My bishop made me write an apology letter to the guy who sexually assaulted me as part of my church discipline for having been sexually assaulted. I had gone on a trip to visit my boyfriend’s parents in another state. My boyfriend and his parents were not LDS, but my boyfriend was pretty good at…
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 me). I was raised in a large family, falling in the middle of 4 boys, I was the eldest girl. Much of my childhood is a blank as I can’t…
When I was around sixteen years old, I got a boyfriend. One night, he invited me to go to a missionary farewell and we ended up making out in his car instead and stripping down to our underwear. I had done “worse” things with other people, but this guy felt so much guilt that he…
Talea’s story begins on 17 November 2002 and ends on 18 March 2008. The little girl from Wuppertal, Germany died at the age of five. Contrary to other fates, Talea’s mother (not a member of the church) had contacted the Youth Welfare Office herself with a request for help: She was alcoholic and between her…
Hello, My name is Aimee. I was raised in the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, but after experiencing the molestation of a young girl who was very dear to me, I started to question the church. My mother who was born into the church as well was molested and raped by her…
I was 18 when my bishop called me in for an interview to discuss my prospective missionary service. I really didn’t want to serve a mission at that time, and when I admitted this to my bishop he quickly expressed his disappointment in my selfishness. He explained that if I failed to serve a mission…
I’ve had a few incidents of bishops shaming me or somehow making me feel responsible for my first divorce or for being abused by my husband, but this story is about my children. When I found out they were being sexually abused by both their grandfather and their father, I went straight to the police.…
My story is pretty much exactly what to expect at minimum for a regular bishops interview to receive a temple recommend. I always lied about masturbating because I never wanted anyone to learn of my shame I hid at night. Every time I masturbated I would cry profusely for hours curled up in a ball…
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 often the topic of gossip among some of the adult members in my ward. I was called into the bishops office for a temple recommend interview and he asked all…
Ever since I could remember, I’ve been in the Mormon church. Throughout that time, I can honestly say that I never really believed. I couldn’t say why, but some things didn’t seem right, but I would push it away and try not to think about it. I remember right after being baptized the feeling that…