome. 

My oldest daughter (16) asked that she be able to home school seminary because she cant stand the way the other kids talk about her sister. No one was told expect the bishop and the young womens leaders so someone had to tell the kids.  She told me the other day that she will be glad when she graduates and goes away to college  were she can be in a singles ward were no one knows  her sister.  This saddens me but at the same time I am glad to know that she also has a strong testamony and wont allow the church to fall to the wayside

Tags: I Know The Church Is True

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