I’d been molested by a neighborhood boy when I was young. Got Baptized LDS. Moved out of state. Forward years later. I’m 15 and have my first boyfriend. We are kissing and petting at that age. My mom found out and called our Bishop. When I got home from school one day mom told me that the Bishop wanted to talk to me and that I needed ride my bike to the church. So I did. First thing out of his mouth was “Who have you been sleeping with?” I knew then that my mom had told the Bishop about me having a boyfriend and had set up this little interview. I told him out of shame what was going on in my life. I was then “rebuked” for my sexual actions by the Bishop. I was instantly angered! Any sexual activity I had experienced up until that time was not of my choosing. The first time I ever had any consent in who touched my body I was ‘rebuked’ for it. I left that day feeling ashamed and filthy. I refused to go to the Mormon church after that! It took decades to realize the damage that my mom and the Bishop set me up for that day. It destroyed my spiritual growth. I am Born Again. A christian who refuses to be a part of ANY organized religions. The Holy Bible is my church now.
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