#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
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
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
When, on my mission, my zone leader demanded that I sing a duet with my companion at the next zone conference. I don’t sing, and
My grandmother wrote a manuscript for a book about Emma Smith decades before any of the more recent, honest biographies while she was Associate Editor
Today was hard. I’m the Primary president and struggle with a bishopric that will randomly call people to Primary without my knowing at all. It’s
When I talked about wearing pants to church, a man I know insisted women HAD to wear skirts. When I asked where that rule was,
I was 14 or 15 when I was in my Bishop’s office for a temple recommend interview for baptisms for the dead. During this interview,
When I was 21 I wanted to serve a mission. I had a timeline for when I was hoping to get a mission call because
I held a calling in a stake capacity several years ago. My stewardship was minimal, but I was able to observe the workings of the
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