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
Book of Mormon
Swords and Spears
Doctrine
America, Chris Columbus, The Bundy’s, and Sorrow
Leadership
Joseph Smith’s Polygamy Denials
Story
An Evening with Zhenya
Spirituality
Testimony, Spiritual Experiences, and Truth: A Careful Examination
Leadership
Four Alternatives to Church Policy in Handbook 1, Section 16.13 with “Clarifications”
Questioning
Going Clear correlaries to LDS teachings
Doctrine
Too Big to Fail
Questioning
FairMormon Inadvertently Discredits First Vision Accounts
Leadership
The three-fold nature of the LDS Church: corporate, totalistic, and individual-growth
Story
No longer a member
Story
The Book of Mormon Came in a Box
Questioning
Problem Summaries: resources discussing LDS-truth claims
Questioning
Our Questions Aren’t the Problem
Questioning
Riding the Wake of 60 Years of the Good Ship Zion
Book of Mormon
Archeological Evidence of the Fortified cities by the East Sea
Book of Mormon
X2A’J Bible and Book of Mormon DNA
Doctrine
Letter to parents: Thoughts on the Word of Wisdom
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