Doc Bob’s journey is one of deep involvement in the Mormon Church, from a small-town Mormon upbringing to significant leadership roles, including serving as a Branch President and on the High Council. His faith was shaped by personal interviews with high-ranking apostles and a mission to Mississippi. However, as Doc Bob delved into church history, doctrine, finances, and perceived hypocrisies, he found himself questioning the very foundation of his beliefs. He learned so many new things he was amazed at what he didn’t know about his own religion. His story is a testament to the power of inquiry and the courage to confront uncomfortable truths.
First, it was church history. Then doctrine. Then the finances. Then the hypocrisy.” – Doc Bob
A small town Mormon boy. I had 4 years of released time seminary, a mission interview by Assistant Apostle Packer in 1962, a mission to Mississippi where we were told not to contact the Negro. I had a BYU faculty interview by Apostle Stapley in 1977 and a Salt Lake temple marriage. I served as a Branch President in Nebraska, on the High Council in Flagstaff, and in the Bishopric in Cache Valley. I was a Mormon.
I read church history and was amazed at what I did not know.
Why I left? First, it was church history. Then doctrine. Then the finances. Then the hypocrisy.
Doc Bob
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