#331 Jodi B. CS: 1,2,3,6,7
I was lucky enough that my father was my Bishop during my formative teenage years so the damage and shame I received as a youth was from other people in…
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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.
#332 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7,8,9
I don’t know if my story is typical, at least the later parts of it, but the beginning part I believe, is almost common in the church, at least among…
#333 Name Hidden. CS: 1,6,7
When I was 18, I had my first sexual encounter with a boy. I was so scared to confess because I didn’t want my parents to find out, but eventually…
#334 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,4
From the Bishop’s Perspective I had been serving as a Bishop for a few years when a 17 year old girl came to my office for a meeting that she…
#335 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3
I met my husband when I was 18. He is four years older than me and was a return missionary when we met at work. We became intimate and, after…
#336 Derek G. CS: 1,2,3,6,7,8
When I turned 12 I had a really cool bishop. During interviews he would basically say “I don’t want to know what you did just don’t do it again”. He…
#337 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7
I grew up in a small town in Southern Utah. When I say small I mean about a 100 people small, give or take a few. Everyone in town was…
#338 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7,8
I was born in the church and presented as a very devout, chaste and faithful girl my whole life. It wasn’t an act. For the most part, I really was.…
#339 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8,9
I wish I was brave enough to post my name, but my family is still unaware of my faith transition. I feel like a coward. My heart is beating rapidly…
#340 Name Withheld CS: 2,3,7
First off I am a female, addicted to porn for around 10 years. It all started when I was 11 I got an email that had porn in it. I…
#341 Name Hidden. CS: 1,6,7
After reading the stories that are on here the problems in my life now make sense. The constant feeling of shame that has been with me all my life for…
#342 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,7. Other: Reported abuse disregarded.
It’s hard to know where to begin, but I’ll try to be succinct. I’m a survivor of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of my oldest brother (11 years older…
#343 Lauren C. CS: 1,2,3,6,8 Other: self harm
You always heard about the boys that masturbate, and that always seemed more acceptable. Like it was something expected because men weren’t strong enough to control their urges. You never…
#344 Name Hidden. CS: 1,7,8
In my teen years, my bishop interviewed me regarding masturbation and watching pornography. He would ask very detailed questions regarding how frequently I masturbated, how I felt, whether the pornography…
#345 Name Hidden. 1,4
My story isn’t earth shattering but it was embarrassing and so very awkward. It was in the early 90’s as I was interviewing to turn my papers in to go…
#346 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2
As a teenager, I had a healthy interest in sexuality and had sexual feelings. I masturbated, which I now recognize was normal behavior for a teenager, but I also was…
#347 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7,8. Other: Thoughts of self-castration
I was not abused during or because of these interviews, but the affects of these interviews haunt me to this day. Ever since my first experience with masturbation, these interviews…
#348 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3
As a youth, I went to my bishop to confess what I was taught to be “inappropriate” behavior with my girlfriend. When I told my bishop I had done some…
#349 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2
My story isn’t exactly my story, although I am definitely a part of it. I am an ’empty nester’ now, but eleven years ago I was a single mom and…
#350 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7
I was a popular young woman, honor student and athlete in my high school with supportive and loving parents. In the summer before I turned 16, I attended a fireside…