Note: On all the listed sources I have tried to let the source describe itself and at the same time keep the description brief. I have copied snippets of the resources' description word-for-word unless the description is in italics. Descriptions in italics are my own creation. Enjoy your search.
LDS-Related Websites
LDS.org The home website for the Salt Lake City based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Always a good resource for current LDS teachings, scriptures, and news.
Mormon Voices: MormonVoices helps respond to public discussions and comments from public figures that misrepresent The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
New Order Mormon: New Order Mormons seek the middle way to be Mormon.
Mormons for Marriage: Three purposes: 1) Let the world know that not all Mormons are opposed to same-sex marriage; 2) Meaningful articles for people just exploring the issue; 3) speak up on gay marriage just as some LDS people did in the 60's and 70's advocating for blacks to receive the priesthood.
Rethinking Mormonism: Here you'll find a collection of thought-provoking writings that encourage you to look closer at church history, culture and lifestyle.
Mormon Think: Mormonthink.com is a site produced by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are interested in the historical accuracy of our church and how it is being taught to its members and portrayed in the media.
FAIR: A non-profit organization dedicated to providing well-documented answers to criticisms of LDS doctrine, belief and practice.
PostMormon.org: Post-Mormons are members of a rapidly growing community of families and individuals who have voluntarily left Mormonism. We choose to no longer base our lives, and the lives of our children, on "truths" dictated by others. We believe that truth is freely available to any honest, diligent seeker regardless of creed, age, race or sexual orientation.
MormonThinkUK: Our objective is to act as a catalyst for stimulating enquiry into the origins of Mormonism, as well as encouraging an open minded exploration into the whole concept of psychology of belief.
Why Mormons Question: Exploring the questions that most affect belief in Mormonism.
Reformed Mormonism: Reform Mormonism is not the LDS Church based in Utah. Our
beliefs are not fundamentalist, and we do not take scripture literally. We are
also not an attempt to change the LDS or FLDS churches. Reform Mormonism is its
own approach to faith and life, separate from other Mormon sects (yes, there are
many types of Mormons in the world!) We're a much more positive, progressive,
and liberal type of Mormonism than you may have encountered.
Imagesoftherestoration.org: Any interesting and informative events in the development of Mormonism have never been depicted in visual art, and remain concealed in big, dry history books. This site represents an attempt to bring some of these events to light. Hopefully, after viewing these images, those history books won't seem so big or dry anymore.
LDS-Related Podcasts
Mormon Matters: A weekly podcast exploring Mormon culture and current events.
Mormon Stories: Exploring, celebrating and challenging Mormon culture through stories.
Gay Mormon Stories: Exploring the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Mormon experience through stories.
LDS-Related Blogs
The Mormon Child Bride: "I'm either a complete apostate Mormon, or I'm just saying what we are all thinking." A blog written by a liberal Mormon woman.
Simon Southerton's Blog: DNA and the Book of Mormon: The Book of Mormon claims to be an ancient account of Middle Eastern groups who migrated to the Americas. DNA research on Native Americans has confirmed their origins and raised important questions about LDS claims. This blog reviews these and related issues.
The Polygamy Blog: Lindsay Holbert of the Salt Lake Tribune reports on the current issues facing polygamy in Utah.
Times and Seasons: Times and Seasons has been the premier source for Mormon blogging since its inception late 2003.
By Common Consent: By Common Consent (or BCC) was started in 2004 by a group of Mormons to provide a thoughtful, enjoyable, and reasonable place to post and discuss Mormon topics.
Neal A. Maxwell Institute of Religious Scholarship: Seeks to deepen understanding and nurture discipleship among Latter-day Saints while promoting mutual respect and goodwill among people of all faiths.
LDS-Related Books
Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling: Richard Bushman, an esteemed cultural historian and a practicing Mormon, moves
beyond the popular stereotype of Smith as a colorful fraud to explore his
personality, his relationships with others, and how he received revelations.
The Book of Mormon: Regarded by adherents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as holy scripture detailing God's revelation to Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon is one of the most significant and widely read religious documents produced in modern times. You can purchase a copy through the link or just ask a Mormon friend for a copy.
No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith: Fawn Brodie's classic biography of the founder of the Mormon church, this book attempts to answer the questions that continue to surround Joseph Smith. Was he a genuine prophet, or a gifted fabulist who became enthralled by the products of his imagination and ended up being martyred for them?
An Insider's View of Mormon Origins: Grant H. Palmer finds that what we take for granted as literal history has been tailored over the years for missionary purposes--slightly modified, added to, one aspect emphasized over another--to the point that the original narratives have been nearly lost.
Early Mormonism and the Magic World View: In this ground-breaking book, D. Michael Quinn masterfully reconstructs an earlier age, finding ample evidence for folk magic in nineteenth-century New England, as he does in Mormon founder Joseph Smith's upbringing.
In Sacred Lonliness: The Plural Wives of Joseph Smith: Compton has compiled a meticulously researched and masterly study of Mormon Joseph Smith's 33 wives. The women are presented individually, with many of their own documents cited. Compton contends that "Mormon polygamy was characterized by a tragic ambiguity": infinite dominion in the next life vs. a social system that did not work, thus resulting in acute neglect of the wives.
Discources in Mormon Theology: This volume will introduce its reader to the rich blend of theological
viewpoints that exist within Mormonism. The essays break new ground in Mormon
studies by exploring the vast expanse of philosophical territory left largely
untouched by traditional approaches to Mormon theology.
The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power: D. Michael Quinn traces the evolution of the Latter-day Saints' organizational
structure from the original, egalitarian "priesthood of believers" to an
elaborately hierarchical institution.
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