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I remain grateful for the good things the Church brought me, the great people I’ve grown to know and the ways in which all this has helped me grow. My decision to leave the Church was the product of years of research, study, and prayer. This letter became a comprehensive explanation for my decision, and now you have read it and thought deeply about what it reveals about the Church, I hope that you will join me by my side. <ref>Anonymous, "For my Wife and Children" (2016) p. 145.</ref> | I remain grateful for the good things the Church brought me, the great people I’ve grown to know and the ways in which all this has helped me grow. My decision to leave the Church was the product of years of research, study, and prayer. This letter became a comprehensive explanation for my decision, and now you have read it and thought deeply about what it reveals about the Church, I hope that you will join me by my side. <ref>Anonymous, "For my Wife and Children" (2016) p. 145.</ref> | ||
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The text of the 2016 version of the document is generally respectful in tone, significantly more so than the "Letter to a CES Director," and | The text of the 2016 version of the document is generally respectful in tone, significantly more so than the "Letter to a CES Director," and covers much of the same material. | ||
The following links respond to individual claims contained in the following document: | The following links respond to individual claims contained in the following document: | ||
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Response to "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife")
Summary: For my Wife and Children" (a.k.a. "Letter to my Wife")' is an online document which is critical of Latter-day Saint truth claims. The author states, "I began to see how the Church profits by misrepresenting history in order to gain converts and retain members". [1]
About this work
The online document "For my Wife and Children" (also known as "Letter to My Wife") was written by an anonymous author who posts on the ex-Mormon subreddit. It is addressed to the author's wife. According to the author,
I remain grateful for the good things the Church brought me, the great people I’ve grown to know and the ways in which all this has helped me grow. My decision to leave the Church was the product of years of research, study, and prayer. This letter became a comprehensive explanation for my decision, and now you have read it and thought deeply about what it reveals about the Church, I hope that you will join me by my side. [2]
The text of the 2016 version of the document is generally respectful in tone, significantly more so than the "Letter to a CES Director," and covers much of the same material.
The following links respond to individual claims contained in the following document:
- Anonymous, For my Wife and Children (Letter to my Wife) (2016)
Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" by Anonymous
Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" by Anonymous
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