Who are we?

In response to numerous requests, here's some frequently asked questions:

Who are we?

About 25 Latter-day Saints have contributed substantially to the MormonThink website. The majority of those people are active, church-going members of the LDS Church. We have held positions ranging from Gospel Doctrine teachers, YW Presidents to Bishop. Some of us have written faith-promoting articles that have been published in the Ensign and other church publications. Most of us have served missions and almost all of us have been married in the temple. We're just average everyday members that have a real interest in learning about accurate church history without all the sugarcoating that we often receive in Gospel Doctrine classes.

Where do we live?

All over, but largest percentage is in Utah.

Are all of you still active members of the LDS Church?

Most of us still attend church regularly, do our home-teaching every month, and perform callings and service. Some have drifted into inactivity. Others have found the issues identified on this web site to be too troubling to allow them to remain active in the church.

How do you differ from the New Order Mormons?

Very similar in beliefs, but one difference is that many New Order Mormons (NOM) remain affiliated with the church primarily for the benefit of their individual families and are not necessarily actively engaged in trying to promote accurate history of the church. Those that follow the MormonThink philosophy generally take a more active role in promoting true history over the commonly-held beliefs that are generally taught in the church.

MormonThink followers recognize that staying in the church, in an effort to help educate others and course correct the church towards total honesty, is an altruistic endeavor designed to help others receive more knowledge so they can make informed decisions regarding the church and specific beliefs that may be subject to individual interpretation.

Both NOMs and MormonThink followers generally enjoy being associated with the church and its members and don't wish to abandon a group that they still feel they identify with, even if they may have some religious views not in harmony with most mainstream LDS congregations.

Why don't you identify yourselves?

The reason for that is obvious. The LDS Church sometimes unfairly punishes those who publish true things about the history of the LDS Church that may be unflattering, yet completely and verifiably true. Many who contribute to MT go to the LDS Church regularly and they don’t want to stop attending and providing service even if they don’t believe the church is the one, true church. As stated on MT, some contributing members have since decided that they can no longer remain a member of the church and have identified themselves and their names can be found on the site. The remaining members are mostly still active members of the LDS church.  When the LDS church ceases to punish its members for telling the complete truth, more members may consider publishing their names.

Magazine Article

Sunstone magazine published an article on the co-owner of this site. Although it's only the specific thoughts of one contributing member of MormonThink, the thoughts relayed in the article represent many of the current members of the MormonThink movement. It's in the 150th Anniversary issue of the magazine released in August 2008.  Link to article: http://www.mormonthink.com/files/sunstone.pdf