Recovery from Mormonism
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

A web site for former members and those questioning their faith in the organization

This site contains a collection of stories of those who have left the Mormon church. 
The site also contains documentation and links on topics concerning this religion.

Why We Left:
Personal Accounts of Leaving Mormonism

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Bulletin board Thinking about joining Mormonism? Official Announcement
An active Bulletin Board is on the site. There have been more than 131,000 messages posted and more than 4,100,000 hits to the board since April 4th 1998.  

A Brief Summary

This is a brief summary of who this group is and why this page is here.

I joined Mormonism while in college at the age of 20 and was a faithful Mormon for more than 22 years. I also served a 2 year Mormon mission in Finland from 1974-1976. I was married in the Washington Temple and had many church callings over the years. My wife, my children and I began our journey out of Mormonism in 1993 when we discovered serious errors in the official church history, the D&C, the Temple Endowment, the Book of Abraham and last of all the Book of Mormon. It was hard for us to believe that we had been deceived for all those years. 

We met wonderful people in Mormonism. We know many Mormons who are dedicated to their families and are trying to live good lives. Their faith, however, is in a god who was once a mortal being who has progressed to godhood and in believing there are men in Salt Lake who uniquely commune with this god. These leaders claim that they alone have the truth and claim they have the right to dictate how members of their organization should live so the members can be worthy of this god's love. We are glad to be out, but leaving this type of group is difficult. We have gotten to know a number of former Jehovah's Witnesses who have gone through similar things in leaving the Watchtower and felt a Web page like this would be helpful. 

The purpose of this site is to let people who are or were in an authoritarian organization, like Mormonism, know they are not alone in their feelings and experiences. 
 
Information on Mormonism and Other Sites to Visit
 
This is a selection of text files on various subjects and links to download entire books. It includes other sites with excellent materials on Mormonism. It's a great place to start your research into Mormonism.

 
Some Topics on Recovery from Mormonism
 
This is a selection of some information available at this site. The more detailed topics are found at goodsite.  
Friendly Letters from Mormons and Non-Mormons
 
A selection of friendly letters from Mormons and non-Mormons. Includes a few short stories not listed above.  
Unfriendly Letters from Mormons
 
These give an outsider to Mormonism an insight into the thinking of Mormons. A number of these letters show the disturbing mind set I experienced as a Mormon.  
E-mail the Webmaster or other ex-Mormons
 
Note: Due to the large volume of requests for information, I may not respond to students. The purpose of this site is to help those who are or were Mormons and who have discovered that Mormonism is not what it claims to be. Since I have limited time, my efforts in correspondence are directed towards those individuals. I have information already compiled to help students in their research on Mormonism. There are also helpers who are ex-Mormons who are willing to be contacted.

- E-Mail: Recovery from Mormonism
 
Site Update Information
 
Please feel welcome to visit often. Material will be updated regularly. To see material updated by month, go to updates.

The Stories and "Sister" Recovery Sites

Be sure you read some of the stories at this site.

Sister sites of Recovery from Mormonism

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