Body / Culture / feminism / Gender / Policy / women
by Guest Post · Published September 4, 2019 · Last modified September 3, 2019
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 was really that bad, you would’ve already left.” I...
feminism / Gender / Policy / women
by Guest Post · Published June 10, 2019 · Last modified June 6, 2019
I had a number of problems with a previous bishop. I had gone to the stake president multiple times and was ignored. It finally got to the point where I wrote a letter to...
Family / feminism / Policy / women
by Guest Post · Published April 25, 2019 · Last modified April 27, 2019
My bishop told me if I’d hearken to my husband, he would feel better about himself and stop abusing me. I literally told my bishop that the phrase was to hearken to the counsel...
When I lived in a large city where leadership was hard to find, my ex and I both had stake callings – I was the stake Primary President and he was on the high...
So, in the midst of all the crap that’s going on, I decided to look up a former high school teacher and see if he was on the sex offender registry. Nothing ever happened...
When I went to my last bishop about my abusive marriage and told him I was planning to leave and get a divorce, he seemed very supportive. He even offered to be present when...
When I was divorcing an abusive spouse, my church leaders sulked and comforted him, but I was left out in the cold. They didn’t know what to do with me. It was incredibly lonely....
by Anonymous When I was 16 years-old my sexually abusive father left our family. This was a good thing, obviously. However, at the time, he was serving as the bishop of our ward. When...
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