#904 Kade J. CS: 1,2
Constant shame and guilt, the feeling before and after every meeting with the bishop. Awkwardly entering the room sitting down alone. Three feet away from a man I have never…
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Legend for Consequences Suffered (CS):
- Inappropriate shame and guilt
- Childhood self-loathing
- Adulthood self-loathing
- Normalizing children to sexual questions by adult men. (Grooming)
- Sexual abuse. (Pedophilia)
- Impaired sexual relations after marriage.
- Years of recovery from childhood shaming. Often lasting decades.
- Suicide Ideation
- Attempted Suicide
- Suicide of a loved one or friend.
#903 William M. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8. Other: Gay Bashing
Hello! My name is William and I am celebrating my 28th birthday today… Even though I am so grateful to have another year of life, there were times where it…
#902 Name Withheld. CS: 1,2,3,6,7,8
Where to start? So many instances though 4 stick out in my mind the most. I think my experiences were more of the run-of-the-mill variety – though it’s sad to…
#901 Name Hidden. CS: 1
I grew up in an LDS home in Utah. Church every Sunday, parents fulfilling church callings, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. At 12 years old I went to the bishop…
#900 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,4,6
I grew up in a very active LDS home. My father was my bishop twice when I was young. I loved all my bishops. However, whenever my birthday came up,…
#899 Bobi J. CS: 1,3,4,6,8
Writing a list is easier for me than delving into the heart breaking emotions. Here it is: Sexually assaulted in high school. Perpetrator goes on mission. Confesses his crime in…
#898 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,6
Long history of masturbation . Convert to church at 15. Parents not members . Aged 18 confessed to bishop of my problem. He said I need to ask you this…
#897 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
When I was a little girl, I was sexually abused by my older brothers and an older cousin. I was 3 when the abuse started. It happened almost daily until…
#896 Greg M. CS: 1,2,4,7
I grew up in the church. From a young age, I was taught the church’s “law of chastity” from church materials such as the pamphlet “For the Strength of Youth”.…
#895 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9. Other: Unworthy bishop, Parental abuse, Danger in the church
I’m honestly not sure where to start with this. How do you fit your story into just words? I hope I can express how I felt and how I feel…
#894 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3. Other: My experiences with trying to report pedophilia to my Bishop.
I had no idea that these were the questions being asked of CHILDREN. If I were still in the cult, I hate to say it, but I don’t know what…
#893 Don N. CS: 1,2,3,4,5
It’s 1973, I’m 15 years old, it’s mutual night, we’re playing basketball in the cultural hall. I’m thirsty so I walk out into the foyer to get a drink from…
#892 David F. CS: 1,3,7
When I was 18, I entered my Mormon bishop’s office to confess that I had fornicated with my girlfriend. It had just happened couple days prior and I couldn’t handle…
#891 Name Hidden CS: 1,2,3,6,7,8
I was 14 when I first figured out how to masturbate. Before this, I was under the impression that it was not something women were physically capable to doing. With…
#890 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,6,7. Other: This is one of the main events that led me to leave the LDS church.
I went to a bishop’s interview when I was 16 years old so that I could go do baptisms for the dead. The week prior, I had had a pretty…
#889 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8
As a young child I was sexually abused by two male family members several times. They were 8 to 10 years older than me. I never told anyone, thinking it…
#888 Name Withheld. CS: 1
I got my first boyfriend when I was 19 years old. I was a virgin and never even kissed anyone. I was strong in the church. He was a recent…
#887 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8
When I was a child about 9 or 10, I briefly viewed pornography out of curiosity before I knew it was a sin. When I had learned it was a…
#886 Name Hidden. CS: 1
I dated a LDS member in high school. At age 16 he asked me to talk to his bishop. I was young and agreed. He asked me lots of questions…
#885 Reagan B. CS: 1,2,4,6,7. Other: Premature obsession with sexual terminology
When I was twelve I started having yearly bishop interviews where he would ask me questions about keeping the commandments and if I was following the church rules. The door…