The worthiness interviews containing questions of a sexual nature drove me to avoid relationships with the opposite sex out of fear of sinning for my entire young adult life. I could have dated as a teenager. I didn’t. I was asked to prom. I didn’t go. I could have had normal healthy relationships, but I never did because I was afraid of mistakes I “might” make.
It is only now in my thirties that I realize how these interviews made me see myself. Thoughts of suicide and years of self hate. All that time stolen from me that I will never get back.
It was wrong. No child should be made to feel that way!
I’m not clear on where these explicit questions are coming from. Are they “required” questions from the handbook OR is it the various bishops expounding on the law of chastity themselves?
Could someone please tell me the exact wording from the handbook?