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
Knowledge and our younger generations
Story
The Book of Mormon Came in a Box
Spirituality
Eyes vs Heart
Church
Carson Calderwood’s Leave And Leave It Alone
Questioning
An Evening with Zhenya
Leadership
Top Ten Quotes from the “Boise Rescue” Fireside
Leadership
The 1832 First Vision account was suppressed between 11 and ~30 years.
Book of Mormon
Archeological Evidence of the West Sea Fortified Line
Doctrine
LDS Indoctrination and Retentive Socialization
Book of Mormon
All in Joseph Smith’s milieu: a response to LDSLiving article on Book of Mormon evidences
Story
Family Letter
Leadership
D&C 132, polygamy and Harold B. Lee
Story
From sickness to sickness to happiness
Story
I’m Still Angry
Questioning
Problem Summaries: resources discussing LDS-truth claims
Questioning
So, you want to help someone going through a faith crisis…
Book of Mormon
Archeological Evidence of the Fortified cities by the East Sea
Leadership
Joseph Smith’s Polygamy Denials
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