#412 Name Hidden. CS: 1,8
I am currently a member of the LDS church. Growing up I had many great leaders in the church that taught me a lot of good. I can’t imagine how…
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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.
#413 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,7,8
My first bishop interview about masturbation happened when I was 14 in 1984. I did not know what that was at the time. I had 3 more interviews about masturbation…
#414 Name Hidden. CS: Other: Forty years of suffering legit diagnosed-PTSD
When you are an #LDS girl alone in a room with a #Mormon Priesthood leader man who gets an erection then makes his advance by pressing his erection against you,…
#415 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,6
When I was 19 (10 years ago) I talked to my Bishop week after week repenting for pre marital sex. He asked for details, positions, what birth control was used,…
#416 Adam B. CS: 1,2,3,7, Other: Actual pain in my body went thinking about sexual shame.
Growing up I was taught in church that masturbation was the most vile and nasty thing and no one did it except really bad people, at least that is the…
#417 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,6,7
I’ll never understand why my parents thought it was a good idea or allowed me to stay overnight with a 60 year old (approx.), single man who recently immigrated to…
#418 Sadie J. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
I was molested at a very young age by a family friend. Then, I was molested again by another family friend from the time I was 11 to around 15…
#419 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3
When I was 16 I told my mia-maid leader that I had sex and had smoked marijuana. I expected her to keep it private but she told me she would…
#420 Michael S. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7, Other: Disbelief in the “church”
I was a young adult during the time in which the internet and online porn were becoming popular. It seemed that every Sunday or General Conference was filled with endless…
#421 Kylie S. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,8
I was fortunate to have the leaders that I did, they always treated me with respect. However, I did suffer from self-loathing and unnecessary shame due to the culture of…
#422 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. Other: Self-harm
This is very difficult so I’ll make it short. I was damaged quite badly by the shame I felt for so called sins and transgressions. I feel like I was…
#423 J Adams. CS: 1,2,4,5,6,7,8
Beginning when I was 9 years old, I had an older brother that repeatedly tried to coerce me into playing sexual games with my 7 year old sister. I was…
#424 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
I went to my bishop as a teenager for help navigating trauma from childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. He connected me to some resources and was an empathetic and…
#425 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,6,7
I haven’t really discussed this with anyone before. However, I have been following your movement and it has sparked memories of being ask questions about masturbation during bishop interviews in…
#426 Name Hidden. CS: 1,7
I was a very dedicated member of the church as a youth. I didn’t do anything that would lead to me talking to the Bishop other than my annual meeting.…
#427 Alissa P. CS: 1,2,5,8
I was molested by my stepdad in 1988 when I was 8 years old, told my family to get help with no avail. The abuse began to occur again in…
#428 Erin W. CS: 1,2,3,5,7,8
My father physically/sexually abused, neglected, and abandoned his children, with no remorse. When this was brought to the attention of multiple bishops and stake presidents, his vehement denial was all…
#429 Ashley S. CS: 1,2,7. Other: Trust issues with authorities
When I was 9 years old, I was molested by a boy who lived in my neighborhood. I told my parents right after it happened. My parents got the boy…
#430 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,4. Other: Spiritual Abuse
I converted to the church at the impressionable age of 16. My parents did not go to the church and they had no knowledge of what was asked during bishop…
#431 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,8,9
I am a very active member of the LDS church. I served as a young women’s leader. During the time I served, a couple of the young women I had…