#60 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7
I turned twelve in 1973, while living in Cache Valley, Utah. I spent the two years I was a Deacon in the Aaronic Priesthood in Utah. I do not recall…
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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.
#61 Lisa B. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9
The first interview I remember was my pre-baptism interview when I was 8. The bishop took me into his office, having my parents wait outside. He asked me a lot…
#62 Name Hidden. CS: Other: No permanent damage.
I am the mother of two grown and married daughters with their own children. We have all signed the petition Sam started because we felt it to be important. As…
#63 Melissa E. CS: 1,3
I don’t have the horror stories that some people have, but I have a few incidents to relate. First, when I was about thirteen, Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped. I was…
#64 Dan M. CS: 1,3
Hi. I didn’t grow up LDS, but I did have a “problem” with masturbation. I had done it before I became a member (around 25 years old) and had no…
#65 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,6,7,8
As a girl, I never heard any messages directed to the young women about masturbation, which made me feel like I must be especially bad because I couldn’t stop doing…
#66 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,4,5,6,7,8
When I was in my mid-30’s, my father admitted to me that he molested me when I was a very young child. He said that he “took care of it”…
#68 Name Hidden CS: 1,2,4,6
When I was 6, my brother and I played “doctor”. I had no idea at the time there was anything wrong with the game, we were nearly playing make believe.…
#69 John B. CS: 6,7. Other: Questions about bestiality while preparing for my mission
I was raised LDS and was a believing devout member as I prepared for my mission in my senior year of high school. I left for my mission a week…
#70 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,7. Other: Lasting fear and anxiety about sex, damage to relationships and friendships
I grew up in a traditional Mormon family. As a teenage boy, I could always tell I was a very sexual person. I had an intense curiosity about sex from…
#72 Amy P. CS: 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9
I was inspired by former Bishop Sam Young’s campaign to end teen interviews with bishops for the plethora of reasons he has outlined. I have been wanting to share my…
#73 Name Hidden CS: 1,4
In a private interview with my bishop as a child, he asked me if I obeyed the law of chastity. I was young and didn’t know what it meant and…
#75 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,6,7
I turned 12 and was given a copy of the “For the Strength of the Youth” pamphlet as I entered the Young Women’s program. Shortly after, I was interviewed by…
#76 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8
My first experience with church leaders asking me about pornography or masturbation happened when I was about 12. I had always been curious about sexuality since most of my friends…
#77 W.H. CS: 1,2,3,6,7
Looking back now, I can see that I have always been very interested in sex. Even as a young kid of six or seven years I liked being naked and…
#78 Logan H. CS: 1,2,3,4. Other: Sexual abuse as an adult
I was taught and groomed to believe that men were standing between me and god. That they were acting as gods representative. I do not remember large parts of childhood,…
#79 Jimmy W. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8
Three stories in one… When I was young, I anticipated the day I would drive a car. I would sit in the car in the driveway and practice shifting the…
#80 Name Hidden. CS: 5
I wish I could share the details but the victims don’t want to go public. A man I loved and trusted as much as my own dad was a Bishop…
#81 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3
Not sure if it matters because t happened when I was an adult. After I had finally told my parents that I had been raped they convinced me to go…
#82 Quinn P. CS: 1,2,4,7
My first “worthiness” interview happened when I was 12 years old. Worthiness was assessed by answering questions from the Bishop, an older man who, we were told represented Christ. My…