abuse has had long-term effects

When I was 13 I was sexually molested by this guy in our ward (Washington state). I wasn’t the only one. When I told my friend about what happened, she had told me it happened to her and her sister too. Talking to more girls, a total of 8 of…

My earliest recollection of being sexually abused and assaulted by my father was when I was five years old. The abuse continued until I left home to attend university. When I reached puberty, my father stopped the penetrative assaults and resorted to molestation only. Can’t get his daughter pregnant, right?…

From the age of 2 to 9 I was sexually abused in nursery, Sunbeams, and primary. Several teachers, both sisters and brothers. During my Baptism interview, I admitted I was being sexual (I wasn’t taught it was sexual assault/ being abused because I wasn’t taught about it at all) and…

I was good friends with a boy in 8th grade. He confessed to liking me in December and I was so excited because I thought I was disgusting. To have someone tell me they liked me was crazy to me (even tho I had plenty friends). I told him I…

I might never speak this publicly, and anonymous or friends is as far as it might go. We were both born into Mormon households. My spouse was raped by one of the stepdads, and sexually verbally harassed by the biological Mom their whole childhood and adulthood. The Mom, as Grandma,…

Before I share the details of my experience, I would like to note the primary thoughts and comments made to me that led me to believe that my experience was “all in my head” or somehow my fault. I do this that you might understand or reflect on your own…

This happened to my mom when she was a child. Possibly my aunts. Her family has been in the religion since the 1880’s and my great-uncle was a member of the church. She said how he raped her, another sister, and other cousins. This was in the 1960’s to 1970’s…

In 2002 I was instructed to get naked and was inappropriately touched without my consent in the Columbia River Temple in Richland, Washington. I had arranged to go through the Temple for the first time in order to be sealed to my wife. To members of the Church of Jesus…

I was forced to describe, in detail, my sexual relationship with my boyfriend of 16, when I was 16 to my bishop at the time. I felt dirty, and like I was being put in the spotlight for something that’s completely natural. Most humans experiment with their sensuality around that…

September 28 1996 Salt Lake Temple. We went to the temple and checked in. When they explained the washing and anointing in very generalized terms (something NOT included in the temple prep class that I took) and had me change into just the open shield, my dad looked at me…