#673 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7,8,9
I always dreaded the interviews. Even when my dad was the bishop. That probably made it worse honestly. I knew it was abnormal for kids my age to be exposed…
Read more
Warning: Sexually Explicit content.
Search our Stories
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.
#674 Name Withheld. CS: 1,3
When I went to speak to my bishop to start the repentance process I was shocked at the information he wanted to know. He wanted to know the exact date,…
#675 Wade R. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8
During my developmental years as a teen I often struggled with depression. I was weighed down with guilt and tore myself apart with self-loathing. I was conflicted, frustrated, embarrassed, confused,…
#676 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3
Prompted to ask my , now adult children, if any of them experienced inappropriate questions or behavior in their Bishop interviews years ago?…. This is the response from my (now…
#677 Samantha G. CS: 1,4,6,8,9,10
Sam, First of all, I just want to tell you how moved I am by what you are doing. I can’t remember when I first stumbled across your cause but…
#678 Name Hidden. CS: 1,7,9,10. Other: Witness to numerous atrocities encouraged by LDS Bishops against other human beings. And very often these human beings were women.
LDS Church Bishops – the starting position for ALL other “higher” leadership positions in the LDS Church such as Stake President, etc. – are appointed ONLY based on being the…
#679 Name Hidden. CS: 1. Other: Attempting to understand what the Bishop meant, causing some exploration and increased curiosity.
I was receiving my first birthday interview as a Young Man, so I must have been 13 years old. The Bishop had numerous children himself and must have felt skilled…
#680 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7,8. Other: Domestic abuse relations later in life
My daughter went in to repent to the bishop. She had a sexual relationship with a man when she was 14 and he was 18. This went on for several…
#681 Name Hidden. CS: 1
Was in an interview by a Stake Pres in Riverton Utah to obtain my recommend for Temple attendance back in 1992. My spouse was not LDS but heard I could…
#682 Christian D. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8
I discovered self-love at age 11. It was sorta an accident, but I really enjoyed it. I knew it must be wrong because my mother caught me once and we…
#683 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,5,7,8
When I was a member of the church at 12 years old, I was accused of masturbation by my parents and the bishop. I was only a deacon and had…
#684 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,6,8
I joined the church at 19 (and left at 30). When I was 18, so before I joined the church; I was sexually assaulted (anal rape) by a trusted male…
#685 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7,8
As a kid, like most kids, I masturbated. Even typing this story after years of therapy I just had to justify why I masturbated. Anyways, I felt horrible about myself…
#686 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,6,7,8
This is something I posted to reddit a few years ago. I already had guilt and shame, the bishop made it worse. As a child, I was born into a…
#687 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,5,7,8
When I was 11, my uncle (who was then in the bishopric) propositioned me for sex (I refused and got away, but didn’t tell anyone because he threatened my family)…
#689 Jodi H-E. CS: 1,2,3,4,5. Other: I will never be able to quantify the damage
Another personal story for you and Sam Young as he Hunger Strikes to Protect LDS Children. This one is the hardest for me because I was complicit and bare the…
#690 Malissa R. CS: 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9
I was 11 years old when I was sent to live with mormon relatives. Because of my age I had to go through the missionary lessons in order to be…
#691 Shannon. CS: 1,4,5,7,8,9
When I was 15, I went to confession with my LDS bishop in his office at the church. ? I told the Bishop I needed to confession to a hot…
#692 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,4,6,7
I am so thankful that you are doing this. I hope the LDS Church takes action to stop these interviews. I grew up in Montana and my mother made me…
#693 James K. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
I lived in Dallas, Texas in the early 1980s… I am almost 50 now. Like most normal boys, I was excited to find some “dirty magazines” when I was walking…