Christmas Eve, 2017….a milestone for our children was attained. 10,000 signatures on the Petition: Protect The Children–Stop Sexually Explicit Interview of Mormon Youth

This is the first major step in our march to stop behind-closed-door interviews where our children are probed about sexual matters.

I want to thank everyone who has taken a stand with your signature. Thank you for sharing, discussing and speaking up. I know many of you took a lot flack from friends and family. Let me assure you that your reputation is not at risk. We are on the right side of history.

BTW, I have often seen the petition referred to as “Sam Young’s” petition. Once upon a time, that description was fitting. No longer. It’s “OUR” petition. It now belongs to 10,000 protectors of children.

Very Important Next Step

The petition has already accomplished a lot of good. However, much work still remains to induce the church to make the drastic changes that we want. Several initiatives will be rolled out over the coming 3 months. Please stay the course. If our 10,000 dissipates, the task will be that much harder.

Over the next 2 weeks, our goal is to record 1,000 stories of youth interviews and their consequences. We have already reached 4% of the target. This step is critical in promoting our cause to the media. It will be media attention that will ultimately catalyze change at church headquarters.

Take the next 10 minutes and do the following:

Go to the new site protectldschildren.org Click on SHARE YOUR STORY Record your story. It can be as long or short as you choose.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Wellsprings

You may be interested as to where the Protect-The-Children people are located.

I’ve broken it down by State and then by Country. All U.S. states are represented along with 54 countries around the world.

By State

State Count % UT 4,517 47.40% CA 761 7.99% AZ 538 5.65% TX 509 5.34% ID 461 4.84% WA 421 4.42% OR 253 2.66% CO 238 2.50% NV 176 1.85% VA 113 1.19% NC 100 1.05% NY 96 1.01% FL 94 0.99% OH 81 0.85% MO 78 0.82% IL 74 0.78% GA 66 0.69% PA 65 0.68% IN 60 0.63% MI 57 0.60% NM 54 0.57% WY 49 0.51% MN 47 0.49% MA 44 0.46% TN 44 0.46% MD 43 0.45% MT 41 0.43% IA 38 0.40% WI 37 0.39% HI 35 0.37% OK 35 0.37% AR 30 0.31% KS 29 0.30% NJ 29 0.30% KY 28 0.29% SC 28 0.29% AL 26 0.27% AK 22 0.23% CT 21 0.22% LA 17 0.18% NE 16 0.17% SD 9 0.09% WV 9 0.09% ME 6 0.06% ND 6 0.06% NH 6 0.06% DC 5 0.05% MS 5 0.05% VT 5 0.05% RI 4 0.04% DE 3 0.03% TOT 9,529

By Country

Country Count % USA 9,531 92.79% Canada 232 2.26% UK 137 1.33% Australia 90 0.88% Sweden 39 0.38% Brazil 25 0.24% Germany 24 0.23% Norway 19 0.18% Finland 18 0.18% New Zealand 16 0.16% France 10 0.10% Netherlands 10 0.10% Spain 10 0.10% South Africa 9 0.09% Ireland 8 0.08% Japan 7 0.07% Philippines 7 0.07% Switzerland 7 0.07% Denmark 6 0.06% India 6 0.06% Mexico 6 0.06% Austria 4 0.04% Greece 4 0.04% Italy 4 0.04% Singapore 3 0.03% Belgium 2 0.02% Chile 2 0.02% China 2 0.02% Colombia 2 0.02% Dominican Republic 2 0.02% Hungary 2 0.02% Malaysia 2 0.02% Peru 2 0.02% Russia 2 0.02% South Korea 2 0.02% Thailand 2 0.02% UAE 2 0.02% Antigua and Barbuda 1 0.01% Argentina 1 0.01% Bulgaria 1 0.01% Costa Rica 1 0.01% Czech Republic 1 0.01% Ecuador 1 0.01% Estonia 1 0.01% Hong Kong 1 0.01% Iceland 1 0.01% Jamaica 1 0.01% Kuwait 1 0.01% Luxembourg 1 0.01% Panama 1 0.01% Puerto Rico 1 0.01% Uganda 1 0.01% Zimbabwe 1 0.01% TOT 10,272

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