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The Mormon Church – also known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or the LDS Church – has unique organizational structure and culture. Historically, the Mormon Church has been an insular religious community. Most male members in good standing will become “priesthood holders”, gain authority and “callings” to leadership over others within the church.
Unfortunately, too often, abusers manipulate trust and reverence to prey upon children. Certainly recovery from Mormonism also becomes a challenging task with such incidents. Historically, LDS bishops and stake presidents have insisted on handling allegations internally and have strongly discouraged intervention by outside authorities.