How I came to work for the Church Archives and subsequently lost my testimony.

Yep, that's me: an occultic weirdo pawn. Excuse me for a moment while I file down the horns in my head. It's really embarrassing when people can see them.

For those who are unaware, the Church (and here I mean the great Mormon empire of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) owns a large collection of anti-Mormon material. Why, you might ask? Well, there is a mandate in the scriptures in Doctrine and Covenants 85: 1, 2 that says, “It is the duty of the Lord’s clerk, whom he has appointed, to keep a history, and a general church record of all things that transpire in Zion…and also their manner of life, their faith, and works; and also of the apostates who apostatize after receiving their inheritances.” So if one wanted to look up some anti-Mormon literature, really, the best place to get it is in the Church History Library itself!

Here’s a brief list of typical titles available:

The Darker Side of Virtue: Corruption, Scandal, and the Mormon Empire...you see? Mormon empire. They know what I'm talking about.

Speaking of Mormon empires, how about...Brigham Young and His Mormon Empire

Claims against Mormonism, v. 1 AND 2

Joseph Smith’s Plagiarism of the Bible

What the Mormon Missionaries Don’t Tell You

And my favorite…Mormonism: A Gold-Plated Religion, where the authors (former Mormons themselves) explain the Mormon mindset and give “practical ideas for sensitive aftercare for those who have left the organization.”

In case that’s above your reading level (though I can't imagine these books being anything but troglodytic), we’ve also got A Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Mormonism and Mormonism for Dummies.

It's almost difficult to know where to start isn't it?