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I'm going to use the most popular, popular, and most often mentioned to me would be the Book of Abraham issue.

And I think that was shown in your survey that you did.

The Book of Abraham is a major issue to people.

I was just know that Dan Withersfin did an interview recently on Mormon Matters podcast.

He has three church employees, one CES, two BYU staff, all four agreeing that the Book of Abraham has nothing to do with the book buyer.

And I'm thinking, wow, 2014, we've come a long way.

But what did the fact similes have to do with the Book of Abraham?

No, they're just like it's somehow Joseph channel spirituality.

It's scripture, but it's not in any way historical.

Well, that's one of my main problems.

And I would say one of the problems with the people leaving that I talk to is that nothing's historical.

That it all seems to just go down the drain.

Everything comes back to what just pray about it and if you feel good, it's true.

Well, that's the same thing I get from the polygamists that come in here.

I get it from atheists that they feel good about where they've gone to and that proves it.

Or the Muslim, the Jehovah's Witness.

It's probably the same thing you and Gerald say about Christianity.

Well, I think that the argument for Christianity is different than the argument for Mormonism.

To me, it's a different category.

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