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Warning: Sexually Explicit content.

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.

#784 Jerold G. CS: 1,2,3,7,8

I remember having so much anxiety about meeting with the bishop that I would throw up before I met with the bishop. In my mission interview my stake president asked…

#783 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,5

When I was around 11, I had a soccer coach, I was a strong athlete with hopes of going on to play in college. I was one of the best…

#782 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4. Other: Encouraged not to report rape, impaired decision of parents, caused shame and trauma for selfish reasons.

I know you are going through a tough time right now Sam, so I wanted to tell you how you have helped my little family in a way that wouldn’t…

#781 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9

I was asked multiple times if I masturbated and then he explained how bad it is and the addictive nature of it. I denied it but felt guilty for years…

#780 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,8

I started masturbating when I was 12. I didn’t know what it was until I found the definition in a health book. It explained that masturbation was a natural thing…

#779 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9

Summary of the following story: I was groomed by my church leaders all growing up to be deceived by a pervert (another Bishop) and I thought all that happened to…

#778 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4,7

When I was 13-14 I came in for my annual interview with one of the counselors in my bishopric. The counselor was probably in his 60s and he was not…

#777 Sarah H. CS: 1,4

I have three stories with the same bishop. My first experience was the baptismal interview for my daughter in 2017. I informed him that I was not ok with her…

#776 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,4,8

I have one story. I am currently an active temple recommend holding member of the church. I served a mission in California. Before my mission, there were sexual sins I…

#775 Ryan. CS: 1,2,3,7,8,9

I was born and raised in your standard LDS home. To give some background, I’d been through the standard public education sex-ed class and had been taught a little about…

#774 E.M. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7

I was the most innocent teenager growing up in the mission field in an orthodox family. I was best friends with the Bishop’s daughter who was boy crazy. I wasn’t,…

#773 Leah S. CS: 1,4

When I was 12 I had a “worthiness interview” from my local Bishop to enter the temple. He asked me explicit questions about my chastity. In particular, he asked if…

#772 Andy A. CS: 1,3,8

My story may not apply here, as it happened as an adult. As my fiancé and I prepared for our temple marriage we struggled to keep the rules of morality.…

#771 Name Withheld. CS: 1,4,6

As a 15 year old young woman, I had a boyfriend that was sexually and emotionally abusive. It took me a long time to get out of the relationship because…

#770 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7,8. Other: Repeated self harm as part of guilt

My youth leader took a different route. One day in Deacon’s quorum he asked all of us “Do you know what jacking off is?” He sort of made a hand…

#769 Name Hidden. CS: 1

I was a naive 19 year old attending Ricks College in Rexburg Idaho and feeling guilty after a makeout session with my boyfriend which involved him touching my breasts. No…

#768 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,8

When I was freshly out of high school I was sexually assaulted. I hadn’t been active in the church in sometime but thought maybe a bishop could help give me…

#767 Tate. CS: 1,3. Other: Loss of trust

While my story is not nearly as horrible as others on here I’ll tell mine to help add to this book. I was 18 and had a girlfriend. We did…

#766 Taylor R. CS: 1,3,4,6

I was a sophomore attending BYU. I believe my Bishop was a good man with good intentions. He was merely following the inappropriate interview guidelines given to him. I was…

#765 Katy K. CS: 1,2,3,4,7

I grew up in the church. I vividly remember sitting through a Young Women’s lesson one Sunday when I was 15 or 16. The lesson was on chastity. Our well…

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