Torn

Torn. That is how many faithful Latter-day Saints feel today.

Torn between love for the Church and love for someone who has stepped away.

Torn between deep faith and difficult questions.

Torn between the traditions they cherish and the tensions they struggle to balance.

For many, this is not a crisis of faith. It is a loss of trust.

Drawing on one of the most comprehensive studies ever conducted on Latter-day Saint disaffiliation—featuring more than 20,000 current and former members—Jeff Strong brings clarity to a reality many are living but struggle to understand: a significant number of once-active, deeply committed members are stepping away, often not because they stopped believing, but because something in their church experience no longer felt life-giving or whole.

This book is not about choosing sides. It is about building understanding.

In Torn, Strong combines personal experience—as a father, bishop, and mission president—with rigorous research to help readers see more clearly what is happening and how to respond with greater wisdom, deeper faith, and more love.

Rooted in belief and written with deep love for the Church and its people, Torn invites us to:

To see more clearly.

To love more deeply.

To follow Jesus Christ more fully.

Being torn does not have to be the end of faith.