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Survey Results: A Preview of the Causes of Disbelief

February 14, 2012
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Survey Results: A Preview of the Causes of Disbelief

and Costs of Mormon Faith Crises. In support of today’s article in the Salt Lake Tribune entitled, “Mormons tackling tough questions in their history,” we are releasing some initial results from our recent survey on LDS disbelief. The Open Stories Foundation conducted a survey of over 3000 people.  Nearly all of them once believed...

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Podcast: commentary on the survey.

February 10, 2012
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Podcast: commentary on the survey.

LISTEN HERE to a discussion of the recent Open Stories Foundation Survey.  Joining Mormon Matters host Dan Wotherspoon in reflecting on this current moment are podcast veterans, professor, blogger, and LDS commentator Joanna Brooks, professor and holder of the Leonard J. Arrington Chair of Mormon History and Culture at Utah State University Philip Barlow,...

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What Motivates Us: Promptings to Create and Continue this site.

January 17, 2012
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What Motivates Us: Promptings to Create and Continue this site.

What Motivates Us “If we stop asking questions, stop thinking, stop pondering, we can thwart the revelations of the Spirit. Remember, it was the questions young Joseph asked that opened the door for the restoration of all things. We can block the growth and knowledge our Heavenly Father intends for us. How often has...

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