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
Archeological Evidence of the Fortified cities by the East Sea
Questioning
Navigating Death
Book of Mormon
Reformed Egyptian Four Surviving Characters
Story
Born to apostatize
Leadership
Four Alternatives to Church Policy in Handbook 1, Section 16.13 with “Clarifications”
Questioning
Check Your Premises
Book of Mormon
Swords and Spears
Doctrine
To peek behind the curtain: weighing the decision to investigate LDS truth-claims
Story
Thanks TSCC, thanks for nothing
Spirituality
The Holy Ghost is a …
Story
From sickness to sickness to happiness
Story
I’m Still Angry
Questioning
Faith of a naturalist: response to “Faith of a Science Teacher” questions
Doctrine
LDS Indoctrination and Retentive Socialization
Leadership
The three-fold nature of the LDS Church: corporate, totalistic, and individual-growth
Questioning
What it’s Like to Leave…
Doctrine
The 1832 First Vision account was suppressed between 11 and ~30 years.
Book of Mormon
All in Joseph Smith’s milieu: a response to LDSLiving article on Book of Mormon evidences
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