A Letter to My Latter-day Saint Friends

I'm not asking you to abandon faith in God. I'm asking you to trust the scriptures you already hold. This is a letter about what they say.

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1. Dear FriendWhy I wrote you this letter, and what I'm asking of you.
2. What We Both BelieveCommon ground — and the one sentence this whole letter stands on.
3. Can We Trust the Bible?Manuscripts, archaeology, and whether 'translated correctly' still holds.
4. The Book of Mormon vs. the BibleMeasuring the keystone against the standard it claims to uphold.
5. The Doctrine & Covenants vs. the BibleWhere the break with the Bible — and with the Book of Mormon — actually happens.
6. A God Who Doesn't ChangeMalachi's test, Moses' test, and doctrines that reversed.
7. What Is God Actually Like?Five questions. Your Bible answers all of them.
8. The GospelGrace is not the backup plan.
9. What Now?Practical next steps — and an honest word about what this costs.
10. SourcesEvery citation in one place. Check my work.