An independent book of Mormon scholar shares with us her early love of scripture study as a young woman and her participation in an extremely influential scripture study group which started her trajectory toward scholarship in theology. She also discusses

Mike discusses the resurgence of his doubts about the LDS church that was brought on by a churchwide broadcast about missionary work, and the discussion with his wife about whether or not he should leave the LDS church. He also shares his thoughts about t

A structural engineer begins by stating that although he does not feel a belief in God, he can still faithfully affirm that God exists. He also discusses the influence of a friend and former substitute seminary teacher who has helped him grapple with his

A stay at home mother talks about dating long distance and the adjustment of moving to California after getting married. She discusses the difficulty of starting a family, her hopes for her two young boys, and how the temple has played a role in her spir

A stay at home mother talks about growing up in a large family, and an experience with sunday school teachers that influenced her faith. She discusses her time at BYU and her later experiences of attending a family ward while still single. She also talks

Lena discusses how she coped with two challenges to her faith during college—reading an article which claimed that the Book of Mormon is false, and having discussions with a friend on the LDS church’s stance on various social issues. She also backtra

Lena shares the difficulties she had following two knee injuries during high school, and how she was able to learn from that experience by participating in a Native American vision quest with her mother. She later discusses the car accident which resulted

A recent college graduate and health policy researcher describes her early childhood when her parents were divorced and her father became inactive in the LDS church. She discusses an influential move to Boston with her mom, where she learned to better dis

A real estate businessman shares how he developed a gradual testimony of the LDS church because of the influence of friends during college. He also shares how his military service in Athens, Georgia served as a type of mission experience for him. He later

A real estate businessman, born during the Great Depression, shares some of the life stories and spiritual history of his father, who was an apostle in the LDS church for almost 30 years.