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
Questioning
Book of Mormon parallels to 1800s thought
Polygamy
Joseph Smith and Polyandry
Translation
Questions to Ask
Story
Meeting with Maxwell, the Special Witness
Church
I Desire to Understand
Questioning
Check Your Premises
Questioning
Bogus Justifications Behind Church’s New Policies
Questioning
How I Lost my Faith by Defending it
Questioning
So, you want to help someone going through a faith crisis…
Leadership
Joseph Smith’s Polygamy Denials
Story
Thanks TSCC, thanks for nothing
Doctrine
To peek behind the curtain: weighing the decision to investigate LDS truth-claims
Questioning
Riding the Wake of 60 Years of the Good Ship Zion
Story
Knowledge and our younger generations
Story
An Evening with Zhenya
Story
From sickness to sickness to happiness
Book of Mormon
Archeological Evidence of the Fortified cities by the East Sea
Doctrine
America, Chris Columbus, The Bundy’s, and Sorrow
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