#914 Name Hidden. CS: 1,6. Other: Confusion and shame that I had done something wrong.
Both my husband and I were virgins when we married in an LDS temple. A few days after the wedding, I developed a urinary tract infection, the first one I…
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Both my husband and I were virgins when we married in an LDS temple. A few days after the wedding, I developed a urinary tract infection, the first one I…
I grew up in the LDS church. My sister still practices and is active in the church. My parents are semi-active. I left the church as an adult after realizing…
When I was about 14 (about 35 years ago), all the girls had to go in for their “interview” with the bishop or first counselor. I recall an older girl…
I was taught for years in church that I was responsible for the thoughts in a man’s head. That if a guy was turned on, it had to be caused…
During interviews with the bishop, I was shamed into believing that I had to share sexually explicit details of intimate relationships that I had with boys. I was made to…
My first recollection of being asked morality questions was for my 8th birthday baptismal interview-I didn’t even know what masturbation was and when the bishop probed me with more questions…
It wasn’t until recently that I realized I was a “victim” of these interviews. Up until I learned about your movement I went along with them because I didn’t know…
I was eleven years old. I had been called in for a pre-YW/Primary graduation interview. Towards the end of the interview, the bishopric member asked me if I obeyed the…
I had never even heard of masturbation before my bishop asked me if I was doing it. I said I didn’t know what that was. He then explained to me…
When I first went to get my bishop interview for the Temple Recommend, I was asked the usual questions such as, “Do you believe in the Church and it’s teachings?”,…
All my life I had been taught about remaining non-sexually active until after marriage, and only then, I was only allowed to have intercourse with my wife. I saw this…
I went through years of interviews. They were completely inappropriate. The last time i sat through an interview was when i was attending BYU and it was humiliating. I never…
Starting at a very young age, I dealt with many family issues and depression which soon led me at a young age to seek love and approval from boys. At…
Last Sunday I could not raise my hand to sustain any callings. I have two reasons that I could not raise my hand. One reason is the stories on your…
This is a story about one of my children whose life was impacted in a huge way due to explicit sexual worthiness questions by clergy. Growing up in the church,…
My story starts outside of bishops interviews. When I was in preschool on a play date, I was raped by two boys a few years older than me while their…
I was a recently baptized teenage convert, unfamiliar with the ways of the church. Invited to a Thursday youth activity night at my ward building, I was asked to meet…
When I was 15 I went to youth conference that was a pioneer trek, it was awesome. While we were camping a boy in my group asked me to crawl…
I don’t know if this one counts. Maybe it’s not a big deal, but it changed my life. I was 17 years old, oh gosh where do I start… I…
I served as a full time missionary for the church. After my mission I soon afterward married an incredibly faithful and loving fellow stake member. I had known her before…