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
Story
Born to apostatize
Church
Top Ten Quotes from the “Boise Rescue” Fireside
Questioning
Going Clear correlaries to LDS teachings
Church
I Desire to Understand
Questioning
The Shunning Key
Questioning
Leaving
Doctrine
America, Chris Columbus, The Bundy’s, and Sorrow
Story
An Evening with Zhenya
Leadership
The three-fold nature of the LDS Church: corporate, totalistic, and individual-growth
Book of Mormon
All in Joseph Smith’s milieu: a response to LDSLiving article on Book of Mormon evidences
Spirituality
Eyes Opened by my Mission
Questioning
FairMormon Inadvertently Discredits First Vision Accounts
Doctrine
Eyes vs Heart
Questioning
What it’s Like to Leave…
Book of Mormon
Archeological Evidence of the West Sea Fortified Line
Doctrine
The 1832 First Vision account was suppressed between 11 and ~30 years.
Book of Mormon
Reformed Egyptian Four Surviving Characters
Questioning
Problem Summaries: resources discussing LDS-truth claims
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