Here are some of our Former-Mormon Mentors

Name: Janis
State: Washington
Occupation: Author (also part-time legal assistant to attorney)
Time in LDS: 34 years
LDS Church positions: Teacher of the Gospel Doctrine class, Relief Society and MIA; ward clerk, genealogical leader, et al.

As a member for 34 years, I served two stake missions, married a returned missionary, had three children, and sent a daughter on a full-time mission. I was teacher of the Gospel Doctrine class, Relief Society and MIA; also, Ward Clerk, Genealogical leader, and held other positions. My articles were published in the LDS Church’s Marriage Manual and The Improvement Era (now, The Ensign), excerpts of which were used in LDS radio commercials. [more...]


Name: Katrina
State: Arizona
Occupation: New Tribes Missionary
Time in LDS: 32 years
LDS Church positions: Young Women’s counselor, Sunday school teacher, ward newsletter editor

I’m a 42 year old (gulp!) mom, and have five children ages 5-23. I was born into the LDS church, part of a multi-generational family and grew up very active in the LDS church. (Stake dances and girl’s camp were my favorite activity!) I became inactive for a time as an adult, but came back and then was active for 3 ½ years before coming to see that Biblical doctrine and LDS doctrine just didn’t agree. Before that happened I had a temple recommend [more...]

Name: Sharon
State: Utah
Occupation: Nurse
Time in LDS: 44 years
LDS Church positions: primary teacher, visiting teacher, cub scout leader, Relief Society preparedness leader, Sunday school teacher for youth.

Hi, my name is Sharon, and I was born and raised LDS. My family goes back to the early days of the church. I came to the conclusion that the LDS Church was not what it claimed to be after much prayer and searching. I used LDS books to come to my conclusions, and realized the gospel isn’t so complicated as Mormonism makes it. I know this is a hard time for you. Let me know how I can be of help, and in what ways I can pray for you.

Name: Tasha
State: Arizona
Occupation: Stay-at-home mom
Time in LDS Church: 24 years
LDS Church Positions: Young Women’s class president, seminary graduate

I was raised in a multi-generational LDS family. My father was in several bishoprics. I started to question the church as a teenager, but at 24 I began a search for truth which started with returning to the LDS church and ended two months later when I welcomed the true Jesus of the Bible to live in my heart and be my personal savior. I am now 33 years old and have been a Christian ever since. I am married to a Christian man and have three young children, who I home-school. My husband and I have served as missionaries to Jewish immigrants in Israel. We now own a window cleaning business, which I manage from our home. My sister and I helped to start a former-Mormon support group in our community. Other interests I have are natural childbirth and poetry.

Name: Vicky
State: UT
Occupation: Registered Nurse
Time in LDS: 27 years
Name: Glenn
State: California
Occupation: firefighter (retired)
Time in LDS: 35 years
LDS Church positions: Elder, Missions Chairman, Usher

I live in California and I’m a retired 73 year old former Mormon for 35 plus years, married in the temple, actively participated in ward activities as a Sunday school leader and Stake missionary. Questions and doubts arose and I was not able to find satisfactory answers so I investigated the facts of Mormonism on my own and ultimately found truth in the Bible, the book that Mormons say they do not trust. Now I am confident in my eternal security as I trust in Jesus Christ alone [more...]
Name: John
State: New York
Occupation: Professional Mechanical Engineer (retired)
Time in LDS: over 8 years
LDS Church positions:

I was a LDS from 1975 to 1984. I worked for Xerox as a Project Engineering manager for almost 30 years. I am now retired [more...]  

Name: Jon
State: Georgia
Occupation: Sales Manager
Time in LDS: 33 years
LDS Church positions: Seminary Instructor, Elders Quorum President, Bishop’s Counselor

I am 37 years old, male, married to my wife since 1992 and we have 4 children. I was raised in the LDS church, baptized at 8, and served a mission in Venezuela from 1988 – 1990. After returning from my mission I held several callings within the church such as seminary teacher, Elders Quorum President, Bishops Counselor, and at the time that I left the church I was serving as the Bishop of our ward. I was living my life as a faithful member of the LDS church and then God began to reveal Himself to me in a way that I didn’t know Him and in the light of Christ I began to see the frailties in my belief in the LDS doctrine. I came to the point that I had to place my trust in God and allow Him to lead me on in whatever direction He would choose for me [more...]
Name: Ken
State: New York
Occupation: Chemical Engineer
Time in LDS:
LDS Church positions

Name: Steve
State: Arizona
Occupation: New Tribes Missionary
Time in LDS: 35 years
LDS Church positions: full-time LDS missionary, Elders Quorum counselor   

I am fifty years old, male, married (5 children), and a missionary—on my way (with my wife and children) to serve full time with New Tribes Mission in northern Mexico (Chihuahua). My wife and I are 5th generation Mormons who left in the Church 1990’s. I came to faith in Jesus Christ in the fall of 1996. I grew up in Salt Lake City, in a very active LDS family. I served a mission, attended the temple regularly, served in various quorum presidencies, and never questioned my testimony until 1990, when I recognized the great burden I was under and the many unanswered questions I had over the years. As a long-haul truck driver in 1995, I listened to Christian radio and heard, again and again, the true gospel message: I am a sinner in need of a Savior and I can place my faith in Him for salvation. God saved me from suicide and brought me into the glorious light of His Son, Jesus Christ. He alone is faithful!
Name: David
State: Utah
Occupation: Wood Pallet Repair
Time in LDS: 36 years
LDS Church positions: Deacon President, Teacher President, LDS missionary