If you’re here, you probably didn’t arrive casually.

Most people don’t stumble onto a site like this unless something has already begun to shift—questions, discomfort, curiosity, or a quiet sense that the story they were given doesn’t fully line up anymore.

This page exists to orient you before you go any further.

Why MormonLandings Exists

MormonLandings exists for people who took their faith seriously.

For people who:

  • Studied
  • Served
  • Trusted
  • Sacrificed
  • And eventually learned more than they were prepared for

This is not a site built on anger, mockery, or rebellion.
It is built on investigation, honesty, and integrity.

Many of us didn’t leave because we wanted less truth.
We left because we wanted more.

A Brief Word About Me

I spent over 50 years in the LDS Church—from age 8 to 58.

I served.
I believed.
I defended.
I taught.
I raised a family inside the system.

Like many faithful members, I carried a shelf—quietly setting aside questions I didn’t yet have the time, space, or permission to examine.

This site is the result of finally taking those items down and examining them carefully, respectfully, and honestly—using original sources whenever possible.

This is not a rage project.

It’s a record of a journey.

What This Site Is

MormonLandings is:

  • A place for honest investigation
  • A space for those questioning without judgment
  • A repository for original documents and journals
  • A series-based exploration of doctrine, authority, history, and faith
  • A site that assumes adults can handle complexity

Truth doesn’t require fear.
It requires light.

What This Site Is Not

MormonLandings is not:

  • An anti-Mormon attack site
  • A hit piece on members or families
  • A place to ridicule belief
  • A substitute belief system
  • A demand that you leave anything

If something here doesn’t resonate with you yet, that’s okay.

This site is about investigation, not coercion.

How to Use This Site

You don’t need to read everything in order.

Most content is organized into series, which build slowly and intentionally.

If you’re new, many people start with:

  • Shelves — personal, relatable, experiential
  • Authority — Who Owns It? — theological and structural
  • The Gospel of the Kingdom — biblical foundations and contrast

Each series is meant to be read at your own pace.

Take breaks.
Sit with things.
Follow sources yourself.

About the Documents and Journals

Some of the most important material on this site comes from primary sources:

  • Journals
  • Diaries
  • Affidavits
  • Church documents
  • Financial disclosures

Where possible, these are provided in full, not excerpted or summarized, so you can read them for yourself.

If something is quoted, it is sourced.
If a claim is made, it is documented.

You don’t have to trust me.
You can verify everything.

If You’re Feeling Unsettled

That’s normal.

Questions don’t mean you are broken.
Doubt doesn’t mean you are weak.
Investigation doesn’t mean you are faithless.

Many of us were taught that certainty equals righteousness.

Scripture teaches something different:

“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”

Take your time.

Shelves don’t need to collapse to be examined.

One Final Thing

You are not here because you failed.

You are here because you cared enough to keep asking.

That matters.

When you’re ready, choose a series—or just read what’s in front of you.

Truth doesn’t rush.
And it doesn’t fear honest seekers.