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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.

#1066 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8

I was raised LDS and left the church at age 23, and resigned officially at age 33 (when I learned this was an option for me). I was raised in…

#1065 Hannah. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8

When I was around sixteen years old, I got a boyfriend. One night, he invited me to go to a missionary farewell and we ended up making out in his…

#1064 Name Hidden. CS: Other: violence and murder

Talea’s story begins on 17 November 2002 and ends on 18 March 2008. The little girl from Wuppertal, Germany died at the age of five. Contrary to other fates, Talea’s…

#1063 Aimee L. CS: 1,2,4,5,7,8,9

Hello, My name is Aimee. I was raised in the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, but after experiencing the molestation of a young girl who was very…

#1061 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4,5

I’ve had a few incidents of bishops shaming me or somehow making me feel responsible for my first divorce or for being abused by my husband, but this story is…

#1060 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,4,6,7,8

My story is pretty much exactly what to expect at minimum for a regular bishops interview to receive a temple recommend. I always lied about masturbating because I never wanted…

#1059 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8

I am a female, and was around 14 when this happened. My home ward had (still has) a HUGE problem with gossiping and I was often the topic of gossip…

#1058 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2

Ever since I could remember, I’ve been in the Mormon church. Throughout that time, I can honestly say that I never really believed. I couldn’t say why, but some things…

#1057 Name Hidden. CS: 4

When I was about 13 or 14 years old, I went in for an interview with our very charismatic bishop that everyone in the ward just loved. In particular, everyone…

#1056 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7. Other: Other forms of abuse in my home were ignored.

I had the usual worthiness interviews starting at age twelve. Until I was fifteen, they were always on script. I never had anything to say to the contrary of any…

#1055 Name Hidden. CS: 2,3,6,7

I started to be sexually abused around age six by my brother. Then when I was 12, I was gang raped by 5 grown men. After the rape, my grandfather…

#1054 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

When I was age 11-15, I had different experiences with different bishops. I have never had the courage to say anything, and I also have never had a place where…

#1053 Name Hidden. CS: 4

When I was 12, I was interviewed by not the bishop but someone else in the bishopric. Alone in a room with the door closed, I was asked if I…

#1052 Name Withheld. CS: 1,4

I am woman in my late 20s who has grown up in a very devout and large LDS family in Northern Europe.Even thought there are smaller amount of Mormons in…

#1051 Name Withheld. CS: 1,2,3,7

I was raised from birth in the LDS Church. Having been told I was so lucky to have been born into such a wonderful organization for as long as I…

#1050 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,8

For over 7 years I was had meetings with my bishop/stake president/mission president at least monthly to talk about my masturbation “addiction”. Most of them were kind and did not…

#1049 Name Withheld. CS: 1

I had joined the church later in my life as a young single mom. My son had the opportunity to go to a temple trip with the rest of the…

#1048 Name Hidden. CS: 5

I found out that one of our members (The former bishop )in our ward ended up raping a 16 year old girl. I had concern about this man being around…

#1047 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4

These grown white men need to stop asking masturbation questions to kids they barely know!! Crazy racist cult! I grew up Mormon and am happy not to be associated with…

#1046 Name Hidden. CS: 1

I was a young adult when I joined the church.. fast forward and I made a friendship with an older man in the church who helped teach me, guide me,…

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