A collection of self-published essays, personal accounts, and long-form studies by people who once believed and began to ask questions. The longer works are gathered here as books — read them chapter by chapter, at your own pace.
The Series
Long-form studies, one chapter at a time
16 chapters
My Search for Truth
I religiously lived my faith for 30 years, and then while trying to defend my faith I discovered its weak foundation. This essay…
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7 chapters
Examining Church Claims
A Multi-faceted Approach to the Claims of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Written by Donald L. Cohen, MD
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6 chapters
North American Book of Mormon Geography
A well documented exploration of the evidence in favor of a North American geography for the Book of Mormon as a historical…
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13 chapters
Leaving the Church
A compilation of the evidence against the LDS Church.
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Essays & Stories
A random selection · standalone pieces from contributors
Church
Carson Calderwood’s Leave And Leave It Alone
Leadership
Response to “How Does Gay Marriage Hurt Us? Here’s How”
Story
An Evening with Zhenya
Book of Mormon
Exact Location of the Waters of Ripliancum
Book of Mormon
Reformed Egyptian Four Surviving Characters
Leadership
Four Alternatives to Church Policy in Handbook 1, Section 16.13 with “Clarifications”
Questioning
Riding the Wake of 60 Years of the Good Ship Zion
Story
From sickness to sickness to happiness
Church
I Desire to Understand
Questioning
The Shunning Key
Questioning
So, you want to help someone going through a faith crisis…
Story
Family Letter
Leadership
D&C 132, polygamy and Harold B. Lee
Questioning
Book of Mormon parallels to 1800s thought
Story
Thanks TSCC, thanks for nothing
Story
Born to apostatize
Story
I’m offended, I want to sin and I’m happy to admit it.
Questioning
Going Clear correlaries to LDS teachings
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