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Mormonism - The LDS Faith. Good decisions cannot be made with zero information. Here is the information you should have before joining the LDS, Mormon, religion:

• Is or is not Mormonism, the LDS, Mormon Religion a cult?
• Should you become a member? Here's the information you should know.
• Can you afford to be a Mormon? Tithing is commanded as 10% of your GROSS income for salvation. -- This tithing calculator will reveal part of your true costs of being an active Mormon.
• It's easy to become a Mormon .... not so easy to remove your name. Facts on resigning from the LDS, Mormon religion. An example letter of resignation is included.
• Latest news about the Mormon Church
• Polygamy set stage for both early LDS, Mormon, church presidents to be poisoned?
• "You are admonished to continue to pay a full tithe regardless of your circumstances. Please do not bring us your problems...."
• Just who IS a worthy Mormon? LDS Church bishops and stake presidents will ask these personal questions to determine if you are worthy and deserve a temple recommend.

• Troubles getting name removed - a personal story
• Utah News Director Confesses -- News Not Being Reported Truthfully -- Mormon Control and Influence Discourage Honest Media Reporting
• The LDS presidency just a cozy family business?
• Hierarchy speaks: We are Gods not humans.
• Mormonism sows seeds of destruction in this family
• LDS Church is Utah's largest employer.(December 22, 2002 Salt Lake Tribune article excerpts)
• The Hurt in a Mormon Temple Marriage. Would you really want one?
• Leaving a predominant Mormon town clears up depression - a personal story
• Mormon Missionary regrets his mission. "I regret not doing the right thing."
• The Mormons -- what the missionaries and ads do not tell you
• New Yorker Magazine article about Mormonism.
• So, who is "Joseph Smith," the founder of the LDS Mormon Church? (A man who knew him intimately is interviewed)
• Marry a Mormon? -- The polygamous intermarriage among early Mormon families explain why certain genetic diseases prevail in Utah.
• Two short personal stories tell of the complications and regrets in joining the Mormon, LDS Church.
• About LDS, Mormon mission "callings."
• The LDS Church often chooses to ignore the law about reporting child sex abuse
• LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley as the class prankster?
• Robert Kirby, Salt Lake City Tribune columnist gives insight into Mormonism's truths with his humorous writing style.
• Mormon Hymn -- "Oh, Please Go Away" A satiricle MP3 piece about joining Mormonism, ... an action he now regrets.
• Locations of graves in the Salt Lake City Cemetery for Mormon polygamists and other LDS, Mormon leaders -- two detailed maps.