Stories Page

Personal accounts of former members of the LDS Church from many walks of life. They explain the issues in Mormonism that troubled them and their personal journeys to new understanding of the Bible and faith in Jesus Christ. 
6th Generation Mormon (both sides) — His mission changed his life forever

Heavenly Father led me out?

Leaving Mormonism, but still not sure

The truth set me free

This letter is to confirm that I do wish to have my name taken off any and all rolls and registers regarding ...

God saved me from my sins and Mormonism

How the "other woman" led me to Christ

So this is what unconditional love feels like!

My parents wanted me to understand why we were different from the LDS church, why we had pulled away from the Mormon church.

I believe now we deliberately chose to ignore a lot of the stuff that didn't make sense because the religion is so well-packaged and welcoming that we wanted to believe it was true.

The first 31 years of my life, I spent as an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ... the Mormon Church. I was trying to live up to the rules, standards, and requirements they had set before me as I desperately searched for a way to earn God’s love.

About six years ago, I began to severely inspect the doubts that had been in my mind for years.

Research into LDS history and the Bible brought him to the question: "Do I believe Joseph Smith or the Bible?"
Divine Intervention

God reached out to me

A "good" Mormon and bishop's daughter, her quest for intimacy with God lead her to Jesus Christ

She moved beyond anger and disappointment, to the freedom and excitement of a genuine knowledge of God.

Lengthy Transition Process Leads to Genuine Freedom

Exit Statement of Francis Nelson Henderson

A University Professor's Personal Transition Story

Mormon Missionary returns to Christ

As a sixth generation Latter-day Saint, an unfulfilled hunger for Jesus led her to question the faith in which she was raised.

"Born in the covenant" in Utah, she was troubled to discover how Mormon leaders have covered up embarrassing parts of Mormon history

While a senior at BYU, his research raised troubling questions about the foundations of the Mormon church.

A former Mormon missionary and BYU graduate ...

Born and raised in the Mormon church, the information on the Book of Abraham controversy helped open her eyes to the deception of Mormonism.

An adult convert to Mormonism, she returned to the Christian faith of her childhood.