#814 Name Hidden. CS: 4
When I was 14 or 15 I was asked if I had, had an organism after answering a question about chastity. I didn’t even know what that was, and had…
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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.
#815 Name Julie S. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8. Other: Depression, anxiety, PTSD
My heart just breaks. I was subjected to these interviews as a youth. I had endured many years of sexual abuse as a child beginning at the age of 4.…
#816 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
My Mormon story: growing up in Utah you had to be Mormon to be able to play with your friends. So i had been baptized around 4th grade. I took…
#817 Crystal H. CS: 1,4
My 12 year old daughter went into the bishops office for her 12-year-old interview. I joined her. After the friendly and brief interview we asked if she could go ahead…
#818 Jessica F. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
When I turned eight years old, my parents took me to the bishop’s office to have my baptism interview. Before I went into the room, I asked my parents if…
#819 Name Hidden. CS: 1
When I lived in the Apple Valley area of California, I decided to go to my bishop after speaking with my dad about my sexual activity as a teen. In…
#820 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,6,7
I started masturbating when I was maybe 13 years old after reading about it in a book about puberty and learning about it at school. I was simply curious. It…
#821 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8. Other: Fear of relationships with the opposite sex.
The worthiness interviews containing questions of a sexual nature drove me to avoid relationships with the opposite sex out of fear of sinning for my entire young adult life. I…
#822 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,8
I felt impressed to tell my own story although I was a couple years older than a legal minor. I grew up in the Church. I was blessed to have…
#823 Name Hidden. CS: 5
The identify of the people involved in the following account have been omitted to protect the privacy of those involved. Those wishing to verify this submission may contact Sam, who…
#824 Anna. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7. Other: Severe religious PTSD and public shaming
My story has layers of complexity, but I’ll do my best to share it. I’ll start out with the simple facts of being asked about masturbation as a teen some…
#825 Tamara N. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8
Growing up, I believed ANY and ALL questions asked by members of the bishopric helped them decide my level of worthiness and understand the nature of my sins. I never…
#826 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,7,8
I had several good bishops growing up in the LDS Church. However, they didn’t realize I was a victim of child abuse. I was sexually molested as a small child…
#827 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
My father sexually abused me when I was 9 years old. It was not complete penetration, but unwanted touching and fondling and he made me touch him. The abuse began…
#828 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
When I was 8 years old, the Sunday School teacher told the class that the bishop was the best friend we had. We could take our problems to him, and…
#829 Christie E. CS: 4
Growing up as a youth, I was never asked inappropriate questions. During my first few weeks st BYU I was interviewed by my bishop. It was just the customary “get…
#830 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,5,8
I am a mother. When my children were young, two of them were sexually and ritually abused by a family member. The children came forward with their story when that…
#831 Name Withheld. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8. Other: Sexual abuse from boyfriend
When I was fifteen years old I had a boyfriend who was manipulative, coercive, and abusive. I was confused because he told me he loved me and he bought me…
#832 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,4,7
My bishop was not a pleasant man. At 12 years old, my parents drove me to his home for my first temple recommend interview. My parents made themselves comfortable in…
#833 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9
My church upbringing taught me that sex was something to feel guilt and shame for. Starting around age 12 My Bishops regularly asked sexually explicit questions regarding my sins. I…