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 SaintsWritten 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
Story
I’m offended, I want to sin and I’m happy to admit it.
Questioning
How I Lost my Faith by Defending it
Book of Mormon
Reformed Egyptian Four Surviving Characters
Spirituality
Eyes vs Heart
Book of Mormon
Archeological Evidence of the Fortified cities by the East Sea
Polygamy
Joseph Smith and Polyandry
Questioning
Finding Truth: Response to “8 Anti-Mormon Tactics That Satan Uses To Attack The Latter-day Saints”
Questioning
The Shunning Key
Book of Mormon
X2A’J Bible and Book of Mormon DNA
Story
The Book of Mormon Came in a Box
Book of Mormon
Exact Location of the Waters of Ripliancum
Church
To peek behind the curtain: weighing the decision to investigate LDS truth-claims
Story
Meeting with Maxwell, the Special Witness
Story
It’s all about trust
Church
Carson Calderwood’s Leave And Leave It Alone
Doctrine
Too Big to Fail
Church
Unexpected Results
Book of Mormon
All in Joseph Smith’s milieu: a response to LDSLiving article on Book of Mormon evidences
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