#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…
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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.
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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,…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#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…