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Featured Multi-post Articles
Sometimes there is too much information for just one post — each of these series approach their topic from multiple angles for a more complete analysis.
Leaving the Church: A Compilation of the Evidence Against the LDS Church
Introduction to Examining Church Claims
The Church was organized in Manchester, New York, on April 6, 1830. The original name used on that date was actually the “Church of Christ.” This was changed in 1834 to “The Church of the Latter Day Saints,” and then changed again in 1838 to “The Church of Jesus Christ…
Tribe of Manasseh — North American Nephite Model
Why I No Longer Believe
Additional Submitted Stories and Articles
The following are a mix of additional personal accounts or opinions about how Mormonism has impacted their lives.
Bogus Justifications Behind Church’s New Policies
The LDS Church released changes to its Handbook on November 5, 2015 in relation to same-sex couples and children raised by same-sex couples. Specifically, the Church now prohibits children of same-sex couples from being baptized until they are 18 – and only if they move out of their parents’ homes, disavow…
Letter to parents: Thoughts on the Word of Wisdom
Context: This is a letter I wrote to my mother and father about my current approach to the Word of Wisdom. I recently resigned from the Church, and I have other siblings who have left and who I suspect will leave, so I wanted to establish some common ground and…
The 1832 First Vision account was suppressed between 11 and ~30 years.
The 1832 First Vision account was suppressed between 11 and ~30 years The evidence LaMar Petersen, an amateur Mormon historian, met with Levi Young (senior President of the First Council of the Seventy) on February 3, 1953, and took these notes: His curiosity was excited when reading in Roberts’ Doc. History…