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CES Letter

My Search for Answers to my Mormon Doubts

BY JEREMY RUNNELLS

CES Letter is one Latter-day Saint's honest quest to get official answers from the LDS Church on its troubling origins, history, and practices. Jeremy Runnells was offered an opportunity to discuss his own doubts with a director of the Church Educational System (CES) and was assured that his doubts could be resolved. After reading Jeremy's letter, the director promised him a response.

No response ever came.

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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.

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The Genesis of the CES Letter - Jeremy Runnells Pt. 1
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CES Letter Discussed in Detail - Jeremy Runnells Pt. 2
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Reactions to CES Letter - Jeremy Runnells Pt. 3
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Jeremy Runnells "Court of Love"
[Mormon Church excommunication trial] audio and video

Jeremy Runnells was a faithful, active member of the LDS (Mormon) Church when he started to have a "faith crisis" as he realized that Mormonism might not be true. A friend of his grandfather, an employee of the LDS Church Education System (CES) encouraged Jeremy to share his questions/concerns with him and he would do his best to answer/resolve his questions.

Jeremy wrote what would become known as "the CES letter" which can be read in it's entirety at www.CESLetter.com/. He received no response.

After he posted his "CES Letter" online, Jeremy was threatened with excommunication and faced a "Court of Love" which he recorded with audio and partial video. This is that recording. It should be noted that Jeremy Runnells is deaf and he asked if he could bring an ASL interpreter with him and his request was denied. When he arrived for his excommunication "trial" Jeremy was surprised to discover that HIS interpreter wasn't welcome but the LDS Church would provide their own ASL interpreter.