This is a great website. I’m glad I’ve found it. I’m currently serving as a bishop. I hope LDS bishops will use the new guidelines as a bare minimum of what is acceptable for interviews, because I think we can go a few steps further in order to protect our kids and still effectively accomplish…

Following our many discussions about the risks of one-on-one interviews, my daughter has decided that her three children will never be alone with the bishop in an interview, they will be accompanied by one of their parents. In their ward, there is a general consensus among the young mothers that a parent will always be…

Today my 12-year-old son had his bishopric interview to receive the Aaronic Priesthood. The bishopric actually REQUIRED that my wife or myself be present at the interview. Baby steps…

Today I shared Letter 3 with my Bishop – who is a really good guy. He quickly responded with this reply..!! Hi Matt, I appreciate you sending me this letter and information from the Protect LDS children group. I can understand your concern on this matter. I can recall the conversations we have had in…

After the March for Children, I sent an email to my stake president expressing my concern regarding the 1st Presidency’s revised policy on 1:1 interviews with children. He responded and invited me, if I would be willing, to discuss my concerns and suggestions for protecting the children. He stated that if I wished, I could…

Tonight, for the first time in 19 months I stepped foot in a bishop’s office. I had talked before hand with my son about what the “law of chastity” is so he could answer in the affirmative when he was asked if he knew what it is and if he was keeping it. I thought…

The night before the big news of the change of policy was released, my husband and I sent the following letter to our bishop: Hello Bishop. I wanted to reach out to you regarding my children. You no doubt have heard about the recent campaign to change the way our youth are interviewed. I assure…

Sam. There a few families down here in Tucson that really appreciate your work. We are all active and temple recommend holding families. We support you and your cause. Our bishops need protection, the church needs to protect the kids and the adults. Please keep the good fight going and let us know how we…

My 15 year old daughter was struggling with my divorce and some other issues. She had spoken to me about becoming sexually active and as a parent we decided to talk to her dad about it. Her dad took, forced, her right away to speak with the bishop and confess her sins. She refused to…

The fact that I am able to even submit a success story, is in and of itself, a success story in my opinion. My name is Tony Peterson. If you were following this movement 2-3 months ago, you would have seen interactions online between myself, Sam, and some of his followers that seemed quite contentious.…