Meet Our Former-Mormon Mentors

Name: Katrina
State: Arizona
Occupation: New Tribes Missionary
Time in LDS: 32 years
LDS Church positions: Young Women’s counselor, Sunday school teacher, ward newsletter editor

I’m a 42 year old (gulp!) mom, and have five children ages 5-23. I was born into the LDS church, part of a multi-generational family and grew up very active in the LDS church. (Stake dances and girl’s camp were my favorite activity!) I became inactive for a time as an adult, but came back and then was active for 3 ½ years before coming to see that Biblical doctrine and LDS doctrine just didn’t agree. Before that happened I had a temple recommend... [more...]

Name: Sharon
State: Utah
Occupation: Nurse
Time in LDS: 44 years
LDS Church positions: primary teacher, visiting teacher, cub scout leader, Relief Society preparedness leader, Sunday school teacher for youth.

Hi, my name is Sharon, and I was born and raised LDS. My family goes back to the early days of the church. I came to the conclusion that the LDS Church was not what it claimed to be after much prayer and searching. I used LDS books to come to my conclusions, and realized the gospel isn’t so complicated as Mormonism makes it.


Name: Vicky
State: UT
Occupation: Registered Nurse
Time in LDS: 27 years

Name: Steve
State: Arizona
Occupation: New Tribes Missionary
Time in LDS: 35 years
LDS Church positions: full-time LDS missionary, Elders Quorum counselor

I am fifty years old, male, married (5 children), and a missionary—on my way (with my wife and children) to serve full time with New Tribes Mission in northern Mexico (Chihuahua). My wife and I are 5th generation Mormons who left in the Church 1990’s. I came to faith in Jesus Christ in the fall of 1996. I grew up in Salt Lake City, in a very active LDS family. I served a mission, attended the temple regularly, served in various quorum presidencies, and never questioned my testimony until 1990, when I recognized the great burden I was under and the many unanswered questions I had over the years. As a long-haul truck driver in 1995, I listened to Christian radio and heard, again and again, the true gospel message: I am a sinner in need of a Savior and I can place my faith in Him for salvation. God saved me from suicide and brought me into the glorious light of His Son, Jesus Christ. He alone is faithful!

Name: Glenn
State: California
Occupation: firefighter (retired)
Time in LDS: 35 years
LDS Church positions: Elder, Sunday School Superintendant, Stake Missionary

I live in California and I’m a retired 73 year old former Mormon for 35 plus years, married in the temple, actively participated in ward activities as a Sunday school leader and Stake missionary. Questions and doubts arose and I was not able to find satisfactory answers so I investigated the facts of Mormonism on my own and ultimately found truth in the Bible, the book that Mormons say they do not trust. Now I am confident in my eternal security as I trust in Jesus Christ alone [more...]
Mentor Dave Name: Dave
State: California
Occupation: Professor of Mortuary Science (Cypress College)
Time in LDS: 12 years
LDS Church positions:

I was a LDS from 1975 to 1984. I worked for Xerox as a Project Engineering manager for almost 30 years. I am now retired. ...How did I get involved with the Mormon Church in the first place? It was my wife's fault, I now say that partially in jest. In 1974 when I became concerned about the food supply chain and saw a need to have a long-term supply of food at home, Phyllis said, "The Mormons do that sort of thing. I'll send them a letter in Salt Lake City." Well, she did, and the LDS missionaries brought the answer to us... [more...]

Name: Jon
State: Georgia
Occupation: Sales Manager
Time in LDS: 33 years
LDS Church positions: Seminary Instructor, Elders Quorum President, Bishop’s Counselor

I am 37 years old, male, married to my wife since 1992 and we have 4 children. I was raised in the LDS church, baptized at 8, and served a mission in Venezuela from 1988 – 1990. After returning from my mission I held several callings within the church such as seminary teacher, Elders Quorum President, Bishops Counselor, and at the time that I left the church I was serving as the Bishop of our ward. I was living my life as a faithful member of the LDS church and then God began to reveal Himself to me in a way that I didn’t know Him and in the light of Christ I began to see the frailties in my belief in the LDS doctrine. I came to the point that I had to place my trust in God and allow Him to lead me on in whatever direction He would choose for me [more...]
Name: Ken
State: New York
Occupation: Chemical Engineer
Time in LDS:
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