- Have you ever shunned someone and then later regretted it?
Yes, my little sister. She was living with her "worldly" boyfriend. I didn't attend her wedding either, and deeply regret it to this day.
- What, if anything, did the person you shunned do to reach you?
She was amazingly loving and kind, like she always was. She was positive and loved her life, living without regrets. She forgave me for shunning her when I reached out to reconcile. My sister showed me unconditional love, something most witnesses lack.
- Were you ever reconciled? How did that go? Was their hostility and resentment on their part, or love and forgiveness?
After not speaking for a few years, I apologized once I woke up to TTATT. She immediately forgave me, and we have been best friends ever since and speak to each other daily. I later found out she had contemplated suicide after leaving the religion. She had been in an abusive relationship with an elder's son prior to leaving, and I hate to think of her life wasted because of this stupid religion. My sister is the happiest, sweetest person I know, and to think she was contemplating suicide because me and my parents shunned her makes me sick.