#hearLDSwomen: My Bishop Ecclesiastically Abused Me, and My Stake President Refused to Stop It
Name Withheld A year and a half ago, my husband and I were called in to meet with our bishop. I had been released from
Name Withheld A year and a half ago, my husband and I were called in to meet with our bishop. I had been released from
By Blaire Ostler I’ve never shared this experience publicly before, but with the most recent changes to the Handbook, also called the Policy of Silence
By Taylor I never saw sexism. Not in general, and certainly not in the church. It wasn’t until my divorce a couple of years ago
Our ward mission leader gave the closing talk today. Every single time he talked about the benefits of serving a mission, he spoke in terms
When I was a freshman at BYU-I, the bishopric in my ward wanted to interview all of us to start the semester off. I ended
My dad held my patriarchal blessing over my head for so many things. I tried to choose my own path for my career and was
I was married to an (inactive) priesthood holder who was abusive on many levels. I went to one bishop for help was told “If it
When our oldest was a baby, my husband was called to the high council and assigned to another ward. I pointed out that we had
My ex raised his hand to oppose a calling for me once in sacrament meeting because the bishopric hadn’t asked his permission first. – Anonymous
After President Nelson became prophet, he was asked at a Q and A Press Conference, “what about the women?” he said, “we love them.” He
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