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Questions about the Mormon Church:

• Why I left?
• Where will you go?
• Are you happy?
• Do you consider yourself a Christian?
• Are you lazy? Is that why you left?
• Did you want to sin? Is that why you left?
• What do you believe now?
• Were you offended? Is that why you left?
• How long was your struggle?
• Does the church encourage leader worship?
• Does the Mormon church protect sexual predators?
• In what ways did church leaders or members make your transition more difficult? Were there church leaders or members who were helpful to you? If so
• Has the church been dishonest with its own history?
• What resources have helped you through the process of leaving?
• What do you feel or know about the Book of Mormon Translation process?
• Has your struggle improved since you left?
• How do you now explain the spiritual experiences that you had as an Orthodox Mormon?
• Are Mormons Christian?
• What do you feel or know about the Book of Mormon and DNA Studies?
• What did the Mormon religion bring to your life?
• Have you had any profound spiritual moments in your life?
• How has your leaving Mormonism affected your family relationships, friendships, job, neighbor relationships, social life, etc.?
• What might have prevented your faith crisis?
• Have you experienced gaslighting from the Mormon church?
• What is the reason or reasons for your loss of faith?
• What if anything would bring you back to the church?
• What advice would you give to someone interested in joining the Mormon Church? Or for that matter, someone interested in leaving the Mormon Church?
• What do you feel or know about the translation and Historicity of the Book of Abraham?
• How did you come to be Mormon? Were you raised in the church?
• Why are you sharing your story?
• What broke your shelf?
• What was the response from your family when you left?
• In what ways did church leaders or members make your transition more difficult? Were there church leaders or members who were helpful to you? If so, how?
• How did you lose your faith in Mormonism (or Orthodox Mormonism)?
• What parts of Mormonism were harmful to you?
• What are your thoughts about leaving the church alone?
• What advice would you give folks who are transitioning?
• You’re not Mormon anymore. Why? What’s your relationship with faith now?
• What did and do you feel about the Mormon Temple Ceremony?
• Do you believe the Book of Mormon is true?
• How/why did/do you stay in the pew?
• What does the Mormon church teach about LGBT people?
• What do you call yourself now that you aren't mormon?
• Why don't you leave the mormon church alone?
• Do Mormons Believe in a Loving God?
• How have you navigated communication and relationships with believing family and friends? Any tips to keeping those people in your life?
• Is the term Mormon a major victory for Satan?
• What are the blessings of your faith transition?
• How did being Mormon affect your daily life?
• Were you asked inappropriate questions in "worthiness" interviews by your Mormon Bishop?
• What is the Word of Wisdom?
• What do you feel or know about Joseph Smith's Polygamy?
• What do you believe is the origin of the Book of Mormon?
• What was your experience as a missionary?
• How do you currently feel about your church service?
• What do you feel or know about tithing?
• What was the response from your ward when you left?
• What are the biggest misconceptions about Mormons?
• Could you give us a brief overview of Mormonism?
• What do you feel or know about the church's history/beliefs with race and the Priesthood?
• What does the church do with tithing?
• What do you feel or know about the different First Vision accounts?
• Was it The Only True and Living Church to you?
• Can you describe the type of faith you had prior to your loss of faith?
• Is the Mormon church a cult?
• Was Joseph Smith involved in treasure digging?
• What do you think now about your mormon testimony?
• Why does the church baptize dead people?
• Is the church honest with you?
• What was your experience when you read the CES Letter?
• Is Jeffrey Holland an idiot or a dodo?
• What does the church teach about evolution?
• What is the Strengthening Church Members Committee?
• How did you feel and what did you experience as a result of your loss of faith?
• What do you know about the testimonies of the Three and/or Eight Witnesses to the Book of Mormon?
• Did the gospel topic essays help your faith crisis?
• What does the church teach about paid clergy?
• What do you feel or know about polygamy?
• What do you feel or know about mormon polyandry practices?
• What do you feel or know about Brigham Young's Polygamy?
• What do you feel or know about becoming like God?
• What are Joseph Smith’s Teachings about Priesthood, Temple, and Women?
• What do you feel or know about peace and Violence among 19th-Century Latter-day Saints?
• Which version of the First Vision do you prefer?
• What was transitioning out of Mormonism (or Orthodox Mormonism) like for you? What was most painful about it? What was most healing or joyful about the transition?
• What resources were most helpful in your transition out of Mormonism (or Orthodox Mormonism)?
• What do you feel or know about the Priesthood?
• What do you feel or know about Plural Marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
• What do you feel or know about how church leaders are paid?
• What do you feel or know about the Mountain Meadows Massacre?
• If you have remained active or semi-active in the church as a non-believer or semi-believer, why do you remain active?
• What is your life still missing? In what ways could your life still be improved without Mormonism?
• What aspects of your life are better after Mormonism (or Orthodox Mormonism)?
• What is the church's belief in a Mother in Heaven?
• What have you done since leaving the Church?
• What do Mormons believe about peep stones?
• Where did you learn about the Gospel Topic Essays?
• When did you learn about blacks being denied the priesthood and therefore attending the temple?
• What role religion played in your life growing up?
• What role does religion or spirituality play in your life now? What does it mean to you?
• What significant mistakes did you make in your transition?
• What spiritual experiences did you have as a Mormon that sealed your orthodox commitment to the church?
• What doctrinal or theological parts of Mormonism did you believe that were most important to you?
• What parts of the Mormon experience were most important or useful to you?
• What did "The Church is True" mean to you? And now?
• What do you feel or know about the priesthood restoration?
• What do you feel or know about the doctrinal changes in the church over time?
• What do you feel or know about the Kinderhook Plates?
• What do you think about the influence of Freemasonry on Mormonism?