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
Doctrine
Letter to parents: Thoughts on the Word of Wisdom
Doctrine
The 1832 First Vision account was suppressed between 11 and ~30 years.
Questioning
The Shunning Key
Questioning
Bogus Justifications Behind Church’s New Policies
Book of Mormon
Archeological Evidence of the Fortified cities by the East Sea
Story
From sickness to sickness to happiness
Questioning
Finding Truth: Response to “8 Anti-Mormon Tactics That Satan Uses To Attack The Latter-day Saints”
Spirituality
Eyes Opened by my Mission
Church
Carson Calderwood’s Leave And Leave It Alone
Story
The ‘wrong’ answer to prayers
Story
Born to apostatize
Story
No longer a member
Spirituality
The Holy Ghost is a …
Doctrine
LDS Indoctrination and Retentive Socialization
Doctrine
America, Chris Columbus, The Bundy’s, and Sorrow
Questioning
So, you want to help someone going through a faith crisis…
Book of Mormon
Understanding Book of Mormon Geography
Questioning
Navigating Death
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