“… you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”John 8:32
An independent documentary record
What was taught.
What changed.
Mormon Gaslight is a sourced library comparing historical Latter-day Saint teachings and institutional claims with how the Church presents them today.
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Case files
Each article isolates a specific historical claim, documents its sources, and compares it with the Church’s later presentation.
From “the principal ancestors” to “among the ancestors”
How the Church narrowed the Book of Mormon introduction’s claim about Lamanite ancestry—and how it explains the revision.
From saving doctrine to “false doctrine”
Brigham Young publicly taught that Adam was “our Father and our God.” A later Church president denounced the teaching as a theory.
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A record built across time
Editorial methodology
Evidence before argument
- 01Show the record
Primary sources and direct quotations appear before interpretation.
- 02Represent both positions
Institutional explanations are quoted or summarized in their own terms.
- 03Make revision visible
Dates, corrections, and source limitations remain part of every case file.