“In 2014, I confessed to my wife that I no longer believed in God. Her reaction surprised me; she did not panic or get defensive. Instead, she told me how excited she was for my faith journey. I thought I was leaving the Church, but she reframed what I was feeling as the start of a journey. Then she made me a promise: If I could find more light and truth outside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she would follow me. And she meant it.

The Light and Truth Letter is the culmination of my honest and exhaustive ten-year search for more light and truth.”

Thank you for reading the Light and Truth Letter. My name is Austin Fife and I am a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I wrote the Light and Truth Letter from February 2024 to July 2024 after a period of reflection. I knew of many faithful latter-day saints (me included at one point) who did not want to read material critical to the Church because they were afraid to. There are plenty of good reasons to avoid the critics of the Church, but fear is not one of them.

If you have questions about the truth claims of the restoration, church history, or the fruits of the Church, then this letter may help you. This letter may be insightful if you are a young man or woman preparing to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or currently serving). If you are a former Latter-day Saint who left based on sincerely held concerns about the Church and are considering coming back, this letter is definitely for you. If you are exploring becoming a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, I invite you to read the Book of Mormon and meet with the missionaries. Once you have done that, check out the Light and Truth Letter.

Disclosure: I do not represent the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The thoughts, opinions, and questions of the Light and Truth Letter are my own.

Please read and share the Light and Truth Letter with anyone who would benefit from it.

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