I was about 13 when the bishop started asking about masturbation in those worthiness interviews. I’ll never forget the first time. He asked if I masturbated. I didn’t know what it was so he threw out the terms “jack off” and “jerk off”. It made me feel very uncomfortable. I was asked this many times…
As a young woman I was frequently pulled into the Bishops office at random for “worthiness interviews”, even without my parents knowing these interviews were happening. I was a good girl and at that age didn’t have things to repent of but I often felt shame for even being pulled in like he was insinuating…
Growing up, sexually explicit questions became the norm from an early age. I remember vividly at the age of 11, during my initial Aaronic priesthood interview, being asked about masturbation and pornography. I didn’t really know what the bishop was talking about, but he proceeded to vividly describe both to me. He said that my…
My sister became pregnant when she was 16 (this was in 1983 in Rock Springs, WY). Her bishop, after finding out, came to our home and asked her to speak with him in his car. He was the bishop, she was 16, pregnant, and felt she had no choice but to comply. While in his…
Growing up I had issues with masturbation after witnessing sexual abuse in my home. When I felt so guilty and told my mom, she told me to talk to the bishop. I went to the bishop often and had to tell him all the details of what I did, where I did it, etc. After…