Lies

The last week has been one of the more emotionally trying times of my life. Two of my in-laws spread lies about me throughout the rest of my husband's family. Sadly, these lies were accepted as truth and triggered an "intervention"-esque phone call from one of Michael's brothers. It is extremely disheartening to know that after 4 years together, my relationship with my husband is under attack. The hardest pill to swallow is that the attack is coming from his family. I was crushed when I heard what was being said about me. I cried (sobbed, really) myself to sleep 3 nights in a row. I couldn't understand why his entire family would think/say such terrible things about me.

Michael and I live approximately 400 miles away from his family. The 3-4 times a year that we see them does not provide an accurate look into our marriage. My in-laws do not know us. They don't see us on a regular basis. They don't know anything about our marriage or relationship.

The Gospel teaches that spreading rumors and lies is evil. Simple as that. It is extremely hypocritical for members of the Church who claim to be in-tune with the Spirit and frequently quote scriptures to spread rumors and lies about a family member. Not only is this damaging and hurtful, but it has tarnished my opinion of these family members and caused a significant strain in our relationship. I know I have to forgive, but it will be difficult to interact with the family now that I know they have such a low (albeit misinformed) opinion of me.