Thirteen Theses

I was raised in the Mormon church in a great family. My father was a bishop in our ward and in the stake presidency, my mother was raised…

One of the strangest facets of religious people is their absolute certainty that their religion is correct and that the other religions are…

This is a sensitive essay to write, because I know that many believe that Jesus is the Savior of the world and that he holds a very special…

The basic pillar of Christianity rests on the atonement of Jesus Christ. Basically, the atonement says that all of us are sinners and that…

A core part of the Mormon church is the story of Joseph Smith reading the bible, feeling like there was more truth to be found, and then…

Without realizing it, growing up in the Mormon church turned me into a political and social issues vegetable.

It’s the first Sunday of the month and a young teenager goes up to the podium in front of the congregation. In one sentence she says, “I’d…

If I believed that a church was true, I would stay a part of it even if the culture of the church wasn’t awesome. Because if a church is…

A distinctive feature of the Mormon church is its long list of commandments. Like the 10 Commandments of old, worthy Mormon members are…

One of the key trains of logic in the Mormon church goes as follows:

Mormon doctrine says that Joseph Smith used this stone to translate the Book of Mormon.

Growing up I’d watch movies like the Da Vinci Code or Indiana Jones or Sherlock Holmes or National Treasure that highlighted strange groups…

As a child growing up in the church, I soaked up the songs and lessons and scripture stories like a sponge. As a teenager, I prepared to go…