"Worthiness interview" prep.
I'm exmo. My wife and kids are active. Our oldest daughter just turned 11 and is seeing the Bishop next week for her young women's worthiness interview. Yes, I'm opposed to it for pretty much all the reasons anyone here could possibly mention, but being a mixed faith family I realize there are things that I am opposed to that have to happen as part of their faith.
I've already talked to Bishop privately about my opposition. It went exactly how I imagined: He was polite, heard me out, but ultimately held his position that worthiness interviews are important and there's things he can't change about it. He's a decent guy and we're good friends. I trust him as a person, and don't fault him for being part of the broken system. To his credit, he is allowing our kids the flexibility to not answer questions without "penalizing" them. (I.e. when he asks "Do you live the law of chastity?" He will accept my kids response of some version of, "I don't feel comfortable talking about that with you.")
I'm seeking advice on how to prepare my daughter for her interview coming up. I didn't want my preparation to be traumatic. My goal is to find a way to empower her to feel comfortable answering the questions however she feels comfortable answering them. Ultimately I would love my kids to understand that worthiness interviews are (at best) unnecessary (i.e. your worthiness is determined by you and you alone... You didn't need someone else to validate your worthiness and value.) and that some questions are downright inappropriate for adult men to privately ask preteen boys and girls. I'm not sure how deep into that topic I can get with an 11 year old... How much can we discuss now and what is best given in small doses? I'm guessing this topic had come up a ton, but i've searched online and can't find anything good that covers the advice I'm seeking. (Mostly pro-mormon views on Temple prep stuff.)
P.s. yes, I'll be in the interview with her. While I feel it's important for me to be there, I also realize that might add more stress instead of less since she might feel like she has to find answers to please both of the men in the room.