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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.

#1045 Talia K. CS: 1,2,3,7. Other: self harm

I was raised in the church and my mother was sexually and physically abused by my biological father. Whenever she tried to leave him, the church held her back in…

#1044 Name Danielle J. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7

I grew up in the LDS church with parents, siblings, friends, and many other family members. I was taught from a young age that men in the bishopric are called…

#1043 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8

My first memory of worthiness interviews was being terrified at 7 when masturbation was explained to me in graphic detail but my parents insisted that I go ahead and be…

#1042 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4,5,8

March 10, 2019 Dear President Nelson, I’ve heard that it doesn’t matter if I write you or not because my letter will get kicked back to the Area 70 that…

#1041 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,7

Roughly 12-14 years ago a sibling of mine came forward with a terrible story. He gathered the family together and informed us that when he was younger he had been…

#1040 Name Withheld. CS: 1,2,3,7

I grew up in the church and remember never properly being taught about sexuality until my teenage years. Even then it were very vague attempts. It always seemed as though…

#1039 Name Hidden. CS: 8

My husband and I were recently married and wanting to be sealed. He was excommunicated and coming back to the church and I had just been through a divorce. My…

#1038 Name Hidden. CS: 3. Other: Deep betrayal when I came to understand that the church never was what I thought it was.

Hi Sam. Thanks for being a force for good. My story is not one of childhood. I was on my mission. But what it shows is how much power the…

#1037 Name Hidden. CS: 4

I never had a bishop ask me explicit questions until I was 17. My next door neighbor who I babysat for became my new bishop. I went in to get…

#1036 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,5

Posting this mostly for validation and because part of me wants to scream FUCK YOU to the men who interview anyone about their chastity and worthiness. Today I was triggered…

#1035 Name Hidden. CS: 1,6

I would like to preface this with I am still an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I do not think my bishop was a…

#1034 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9

I was born into a dogmatically LDS home, where my father and mother lived to remain worthy according to the rituals and ideals of the church. It was equally important…

#1033 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,6,7,8

I was about 15. I was sitting with the Stake President for a recommend to do baptisms for the dead. HE asked me if I had ever had sexual relations.…

#1032 Caleb J. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8

Growing up I wholeheartedly believed the Mormon Church on everything. When I was in 8th grade I masturbated for the first time, I didn’t even know what it was. But…

#1031 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3

When I was 17, I was forced to meet with my bishop because I was pregnant and not married. I cannot remember everything about the conversation as I am now…

#1030 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,8

My story is about mental health. The experiences I had as a young woman with depression and anxiety in the church were traumatizing and heartbreaking. There’s a history of mental…

#1029 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4,7,8,9

I was born into the church, and grew up with most of my family being mormon. When I was 12, I was asked to do a meeting with the bishop…

#1028 Hollie P. CS: 1,2,4

My daughters father molested her. CPS confirmed it, and the state of Utah refused to prosecute him because return missionaries don’t do that kind of thing. When a Church runs…

#1027 Name Withheld. CS: 1,2,3,6

I was sexually assaulted and raped in a church bathroom by a friend. I told my bishop right away in his office. He recorded it, I believe. I was given…

#1026 Hannah. CS: 1,2,3,7,8,9

I’ve been mormon all my life. I was a strong extremely Molly Mormon in a very Mormon family. Until I went and broke the rules by getting a boyfriend at…

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