People / Testimony / Witness

Share your story.

Behind public narratives are real people. SAFE welcomes thoughtful submissions from individuals and families willing to help document what this experience has looked like in real life. If you are willing to share, leave your contact information below and a member of SAFE will reach out personally.

Share Your Story

Get In Touch

Tell us how to reach you.

Stories often deserve more care than a web form can offer. If you would like to share yours, leave your contact information below and a member of SAFE will reach out personally to listen, take notes, and help preserve what you want to share.

You will be able to tell your story in writing, on the phone, or in a video conversation, in your full name or anonymously, and you decide how it is used. Nothing you share with us is published without your explicit consent.

Your name * If you would prefer to remain anonymous later, you can let us know when we follow up.

Email address *

Phone number (optional) Helpful if you would prefer to share your story by phone.

What kind of story would you like to share? *

Preferred format for sharing

A brief summary of what you would like to share (optional) A sentence or two is plenty. This helps us prepare for the conversation. Please do not share sensitive details here — we will collect those securely when we follow up.

Are there documents, photos, or other materials connected to your story? If yes, we will arrange a secure way for you to share them when we reach out. Please do not email sensitive materials before we have spoken.

Privacy: Your contact information will be used only to follow up with you about your story. SAFE will not publish your name, story, or any identifying details without your explicit permission.

Ways to Submit

How to share.

Written

Share a short reflection, a detailed account, a historical family memory, or a response to one of the prompts.

Video

Record a personal video telling your story in your own voice. Video stories may be featured publicly with permission.

Anonymous

If your story involves personal sensitivity, social risk, or family complexity, you may submit it anonymously.

Family History

Share stories passed down through your family, especially those connected to persecution, migration, sacrifice, or memory.

Story Prompts

Questions to help you begin.

If you are not sure where to start, these prompts may help.

When have you felt most misunderstood because of your faith?
Have you ever hidden part of your identity to avoid ridicule or assumptions?
What story from your family history has stayed with you most deeply?
How has being Latter-day Saint shaped your experience in school or at work?
What did you lose, gain, or risk by becoming Latter-day Saint?
What do you wish people understood that caricature has hidden?
How has the memory of persecution or misunderstanding shaped your faith?
What does it mean to you to feel safe — or unsafe — being yourself?

Tell the story in your own voice.

Read the stories, hear the voices, and help build a record that is more human, more honest, and harder to dismiss than caricature has ever been.

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