Letter for my Wife

A heartfelt exploration of church history and practices

To my wife and children,

I am writing this letter to explain in detail how I concluded that the Church is not all it claims to be. I deeply need your...

Part 1: The Early Church

President Gordon B. Hinckley rested the entire truthfulness of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on the validity of the First

Part 2: Discontinued Practices

What could motivate a man to wed many women? By some estimates Joseph Smith married up to 52 women from a growing group of people that inten

Part 3: The Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon story begins with Lehi, an Israelite, who fled to the Promised Land with his family and landed somewhere in Mesoamerica.

Part 4: The Book of Abraham

On 3 July 1835 a man named Michael Chandler brought four Egyptian mummies and several papyrus scrolls of ancient Egyptian writings to Kirtla

Part 5: The Modern Church

The definition and requirements of tithing have varied at different periods. This chapter discusses tithing in the Old Testament, tithing in

Conclusion

My dearest sweetheart, I love you with all my heart. I want you to know that you are the most important thing in the world to me and your...

About

I was born in the covenant to two faithful Mormon parents. My progression through the nursery, primary, Boy Scouts, and young men’s programs