#83 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,6,7,8,9
At the age of 17, I was raped by an acquaintance of mine. I told my bishop, hoping to get some sort of help. Instead, because of his invasive and…
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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.
#84 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4
My story is probably typical of many Mormons who came of age in the 80s. In the early to mid 80s, I was asked about law of chastity questions on…
#85 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,4
My 11, almost 12 year old grandson, came across a picture of a naked woman on the internet. Having been taught that pornography was a sin, he had a lot…
#86 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,4. Other: Renewed shame and memories of past sexual molestation. She felt like she was molested again.
This is a story of two of my daughters who were interviewed by the same Bishop. One daughter was asked if she masturbated and what objects she used. This daughter…
#87 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,7,8. Other: Impaired intimacy (sexuality, dating, friendships)
I discovered masturbation at age 11 before I had even heard of it. My parents had given me “the talk” and I knew that a man ejaculates sperm during sexual…
#88 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7
I had to bring up instances of when I had masturbated during my teenage and pre-mission years to bishops and a stake president. The emotional and psychological toll this took…
#89 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7. Other: Impaired sexual relations outside of marriage
When I was 14, a counselor once asked me if I knew what masturbation was in a region dance interview. I said yes and he made me explain exactly what…
#90 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4
When I was young, I was abused by a stepfather. Later, as an adult, I came forward with my story and he was disfellowshipped for one year. During that process…
#91 Name Hidden. 1,2,5,7. Other: Intense guilt caused by constantly policing my thoughts for things I’d have to admit to the bishop – like being attracted to other women.
My brother, M, was sexually molested as a child by somebody in our ward. We found out that my brother had been molested when his abuser wrote us a letter…
#92 Name Hidden. CS: 4. Other: Introducing masturbation to my child.
My son turned 12 and was getting his priesthood interview. He is on the high functioning autism spectrum and was quite nervous about the interview. I reassured him that it…
#93 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,6,7
I was asked as a young man by my bishop if I had a problem with masturbation. I really didn’t know what it meant and had never done it or…
#95 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,8,9
My story didn’t start in the Latter-Day Saint church though it did end that way. It started soon after my 9th birthday. As a newly baptised child with a convert…
#96 Bryce B. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8,9, Other: impaired sexual relations (I have never been married), hating myself for being gay
Growing up a gay Mormon child is really difficult. The first person I came out to was my bishop, a man from our neighborhood whose house I played at when…
#97 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,4,6,7,8
When I was 18 I had my first boyfriend. We went what I thought at the time was ‘too far’ one night and I felt soo guilty. I had been…
#99 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7
Until my worthiness interview prior to becoming a priest at age 16, my father had never so much as mentioned the word “masturbation” to me. But then my father became…
#100 Scott D. CS: 1,2,3,4
As I was preparing to serve a mission, it was very important to me to be honest in my interviews with my bishop. I did not think I would be…
#101 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8. Other: Eating Disorder
When I was a young child, I explored my body and quite by accident found something that felt good. I didn’t really think anything of it, and it became part…
#102 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,6,7
I was a high school student wanting to go to BYU. As part of the admissions process I had to obtain an ecclesiastic endorsement from my stake president. In my…
#103 Name Hidden. CS: 1
I learned of this practice when my son who is now 39 was asked a question about masturbation during his 16th birthday interview. This was his interview to be ordained…
#104 Jacob F. CS: 1,2
My childhood bishop asked me if I masturbated. I said no and he stared at me for a good 15-20 seconds in silence. It was very awkward and I felt…