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
Questioning
Book of Mormon parallels to 1800s thought
Spirituality
Testimony, Spiritual Experiences, and Truth: A Careful Examination
Spirituality
The Holy Ghost is a …
Questioning
Going Clear correlaries to LDS teachings
Church
To peek behind the curtain: weighing the decision to investigate LDS truth-claims
Questioning
So, you want to help someone going through a faith crisis…
Questioning
Riding the Wake of 60 Years of the Good Ship Zion
Church
I Desire to Understand
Questioning
The Shunning Key
Leadership
Response to “How Does Gay Marriage Hurt Us? Here’s How”
Doctrine
LDS Indoctrination and Retentive Socialization
Questioning
How I Lost my Faith by Defending it
Spirituality
Eyes vs Heart
Questioning
Problem Summaries: resources discussing LDS-truth claims
Book of Mormon
Archeological Evidence of the Fortified cities by the East Sea
Questioning
FairMormon Inadvertently Discredits First Vision Accounts
Leadership
Four Alternatives to Church Policy in Handbook 1, Section 16.13 with “Clarifications”
Doctrine
Too Big to Fail
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