#653 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,9,10
When my brother Keith was in high school he had an interview with our local bishop, who was a cruel, condescending and judgmental person. Keith confessed to some sexual activity…
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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.
#654 Name Hidden. CS: N/A
I’ve been the therapist for hundreds of people who have expressed feelings of shame, guilt, embarrassment, and self-loathing after having had interviews with their LDS Bishops. And I’ve also been…
#655 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2
I recieved yearly worthiness interviews to go to the temple. Around 13 when puberty hit I discovered masturbation. Ultimately because of the church’s strong emphasis not to participate in the…
#656 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,5,6,7
At 7/8 years old I was introduced to the sexual side of myself. I won’t tell that story, but as a young child, I only knew that what I was…
#657 Richard B. CS: 1,2,3,6,7. Other: Disproportionate fear of sexual diseases.
First, I must declare that I have OCD so fear of diseases and contamination has a psychological dimension, not just a religious one. I can’t blame the LDS church for…
#658 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7
I have two stories. When I was preparing to serve a mission, I was asked insanely invasive questions by a well-meaning priesthood leader. I lied out of fear, but was…
#659 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7,8,9
I have three major incidents in my life within the church that I feel strongly compelled to share. I want my story to be heard so that it can be…
#660 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,4. Other: Unnecessary exposure of content
Shortly after turning 12, I was interviewed by my bishop for a temple recommend. The questions at first were of no harm or were not causing any discomfort, but it…
#661 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,6,7,8
A very close friend told me that after she’d read just a few of these stories, it threw her into weeks of depression. After nearly 50 years she still hadn’t…
#662 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,4,5,7,8
My mom had remarried,I was 15. I was trying to make friends in our new ward. I was sexually active. My mom set up an appointment with the bishop. My…
#663 Name Withheld. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8
When I was seventeen, the stake executive secretary knocked on the door of my Sunday School class during the second hour. He said the Stake President would like to meet…
#664 Pamela M. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8,9. Other: Secondary violation from questioning due to external sexual abuse from another priestood holder and ex family member
I’m telling this story in hopes that it will help many not go through what I have. My motive is not to shame anyone my motive is to bring to…
#665 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2
I was about 14 when I first started to confront my sexual feelings. Every time I masturbated a feeling of intense guilt and shame would come over me. I wondered…
#666 Rena Lesué CS: 1,2,3,4,5
On a Platter Originally printed in Gris-Gris, issue 6, (Jan. 2016), and again in The Exponent II, Part 1 (10 April 2018) and Part 2 (11 April 2018). At the…
#667 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8,9
My beautiful daughter was tormented by the questions asked by her bishop in the worthiness interviews. I did not know anything about this until you stood up against this horrific…
#668 Name Hidden. CS: 1,10
In 2009 my best friend took his life. He was an AP on his mission, always made an effort to be his best, and still felt he was a failure.…
#669 Jodi H-E. CS: 1,3,7. Other: This is just one of the experiences that I had and I will share more as I feel like I can.
Bishop T. of East Layton, Utah is one of the bishops who shamed me. He was more instrumental in my exit from the church then anyone else was. He used…
#670 Name Hidden. 1. Other: Unable to go to a gynecologist
Thankfully, I don’t remember having any one-on-one interviews where I was asked explicit questions, but because of some of the shaming from the church, it has impacted me in my…
#671 Name Hidden. CS: 2,3,5,7,8,9
When I was 12 years old I was sexually abused by my dad. He was serving in a bishopric at the time. And he had earlier served as a bishop.…
#672 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,7
First of all I am no longer a member, having resigned 2 months after being released as a YSA Bishop in the Pacific Northwest. In 1999 while serving as a…