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Questioning Mormonism

A safe place and real help for Mormons who have questions or doubts about their religion

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Perhaps you are no longer sure whether the Mormon faith is true. You may still believe but you have questions. Here is a safe place to ask those questions and to find answers based on solid information. This page introduces you to some of the issues that most often trouble Mormons.

Peeking Under Blindfold
4 Facts the Mormon Church Now Admits

Concerns with the LDS Prophets

LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley’s Time Interview

Was he dissembling when he said the LDS Church did not teach that God was once a man?

First Vision

Did Joseph Smith really see the Father and the Son in 1820? Document finds raise troubling questions about the First Vision, which the LDS Church claims is its foundation

I Was a Mormon: Testimonies of Former Mormons and of Their Transition to New Life In Christ

Former members of the LDS Church explain the issues in Mormonism that troubled them, how they worked through those issues, and how doing so made their faith in Christ even stronger.

Polygamy

Mormon scholars have documented that Joseph Smith secretly took 33 “wives,” some of whom were already married. Get the facts and learn about the history of deception surrounding the practice in Joseph’s day and for 60 years after his death

Concerns with the LDS Scriptures

Lamanites No More: DNA and Lost Ties to Father Lehi

Joseph Smith and other LDS prophets and apostles understood Native Americans to be “Lamanites,” a people of Israelite descent in the Book of Mormon. However, DNA studies have confirmed the scientific consensus that Native Americans are of East Asian origin, not Israelites.

The Lost Book of Abraham

A compelling documentary film that examines Joseph Smith’s claim to have translated a lost book written by the Genesis patriarch Abraham in his own hand. Additional resources on the Book of Abraham responding to recent defenses are also available.

Changes to Latter-day Scripture

Examine some of the thousands of changes that the LDS Church have made to its scriptures, including serious doctrinal changes reflecting Joseph Smith’s own changing theology. You can even look at scanned pages from the original 1830 Book of Mormon and the 1833 Book of Commandments (precursor to Doctrine & Covenants).

Connecting with Others

Request a Former-LDS Mentor

Former Mormons who have made the transition out of the LDS Church and found a stronger, more secure faith are available to counsel with you online, with no obligation or pressure, as you work through your own issues regarding the LDS faith.

MIT-Talk

Join this group of “Mormons in transition,” current and former Mormons dealing with questions, doubts, and family struggles.