Mormon Leaders and Inappropriate Interviews Regarding Sexuality Pt. 3 | Ep. 823

Beginning our series on Mormon leaders and inappropriate interviews regarding sexuality, we provide 6 mini-interviews with Mormon Stories listeners who share their experiences discussing sexual matters with LDS leaders. A new petition created by past guest Sam Young seeks to provoke conversation and change around this subject. From the petition: “For decades, it has been common practice for Bishops, Bishopric Counselors, Stake Presidents, and Stake President Counselors to pose questions of a sexual nature to children. There are reports of this happening to children as young as age 8. These questions are being asked by an older man, all alone with the child, behind closed doors and often without the knowledge or permission of the parents. Almost universally, these men have no comprehensive training. Here is a list of potential harm. All the risks below are actual consequences that have been experienced from sexual interviews with LDS children. 1. Suicide. 2. Attempted suicide. 3. Suicidal ideation. 4. Inappropriate shame and guilt. 5. Childhood filled with self loathing. 6. Adulthood filled with self loathing. 7. Normalizing children to sexual questions by adult men. (Grooming) 8. Sexual abuse. (Pedophilia) 9. Impaired sexual relations after marriage. 10. Years of recovery from childhood shaming. Often lasting decades.” Sam Young‘s petition can be found here if you want to sign: http://protectldschildren.org Tova Mirvis episode https://mormonstories.org/podcast/tov... TED talk John    • The ally within | John Dehlin | TEDxUSU   Mormon mental health, Ryan episode https://www.mormonmentalhealth.org/09... Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:41 Today's guests - a couple 03:26 Maile's & Ryan's backgrounds 06:17 Ryan's childhood experiences and bishop interactions 15:29 Harmful effects and family dynamics 19:17 Maile's experiences and conflicts 26:07 Impacts on their adult lives and relationships 30:17 Influence on leaving the church and spirituality 32:22 Discussion on improving interview practices 35:55 Cold showers, scriptural interpretations, and reforms 40:03 Challenges with worthiness and worth concepts 40:28 Thanks to the guests and closing remarks 41:35 Episode Ryan: Introduction 42:40 Ryan's childhood experiences and exposure to porn 45:32 Bishop's guidance on masturbation and struggles 51:42 Effects on marriage and personal struggles 55:31 Discovering Mormon Stories Podcast and reflections 57:44 Calls for change in interview practices and education 1:00:40 Contemplating extreme measures and their implications 1:02:37 Final comments and reflections ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?d... Patreon:   / mormonstories   Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonsto... Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon:   / mormonstories   ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7d... 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🖼️Instagram:   / mormstories   📱TikTok:   / mormonstoriespodcast   🎮Discord:   / discord   Contact us: 📧 [email protected] 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 #MormonStories #Mormon #lds