#401 Preslie P. CS: 1
When I was about 21 I was repenting for premarital sex to go on a mission. _______, who I guess is a leader in the Boy Scouts now, asked me…
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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.
#400 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6
I grew up being exposed to sexual activities and situations from my neighborhood peers, starting at a very young age. I always felt shame around things I had been exposed…
#399 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2
I joined the church when I was 18. I had an interview with my Bishop and he asked me if I engaged in Bestiality. I was so offended by this…
#398 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3
At age 12, I was so excited to be ordained a deacon. The Bishop brought me into his office. I don’t remember anything from that interview except that he asked…
#397 R. Mark. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7
Growing up in the church I was frequently asked about masturbation. The cumulative doctrine during my formative years was very clear that this was a sin of the highest severity.…
#396 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,7,8,9. Other: Marrying abusive men
I was in Junior High, and struggling. I already didn’t believe in the church. Which put me at odds with my Dad. My sibling had an illegitimate baby, which brought…
#395 Alice D. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9
I was a hyper-sexual child who didn’t know the word masturbating until five or six years after I’d started having regular orgasms. I started cutting myself as I learned about…
#394 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,7
I was sexually abused as a primary sunbeam (age 4-5) by my primary teachers during sunday school lessons (a husband and wife). There was at least one other girl with…
#393 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8
My stake president wanted to meet with me in advance of going to the temple for baptisms for the dead. I’d known him my entire life and lived around the…
#392 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9
As I have started to read the stories others have shared, I decided I should share mine. I grew up in a divorced household, primarily living with my mother. I…
#391 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,4
I was about 14 years old, I was forced to go to church by my mom. I decided to try and be more active and more involved. I wanted to…
#390 Name Hidden CS: 1
In the spring of 2012, the Stake President of the Winnipeg Canada Stake told us in the annual stake priesthood mtg. that “masturbation leads to murder”. God forbid there was…
#389 Joel B. CS: 1,2,3,6
I really don’t have a great sense of exactly how to communicate just how damaging these one on one bishop interviews involving sexual topics by untrained men with authority for…
#388 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5
I want to spend a little time sharing my story. I do not want to give too many details but give readers a pretty good idea of what happened to…
#387 Name Hidden 1,2,3,4,7,8
I recognize my mother’s voice in another story here, so I think it’s time to share mine. When I was a child, I had a very zealous bishop who thoroughly,…
#386 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4
When I was 15 I slept with my boyfriend. It wasn’t until later that I realized I had done so because I didn’t feel like I could say no. Anyway,…
#385 Name Withheld CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10
I don’t think my story is anywhere near as hurtful and disturbing as others who have come forward. I offer my respect, love, and support to each of the brave…
#384 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
When I was in my late teens, I was called into the Bishop’s office, out of the blue, and interrogated for over one and half hours, regarding sexual acts that…
#383 David. CS: 1,2,3,4,6
Those who read my story may well conclude that I have no business posting alongside those who have been subject to the horrors of sexual abuse and assault. My story…
#382 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10
My father was in church leadership as were all the males in my family dating back to Joseph Smith himself and are direct descendants of him. My maternal grandfather was…