Donuts & Breakdowns

Sections

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Entire CES Letter

The above donut chart shows percentages of the entire Letter to a CES Director that FairMormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on.

If one assumes that FairMormon's undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, FairMormon agrees with 79% of Letter to a CES Director.

Original CES Letter Errors

The above donut chart shows percentage of errors in the original Letter to a CES Director.

Out of all of the facts in the original CES Letter, only 5% were errors.

The updated CES Letter no longer contains these errors as they have been corrected.

Book of Mormon

The above donut chart shows percentages of the Book of Mormon Translation section of Letter to a CES Director that FairMormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on.

If one assumes that FairMormon's undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, FairMormon agrees with 62.5% of the CES Letter's Book of Mormon Translation section.

Book of Mormon Translation

The above donut chart shows percentages of the Book of Mormon Translation section of Letter to a CES Director that FairMormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on.

If one assumes that FairMormon's undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, FairMormon agrees with 100% of the CES Letter's Book of Mormon Translation section.

First Vision

The above donut chart shows percentages of the First Vision section of Letter to a CES Director that FairMormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on.

If one assumes that FairMormon's undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, FairMormon agrees with 46.6% of the CES Letter's First Vision section.

Book of Abraham

The above donut chart shows percentages of the Book of Abraham section of Letter to a CES Director that FairMormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on.

If one assumes that FairMormon's undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, FairMormon agrees with 90.5% of the CES Letter's Book of Abraham section.

Polygamy / Polyandry

The above donut chart shows percentages of the Polygamy/Polyandry section of Letter to a CES Director that FairMormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on.

If one assumes that FairMormon's undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, FairMormon agrees with 94% of the CES Letter's Polygamy/Polyandry section.

Prophets

The above donut chart shows percentages of the Prophets section of Letter to a CES Director that FairMormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on.

If one assumes that FairMormon's undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, FairMormon agrees with 87% of the CES Letter's Prophets section.

Kinderhook Plates

The above donut chart shows percentages of the Kinderhook Plates section of Letter to a CES Director that FairMormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on.

If one assumes that FairMormon's undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, FAIR agrees with 83% of the CES Letter's Kinderhook Plates section.

Testimony & Spiritual Witness

The above donut chart shows percentages of the Testimony & Spiritual Witness section of Letter to a CES Director that FairMormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on.

If one assumes that FairMormon's undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, FairMormon agrees with 83.3% of the CES Letter's Testimony & Spiritual Witness section.

Priesthood Restoration

The above donut chart shows percentages of the Priesthood Restoration section of Letter to a CES Director that FairMormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on.

If one assumes that FairMormon's undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, FairMormon agrees with 87.5% of the CES Letter's Priesthood Restoration section.

Witnesses

The above donut chart shows percentages of the Witnesses section of Letter to a CES Director that FairMormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on.

If one assumes that FairMormon's undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, FairMormon agrees with 85% of the CES Letter's Witnesses section.

Temples & Freemasonry

The above donut chart shows percentages of the Temples & Freemasonry section of Letter to a CES Director that FairMormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on.

If one assumes that FairMormon's undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, FairMormon agrees with 63.6% of the CES Letter's Temples & Freemasonry section.

Science

The above donut chart shows percentages of the Science section of Letter to a CES Director that FairMormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on.

If one assumes that FairMormon's undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, FairMormon agrees with 82% of the CES Letter's Science section.

Scriptures

The above donut chart shows percentages of the Scriptures section of Letter to a CES Director that FairMormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on.

If one assumes that FairMormon's undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, FairMormon agrees with 66.6% of the CES Letter's Scriptures section.

Other Concerns

The above donut chart shows percentages of the Other Concerns section of Letter to a CES Director that FairMormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on.

If one assumes that FairMormon's undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, FairMormon agrees with 77% of the CES Letter's Other Concerns section.

CES Letter Conclusion

The above donut chart shows percentages of the Conclusion section of Letter to a CES Director that FairMormon is in agreement, disagreement, and neutral on.

If one assumes that FairMormon's undisputed silence is acceptance of the facts, FairMormon agrees with 91% of the CES Letter's Conclusion section.


Born and raised in Southern California, Jeremy is a seventh generation Mormon of Pioneer heritage who reached every Mormon youth milestone. An Eagle Scout, Returned Missionary, BYU alumnus, Jeremy was married in the San Diego Temple with expectations and plans of living Mormonism for the rest of his life.

In February 2012, Jeremy experienced an awakening to the LDS Church's truth crisis, which subsequently led to a faith transition that summer. In the spring of 2013, Jeremy was approached and asked by a CES Director to share his questions and concerns about the LDS Church's origins, history, and current practices. In response, Jeremy wrote what later became publicly known as the CES Letter (originally titled Letter to a CES Director).

The CES Director responded that he read the "very well written" letter and that he would provide Jeremy with a response. No response ever came.

“I believe that members and investigators deserve to have all of the facts and information on the table...to be able to make a fully-informed and balanced decision as to whether or not they want to commit their hearts, minds, time, talents, income and lives to Mormonism. Anything less is an obstruction to the free agency of the individual.”

- Jeremy Runnells


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