wasmormon.org hosts stories of mormon faith transition in order to destigmatize doubt and normalize those who leave the church by providing a platform for all to tell their own story – it’s about owning our story. It’s free to sign up and add your own story to the growing collection.
Latest Profile Updates
Telling your story and learning about others’ experiences are both therapeutic and cathartic. Be part of improving the harmful stigma around doubt in LDS culture and your own healing. Check out these latest additions – they speak for themselves:
Each of us has an important, interesting, and valid story. Participate and share your feelings, beliefs, and experiences with the community. It’s easy: just register, optionally upload an image and write a little about yourself and your journey. There are even prompts to follow. Come back to it later to add more or change it as needed. Share it with those you want to see it and stand proudly with others. Learn more about this site’s mission or browse contributed answers to specific questions.
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Are you interested to learn first-hand answers to common Mormon questions from those who have lived it? See the list of questions and dive into user-contributed honest answers. Do you want to answer these questions yourself? Create a profile and answer as many questions as you’d like and see them included in the list.
Latest Spotlights
- Spencer Was a Mormon, an Ex-Mormon Profile Spotlight
Spencer was all in. He has a mind for science, skepticism and critical thinking though. He applied these principles to …Continue reading “Spencer Was a Mormon, an Ex-Mormon Profile Spotlight”
- Jean Was a Mormon, an Ex-Mormon Profile Spotlight
Jean was impressed with the ‘true religion’ as taught by the missionaries and joined the church with her young family. …Continue reading “Jean Was a Mormon, an Ex-Mormon Profile Spotlight”
- Garrett Was a Mormon, an Ex-Mormon Profile Spotlight
Garrett stumbled into the rabbit hole of doctrine inconsistencies while doing his best to teach the youth of the church. …Continue reading “Garrett Was a Mormon, an Ex-Mormon Profile Spotlight”
- Bart Was a Mormon, an Ex-Mormon Profile Spotlight
Bart was a long-time and deeply familiar member of the church. His family was in the church for 6 generations …Continue reading “Bart Was a Mormon, an Ex-Mormon Profile Spotlight”
- Lindsy Was a Mormon, an Ex-Mormon Profile Spotlight
Lindsy grew up doing all the right things according to the church. She did EFY, BYU, married young and had …Continue reading “Lindsy Was a Mormon, an Ex-Mormon Profile Spotlight”
- Kelly Was a Mormon, an Ex-Mormon Profile Spotlight
Kelly has a story of conversion and deconstruction and deconversion. She went from being a “Golden Convert”, to feeling racist …Continue reading “Kelly Was a Mormon, an Ex-Mormon Profile Spotlight”
- Erika Was a Mormon, an Ex-Mormon Profile Spotlight
Being raised in the Mormon church and even serving a foreign language mission and teaching Sunday school gospel principles class …Continue reading “Erika Was a Mormon, an Ex-Mormon Profile Spotlight”
- FreeAtLast Was a Mormon, an Ex-Mormon Profile Spotlight
FreeAtLast shares the resignation letter sent to his bishop after struggling with being gay and Mormon. He couldn’t be gay, …Continue reading “FreeAtLast Was a Mormon, an Ex-Mormon Profile Spotlight”
Latest Blog Posts
- Evolution vs Mormon Truth Claims from Joseph Fielding Smith
Joseph Fielding Smith was the 10th president of the church, the son of Joseph F Smith, the 6th president of …Continue reading “Evolution vs Mormon Truth Claims from Joseph Fielding Smith”
- The Problems with Joseph Smith and Peep Stone Translations
Anyone who was raised Mormon, or even attended the church for any length of time knows the Urim and Thummim …Continue reading “The Problems with Joseph Smith and Peep Stone Translations”
- The Nauvoo Expositor And More Lies From Joseph Smith
What was in the Nauvoo Expositor? The Nauvoo Expositor was a four-page newspaper that only printed one issue. It reportedly …Continue reading “The Nauvoo Expositor And More Lies From Joseph Smith”
- Anachronisms Found in the Book of Mormon
What is an anachronism? Anachronisms are impossibilities or inconsistencies that include things that do not belong together. Something like the … - Dominant Narrative of Church is Not True
Prominent LDS historian Richard Bushman and famed author of Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling notes, “I think that for the Church … - More Church Myths – Thomas B Marsh and Milk Strippings
The church wants us to leave the church alone. Do they leave “apostates” alone? Have they ever left apostates alone? …Continue reading “More Church Myths – Thomas B Marsh and Milk Strippings”
- Merry Christmas
This annual Christmas message I usually sent to the local newspaper’s Letters column. Merry Christmas to all! Christmas is one … - Truth Behind The Book Of Mormon Stories
Based upon the song, Book of Mormon Stories. Numbers in parentheses indicate gestures performed at that point in the song. Gestures …
The Personal Mormon Faith Crisis Report
- Personal Mormon Faith Crisis Report – Introduction and Overview
The Personal Faith Crisis Report was presented to Elder Uchtdorf in 2013 by Elder Jensen so leaders could better understand what is happening and take appropriate measures to address members leaving the church as a result of a faith crisis. The gospel topic essays were part of the response to this study by the church. - Personal Mormon Faith Crisis Report – Research Summary
This report studies a faith crisis in detail along with an actual research survey of members who have left the church due to faith crisis and these respondents’ demographics such as age, gender, education level, household income, and church callings held as well as the primary reasons why the member left. - Personal Mormon Faith Crisis Report – Faith Crisis Stages
The report defines the stages of such a faith crisis from a true believing member, through a catalyst and traumatization, and then either through a traumatized disbeliever and ex-mormon or a nuanced believer and then secular participant. - Personal Mormon Faith Crisis Report – Perpetual Cycle of Disaffection
The report also analyses a perpetual cycle of disaffiliated members, where a member finds troubling information and through the age of information and the internet confirms the troubling issue as true and feels betrayed by the church for not being honest, and ends up venting to a family member and causing the cycle to restart for them. - Personal Mormon Faith Crisis Report – Faith Crisis Profiles
This faith crisis report next lists many anonymous faith crisis profiles each detailing the exit story of the member (along with precious statistics and demographics the church cares deeply about such as household income). Not to be confused with the actual faith crisis profiles shared on wasmormon.org. - Personal Mormon Faith Crisis Report – Summary & Potential Next Steps
The report concludes with suggestions the mormon church can take to mitigate the further loss of members due to a faith crisis. This report shows that the church leaders are well aware of the fact that members are leaving and why they are leaving and shows us insight into how the church thinks it can plug this membership leak.