whitewashed church history
The church teaches a cleaned-up or whitewashed version of church history. This is likely due to the troubling issues found in church history and authorities wanting to avoid troubling the members in lessons. The correlated material was put in place with the goal to only include what is faith-promoting. This means leaving some things out and using cherry-picked quotes from history and leaders. This is a problem because members took what they learned and taught in class to be the complete story and are unsettled when they find out the acutal history doesn't match the church narrative.
Profiles with whitewashed church history on their "shelf":
Noal DavisBorn & raised in Norther Utah, I quickly learned that my personal value was only connected to my obedience to the Mormon faith. I was, but am no longer, a Mormon
Grace18I was in an LDS splinter group from birth until middle age.
truthfinder23I am a writer, jazz pianist and fraud investigator.
DougI'm a physicist, engineer, educator, nature worshiper, father, grandfather, and I was a Mormon.
elneneI was a mormon. Enjoy traveling, beach sports.
ByrdI'm transmasculine, genderqueer, generally queer, and a refugee of Trump's America. I was a mormon.
curtishartleyI enjoy camping, traveling, and playing my banjo. I was a mormon.
Connor Ross AldridgeI enjoy philosophical discussions, to inquire reasonable explanations of phenomena's. I'd seek educational institutions to help the public to better understand anthropology as a scientific theory for acknowledging human origins. I was a mormon.
Spencer WarnerI enjoy skiing, technology, and skepticism. I was a mormon.
Dianne OrmondI hold an M.Ed. and a cum laude B.S. in Education; both education degrees are from BYU. I co-founded CALM (Community After Leaving Mormonism), and am a former Board Member and Treasurer of The Exmormon Foundation. I was a mormon.
pdbrandtI grew up in a devout LDS family, served a mission, and spent 45 years as a believing member of the church. When my search for truth caused a faith crisis, my conscience demanded that I leave the church. Though the process was difficult and painful, I have found peace and fullfillment as an ex-mormon that I never had while in the church.
Frey HigleyI enjoy the culinary arts, theatre, and sewing. I was a mormon.
Andy WilsonI enjoy photography, meditation, cycling, walking and travel. I am a truth-seeker. I was a mormon.
jacobI'm a lover of geography, tokusatsu, Deadpool, and music (basically every genre). I'm 19, I love traveling and learning about other cultures, and I was a Mormon
ashmonster2000I’m a husband, father, Soldier, and secular humanist working on the best version of myself. I was a mormon.
LandonI'm a computer engineering PhD student. I believe everyone is worthy and has inherent value. I was a mormon.
Larry CampI love my wife, my kids, Hawaii, the outdoors, softball and believe it or not, I was a mormon.
Ian HarwardI am a musician and a friend to many, and I am a Soldier. I am the atheist in the foxhole they claim doesn’t exist. I was a Mormon.
Erica HanerI was a mormon, but the church no longer serves me in a healthy way.
Adam JI'm a software developer who loves learning and can be a bit of a wiki wanderer. I also enjoy playing D&D with friends. I was a mormon.
lostinbetween22I am a poet & writer of my own story(s). I was a mormon.
freidomI am finally free to be happy!
luckyI was a mormon. Now I’m a mom, a teacher, a lesbian, and a human grateful for my freedom. 
Just JeffI was a mormon. And I was doing well with it.
Evan MullinsI'm a husband and father of 4. I am a musician, I make websites for a living and I was a mormon.Create an account to share your own story.