#995 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4
I started having a sexual relationship with my first serious boyfriend at the age of 16. He was also a member of the church. We decided as a couple that…
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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.
#996 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8,9
I had been molested by one of my brothers friends for several years between 11 & 14. This boy would sneak into my bedroom at night when he thought I…
#997 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4,8
For my baptismal interview, I was asked if I kept the law of chastity with myself. I was confused, nervous, embarrassed. I slowly nodded. He said he had hoped I…
#998 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8,9. Other: ecclesiastical coercion to do harm to my congregation
I am one of the many men who was repeatedly sexually shamed in interviews. This line of specific and graphic sexual questioning took place since I was 12 years old…
#999 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Other: Confusion as to the “why” of what I was asked. In other words: What was it about ME that would make my Bishop ask me such a vile question.
I had just turned 12 years old. My sister was the Laurel President and absolutely loved the Young Women’s program in our LDS faith. I was so excited to share…
#1000 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4,5
I tend to be verbose, so excuse me if this is long. I was first asked if I masturbated when I was 14, I believe. At the time I’d only…
#1001 Name Hidden. CS: 6. Other: Continued masturbation
I am not sure if this qualifies ,but… I was 16 when my bishop asked me in an interview whether or not I masturbated. In fact I had stopped for…
#1002 Sarah V. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8
I was baptized at 8, like all the other kids who were raised in the church did. When I was 9 I was raped by my brother over the span…
#1003 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7,8,9,10
I knew I was gay as early as I was 8. All I knew is that what I felt was wrong and evil. That was constantly reiterated at church for…
1004 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4
The most important fact to know about my story: I am deaf, so my interviews are different from other stories, and in a disturbing way. I remember two experiences that…
1005 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,7,8. Other: Years of depression and feelings of un-worthyness
Hello Mormon friends, I am a 83 yer old man who was unfortunately raised as a Roman Catholic. I relate to virtually all the stories of the young men who…
1006 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,7. Other: Distrust in authority figures
I was raised in the Mormon church, until I decided to leave it behind at around age 19. I was fairly lucky in that my family wasn’t very active in…
1007 Lisa P.F. CS: 1,4,6. Other: my voice doesnt matter; the rules dont apply to mormon men they can do what they want
First of all Thank You! I never considered this happened to anyone else. I was raised in the church with my own father as a bishop when I was 15…
1008 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7,8
Masturbation. Just before turning 12, I was called in for an interview with the Bishop prior to becoming a deacon. One of his questions was if I have a problem…
1009 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3. Other: Destroyed Marriage
I’m writing to say this petition doesn’t go far enough. As good faithful members, my wife and I have always been instructed throughout our lives to speak to the Bishop…
1010 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,7,8.
Even though I was a fatherless Mormon Boy, my Mormon childhood was great all the way up until the dreadful day my testes started to produce semen and that is…
#1011 Ashlyn K. CS: 1,2,3,4
I am no longer a member, but was an active and faithful member for the first 21 years of my life. I was accustomed to the “worthiness” interviews from the…
#1012 Tori L. CS: 1,2,3,5,6,7,8. Other: Severe alcoholism
This story belongs to my mother. In 1970, in Salem, Utah, C.G. was a naive and innocent 11 year old, happy and willing to babysit the children of her Sunday…
#1013 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,6
I am 100 percent positive that my story is not even close to being the worst one out there. I felt so ashamed by my body as a child that…
#1014 Jennifer L. CS: 1,2,4,5,7
I am sharing my story in hopes that it helps others to know they are not alone in their feelings, in their experiences and in their trauma, but also to…