#462 Tonya N. CS: 1,2
My story is about how the Bishop of the church got information that I had had premarital sex. I was about 15 years old. It was my boyfriend, a convert…
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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.
#461 Sandra W. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
How do I even begin to try and explain the damage being abused as a child has caused me. I was 6, we had been friends with this family for…
#460 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,4,7,8
My story starts outside of church. From the age of seven, I experienced sexual assault and harassment from multiple sources. Other children, adults I knew, perfect strangers. As an example,…
#459 Tiffani N. CS: 1,4
When I was a cute newlywed I was asked probing questions by a young bishop (whose sweet wife was pregnant with their 9th child) about what I enjoyed in the…
#458 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3.6.7
I went on my own accord to visit the bishop with my then boyfriend, whom I loved very much. We had been sexually active, but decided we’d really like to…
#457 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7
When I was 16 years old I moved to a new ward in Herriman, Utah. The first day at church right when we walked in the door we happened to…
#456 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
When I was 7 years old I had my first worthiness interview a few weeks before I turned 8 and would be baptized. The bishop already knew that I was…
#455 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,6,7,8
It wasn’t the interviews so much as a combination of the interviews with the fire-and-brimstone chastity lessons. Masturbation was described as an incredibly selfish and shameful act. Then we got…
#454 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,4,8
My 15 year old son has been crippled with guilt and shame about masturbation. He has talked to our LDS bishop about it and feels worse afterward. My son is…
#453 Name Hidden. CS: 1,6,7
***Warning you may find the post below controversial, however please understand that “it doesn’t impact you until it impacts you, or someone you know personally.”*** Just recently as I was…
#452 Shawn McCraney. CS: 1,2,3,6
I was shamed continuously because i was honest with them – then i learned to lie.
#451 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
My father was both a Bishop and a Stake President for almost my entire childhood. Both of my parents were very well known and respected in our small Mormon community.…
#450 George P. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8
I felt uncomfortable just being in the presence of Bishop _____. Knowing what he was going to ask me made my heart race with dread. Every 6 months he would…
#449 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,6,9
I have been blessed with having experienced two car accidents. The first one was the start of me leaving the church and the second was the catalyst for me returning.…
#448 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,6,7
As a child I suffered years and years of sexual abuse. It started when I was barely older than a toddler and so, I didn’t even realize that what was…
#447 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10
As a young child, I overheard whispered conversations between my mom and her younger sisters at family reunions. As soon as I or my grandparents drew nearby, the subject would…
#446 Brian A. CS: 1,2,3,7,8
After reading many of the stories here, I find myself fortunate, and I realize that it could have been so much worse. But the shame that I felt surrounding topics…
#445 Name Hidden. CS: 4
While my story may not be as traumatizing as others shared in this movement, I feel that it is still worth sharing. During an interview for a temple recommend, I…
#444 Brooke B. CS: 1,2,3,7
When I was in High School I fooled around with a guy in my ward. Stuff had happened a bunch of times and I knew I needed to talk to…
#443 Leslie M. CS: 3,7
Sexual abuse needs to be reported not only about what’s going on behind closed doors in the bishops office but also abuse that’s reported “to” bishops. I was sexually molested…