Why Mormons Leave

Great Reddit post/discussion demonstrating the chaos within the LDS hierarchy due to the modern-day apostasy from Mormonism.   A history of modern apostasy and the church’s attempts to address it Updated 2020-01-27 7:16 am MST. Beginning in the mid to late 2000s, the church started experiencing a large increase in the number of active, faithful, even multigenerational members leaving the Read more...

LDS PERSONAL FAITH CRISIS – Prepared for President Dieter F. Uchtdorf – Proprietary and Confidential     From October 2011 until August 2013, an unpaid team of scholars, strategists, and other volunteers conducted research, synthesized findings, and developed a number of strategic recommendations aimed at helping LDS leaders better understand and more compassionately minister to members of the Church of Read more...

To bring the Faith Crisis challenge to life in human terms, an online-based anonymous survey was administered to collect first-person Faith Crisis narratives. FAITH-CRISIS STORIES COLLECTION APPROACH IMPETUS & METHODOLOGY   This survey, which was part of the pro-bono LDS Personal Faith Crisis report, collected demographic and Church service data and allowed participants to submit a summary of their Faith Read more...

Collection of letters written by people dealing with their Mormon transition. Lots of various letters touching on many different situations Read more...

Interviews and strategic guidance from 20+ LDS subject-matter experts • In-depth interviews conducted between 2011 and 2013 with 40 members (active, less-active, believing, doubting, non-believing). • Ethnographic survey in 2011 of 3,388 doubting / non-believing members • Qualitative narratives solicited from 1,500+ doubting and nonbelieving members collected in 2013 • 18 months of review and refinement by LDS subject-matter experts Read more...

UNDERSTANDING Mormon Disbelief Why do some Mormons lose their testimony, and what happens to them when they do?   March 2012 Results from a 2011 online survey of >3000 Mormons who at one time believed their Church was true, but no longer believe Table of Contents Survey background, methodology, and disclaimers   1. Church involvement of disbelievers 2. Current self-identification Read more...

Videos of people sharing their personal experiences transitioning out of Mormonism Read more...

wasmormon.org hosts stories of mormon faith transition, Mormon faith crisis or exit testimonies. The site mission is to destigmatize doubt and normalize those who leave the mormon church by providing a platform for all to tell their own story – it’s about owning our story. Each of us has an important, interesting and valid story. Participate and share your feelings, Read more...