35 Years of Prayer Couldn’t Get Rid of My Homosexuality, Says Ex-Mormon Turned Atheist
“I was a member of the Mormon church until I was 38 years old,” says Steve, an ex-Mormon. “During that time, I spent 12 years of my life in a conversion therapy called ‘Evergreen.’ Evergreen is a Mormon church reparative therapy program where they convert you to being straight when you’re gay.”
Truth Wins Out reports that Evergreen is not officially a part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (otherwise known as Mormons), but the church sends it referrals.
Steve says that while attending the Evergreen group in Denver, one third of the 15 men there committed suicide. He says that the success statistics posted on the Evergreen website are based on how many people are still going to the meetings.