#924 Name Hidden. CS: 1
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…
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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.
#923 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4
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?”,…
#922 Name Withheld. CS: 1,4,7
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…
#921 Norienne C. CS: 1,2,4,6,7. Other: Affected sexual development
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…
#920 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9
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…
#919 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6
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…
#918 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7,8,9,10
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…
#917 Name hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8
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…
#916 Jennifer W. CS: 1. Other: This happened to my friend, so I’m not sure what other long-lasting effects occurred
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…
#915 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7
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…
#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…
#913 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8
Growing up, my mother and I were the only ethnic people in the ward. I generally blended in since my skin is fair but that changed when I hit puberty.…
#912 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8
My brother has suffered for 20+ years because of the extreme shaming coinciding with sexually explicit questioning. It was only about a year ago that he shared his tearful story…
#911 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,6,7,8
As a young boy going through puberty, I didn’t know what was going on with my body. I was changing. I remember when I was very young how painful my…
#910 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,5. Other: Feeling I am a pervert.
I don’t think it only occurs for children in Church private interviews to receive inappropriate questions during private closed door bishop and other Church worthiness interviews. I was a newly…
#909 Sam S. CS: 1,8
I had great bishops growing up. I always felt like they were sincere in trying to help me be a better person, and to this day, I still appreciate them.…
#908 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2
Mine is not a horrible story with graphic details. It is simply a story of what these questions do to a very normal young man. From the age of 12,…
#907 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8
I grew up in a “happy” devout Mormon family; and yet I felt completely isolated and alone my entire childhood. My sister and step-dad had such obvious contempt for me…
#906 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6
As a 14 year old, I was in a relationship with a high school junior. This boy convinced me to enter a slightly sexual relationship with him. Being 14 and…
#905 Name Hidden. CS: 5. Other: Protecting predators
This is a bit of a different story. A few months after I became primary president, I found out of two additional active men in my ward who are registered…