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
Leadership
Joseph Smith’s Polygamy Denials
Questioning
Faith of a naturalist: response to “Faith of a Science Teacher” questions
Doctrine
Letter to parents: Thoughts on the Word of Wisdom
Polygamy
Joseph Smith and Polyandry
Story
Before the facts, it didn’t make sense
Leadership
The 1832 First Vision account was suppressed between 11 and ~30 years.
Doctrine
America, Chris Columbus, The Bundy’s, and Sorrow
Book of Mormon
Archeological Evidence of the West Sea Fortified Line
Church
The three-fold nature of the LDS Church: corporate, totalistic, and individual-growth
Book of Mormon
Archeological Evidence of the Fortified cities by the East Sea
Church
To peek behind the curtain: weighing the decision to investigate LDS truth-claims
Questioning
An Evening with Zhenya
Questioning
I Desire to Understand
Questioning
FairMormon Inadvertently Discredits First Vision Accounts
Book of Mormon
All in Joseph Smith’s milieu: a response to LDSLiving article on Book of Mormon evidences
Questioning
Check Your Premises
Spirituality
Testimony, Spiritual Experiences, and Truth: A Careful Examination
Story
No longer a member
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