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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.

#944 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,5,6,7

I was born and raised in the Mormon Church along with my older sister and older brother. The brainwashing began for me at a very early age. Monthly testimony meetings…

#943 Carl C. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9

First, I want to thank Sam Young for doing what I could not: stand up in front of LDS leadership and put the focus on this horrible practice. When I,…

#942 Name Hidden. CS: Other: Humorous story and larger perspective

Though I did not encounter such terrible experiences as are here described, I did have one that was a bit humorous. During my first priesthood interview at age twelve, the…

#941 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,6

In interviews leading up to my mission, I confessed (in general terms) to “heavy petting.” The bishop and stake president were fairly low-key about things, and I was allowed to…

#940 Michelle M. CS: 1,3,6

My story doesn’t have to do with interviews as a youth, but I still feel so compelled to share it. Please understand that I am in no way, shape, or…

#939 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7,8

As a child I had a problem with pornography and masturbation. It started when I was 10 and I hid it until I was 16 years old. At 16 –…

#938 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,6,7,8

I grew up in a strong LDS family. My parents never talked to me much about sex and I took every teaching from the church as “the only way” to…

#937 Andrew. CS: 4,5

I can’t sit here silently any longer. My silence to the issue of sexual assault and molestation would just condone this behavior. My story is different then most. It was…

#936 Name Hidden. CS: 1,7,9. Other: Accused

At the beginning of high school, I hung out with childhood friends that were misguided. I honestly was trying to bring them back to the church. I was overweight and…

#935 Krysta N. CS: 1,3,8,9. Other: Victim Blaming

I was an active, worthy, temple recommend carrying young adult woman of 19. I met a returned missionary at a dance club, gave him my number, then met him for…

#934 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,7. Other: Eating disorders

On the outside and even in everyday interactions, I’m just a regular person. While I’ve fallen in and out of activity, I’ve never spoken out against the church and I’ve…

#933 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

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…

#932 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,6,7. Other: A marriage in my youth to try and right the wrong

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…

#931 Name Withheld. CS: 1

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…

#930 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,4,5

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…

#929 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9

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…

#928 Carl C. CS: 1,2,3,8,9,10

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,…

#927 Name Hidden. CS: 1,5,7

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…

#926 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8,9

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…

#925 Diana W. CS: 1

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…

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