003: Inside the Mind of an Anti-Mormon

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003: Inside the Mind of an Anti-Mormon

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Oct 19, 2007

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Today we interview a young man named Hyrum, founder of the thechurchisnottrue.com web site. In this interview, Hyrum tells his story of why he left the Mormon church.

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Oct 19, 2007

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Mormon Stories is an attempt to build understanding between and about Mormons through the telling of stories in both audio and video formats.

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