Falsework: Becoming Load-Bearing

There are better ways to live than Mormon. There are also worse.

A post-Mormon manuscript about what was false, what was useful, and how to rebuild a serious life without fake certainty.

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falsework (n.) — the temporary structure that holds an arch until it can bear its own weight. False, load-bearing, and meant to come down.

Contents

  1. Prologue: What I Miss About Mormonism
  2. Part I: Inside Belief
  3. Chapter 1: What Mormon Testimony Gets Right and Wrong
  4. Chapter 2: You Are Good. You Are Not Finished.
  5. Chapter 3: Mormonism Protected Me From Choices I Still Needed To Learn How To Make
  6. Part II: What Broke
  7. Chapter 4: Leaving The Church Does Not Make You Wise
  8. Chapter 5: The Church Was Built On PR As Much As Revelation
  9. Chapter 6: My Family Was Better Than Mormonism
  10. Chapter 7: The Dog Comes On Every Walk
  11. Part III: Freedom Is Not Permission
  12. Chapter 8: The Schedule Did Not Know What Had Happened
  13. Chapter 9: Family Wasn't The Lie
  14. Chapter 10: Polygamy Still Haunts The Way We Think About Sex
  15. Chapter 11: Family Rupture Hurts, Even When The Theology Is Bad
  16. Chapter 12: Alcohol Was Never Just About Alcohol
  17. Part IV: What Survives
  18. Chapter 13: Debunking Mormonism Is Not A Way To Live
  19. Chapter 14: What If Godliness Is Something Humans Practice?
  20. Chapter 15: A Serious Life Without False Certainty
  21. Coda: What I Can Still Sing