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I was 16 and had to go in for a temple interview. I carried an immense amount of guilt surrounding abuse I suffered at the…

I was raised LDS and left the church at age 23, and resigned officially at age 33 (when I learned this was an option for…

I am a female, and was around 14 when this happened. My home ward had (still has) a HUGE problem with gossiping and I was…

I first stated masturbation at a young age. It was a secret I kept. I felt awkward about it when other boys talked about it…

I started masturbating when I was 9 years old, a few years later I was house sitting for a neighbor and watched pornography alone on…

It wasn’t until recently that I realized I was a “victim” of these interviews. Up until I learned about your movement I went along with…

I was taught for years in church that I was responsible for the thoughts in a man’s head. That if a guy was turned on,…

Growing up, my mother and I were the only ethnic people in the ward. I generally blended in since my skin is fair but that…

I grew up in a “happy” devout Mormon family; and yet I felt completely isolated and alone my entire childhood. My sister and step-dad had…

When I was a child about 9 or 10, I briefly viewed pornography out of curiosity before I knew it was a sin. When I…

I didn’t realize until I was at college that masturbation and strong sexual desire is a normal attribute of nearly every healthy person. My high…

When I was fifteen years old I had a boyfriend who was manipulative, coercive, and abusive. I was confused because he told me he loved…

Growing up, I believed ANY and ALL questions asked by members of the bishopric helped them decide my level of worthiness and understand the nature…

My childhood was very painful. This was not necessary the fault of the Mormon church, but rather my biological father was/is pedophile and abused me…

Hello, Sam, If I were in your ward, if I were your friend, I’d stand beside you and witness that you are quite certainly the…

When I was 15 I had an almost 18 year-old boyfriend. He tried to force things on me and sometimes had the upper hand He…

I discovered self-love at age 11. It was sorta an accident, but I really enjoyed it. I knew it must be wrong because my mother…

During my developmental years as a teen I often struggled with depression. I was weighed down with guilt and tore myself apart with self-loathing. I…

When I was seventeen, the stake executive secretary knocked on the door of my Sunday School class during the second hour. He said the Stake…

I was born/ raised in the church, and growing up I took my religion very seriously. I was attending a Young Single Adult Ward, and…

From when I was twelve onward, I was asked by my bishop in semi annual interviews sexual questions. He asked me, from when I was…

When I was 8 years old and receiving my worthiness interview for baptism, I remember feeling uncomfortable. I didn’t know my bishop well beyond singing…

I am so scared to tell my story because of the backlash I could receive from family members who may read this so I have…

For years I was asked sexually explicit questions by grown men who held positions of power and authority over me. I was raised that way.…

I masturbated and was loving it before I knew what it was. It’s the way God created me, after all. I found out what it…

I felt like my mind and my body were never my own. I was property of the church. My mind, body, identity, worthiness, and authority…

I had a great childhood with really supportive, loving parents and kind church leaders. I also struggled silently with the shame and guilt that came…