First, I am so sorry you went through this and I hope that better days are ahead for you. Abuse in any form is unacceptable.

Unrighteous dominion, unfortunately, IS present in both the ecclesiastical and employment arms of the Church.

I was abused also but the abuse happened in my employment in the Temple Department. I reported the abuse to HR, Legal, and to General Authorities but all ignored me because they had the same naive and juvenile beliefs as the man who made the comment in your Sunday School. A belief that “We don’t have unrighteous dominion in our Church”. Because of that belief, and the belief that no one could do the things that were done to me, I have suffered greatly. Because of that belief not a single person from the groups aforementioned will even read my reports of abuse. I have suffered greatly because of it and no one will listen, no one believes me, and I truly believe the Church doesn’t care (or else they would have responded and taken immediate action). I am still active but I couldn’t be more ashamed at the wall of silence the Church has put up to try and cover up the abuse I suffered. Because of this, I felt I had to go public to try and prevent others from being abused and have created a blog to expose the abuse. If you google “abuse lds employment” you can find resources. I truly hope it helps someone someday. Right now, I still feel that the message will never get out and no one will ever care.

Abuse is real. It happens everywhere including in the Church! I’m sorry for your experience and deeply sympathize for you.

I’m not allowed to approve posts with links in them. The post was good!