Mormon faith crisis
How to stay Mormon after a faith crisis (if staying is what you want)
By Jana Riess — January 18, 2023
(RNS) — Former LDS Bishop Christian Kimball has spent the last 25 years ‘on the inside of the edge’ of Mormonism.
Dear Mormons in a faith crisis: You’re not crazy, wrong or stupid
By Jana Riess — August 17, 2022
(RNS) — Your old faith, like the caterpillar’s body, used to serve you well, until suddenly it didn’t.
A more inclusive Mormon Family Home Evening
By Jana Riess — May 2, 2022
(RNS) — If one parent isn't LDS anymore but a couple still wants to hold Family Home Evening, using the church's own curriculum can cause conflict. Enter Uplift Kids.
Overcoming Mormon doubt is hard when you’ve never been given the tools
By Jana Riess — April 8, 2021
(RNS) — LDS leaders want doubters to be able to magically know how to do something we’ve never taught believers how to do, which is to understand that we could be very wrong in what we are currently thinking about religion.
How do Mormons deal with conflict and faith crises? Avoidance doesn’t work, expert says
By Jana Riess — November 25, 2020
Step One, says Chad Ford, is to let go of the fear of conflict, and recognize that conflict itself is not sinful. But for Mormons steeped in both niceness and hierarchical leadership structures, that may be hard to achieve.
Apologizing after a Mormon faith transition
By Jana Riess — February 14, 2020
(RNS) — "If you’re someone who has realized that you’ve made mistakes on either side of this messy post-Mormon world, I recommend apologies," writes Mette Harrison.
Public radio’s ‘Preach’ podcast explores religion’s messy side
By Jana Riess — September 4, 2019
(RNS) — Religion is messy, says Lee Hale, host of a new podcast called 'Preach.' For many Americans, especially young people like the 30-year-old Hale, that messiness is something to celebrate, not sweep under the carpet.
Every Mormon leader (and teacher, and parent) should read this book
By Jana Riess — August 9, 2019
Many of the Faith Crisis respondents are people who served in the LDS Church, had a strong testimony, and held callings, and *then* left, often with spouses and children in tow. What happened?
Creating a new Mormon family after a faith transition
By Jana Riess — December 19, 2017
Christmas with family can be hard when you're a Mormon experiencing a faith transition. Guest blogger Mette Harrison says the death of her old beliefs led to new life in the form of a new "family" of close friends who've been there.
An open letter to my Mormon family and friends
By Jana Riess — August 10, 2017
Guest blogger Mette Harrison offers suggestions for orthodox Mormons on how to better get along with family members who have left the Church. Some rules: Honor boundaries, stop judging, and plan family events that don't revolve around church.
What one bishop offers Mormons who don’t ‘know’ the church is true
By Jana Riess — September 9, 2016
Richard Ostler, bishop of a Mormon YSA ward, shares 8 suggestions in counseling those who doubt, including: Listen more than you talk, don't tell people just to pray more, and mourn with those who mourn.
Mormons aren’t alone in feeling devastated when people leave
By Jana Riess — July 26, 2016
Guest blogger Jon Ogden says breaking from tradition is the world's second-oldest tradition . . . but when loved ones leave Mormonism, it can be painful for those left behind. His new book offers hope for restoring those strained relationships.
Staying Mormon: “Planted” with Patrick Mason
By Jana Riess — January 15, 2016
Patrick Mason's new guide speaks to Mormon doubters and those who love them . . .. and it's co-published by Deseret Book.
In a Mormon faith transition? Here’s help
By Jana Riess — December 18, 2015
A new book argues Mormon faith transitions are healthy and necessary crucibles in our journey toward spiritual maturity. "We can grow unbounded," says Thomas Wirthlin McConkie. "Isn’t that the message of Mormonism in the end?"
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