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What do you do when your deepest held beliefs, how you make sense of life, and your sense of moral identity all crumble on you?

Who do you turn to when your sincere questions make you an unsafe person for your faith community?

Anthony Miller walked this path. After a lifetime of faithful membership in his church, he traversed an acute existential faith and identity crisis after stumbling across difficult church history on his church’s website. In his talk, he shares his path and the lessons he learned through it. Anthony is nationally recognized financial planner, entrepreneur, and education enthusiast with graduate degrees in business and in financial services. He holds eight professional designations and taught finance at Rocky Mountain College for seven years.

After a lifetime of faithful membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), Anthony traversed an acute existential faith crisis after stumbling across the Church History Gospel Topics Essays on his church’s website.

Out of the grief and loss of community from his faith crisis, Anthony created and co-leads a support group for others who have experienced painful shifts in faith and belief.

Anthony frequently contributes to nuanced and post-Mormon communities online and in-person on these topics. He has been a featured guest on the Mormon Stories, A Thoughtful Faith, Mormon Discussions, Almost Awakened, Infants on Thrones, and Marriage on a Tightrope podcasts. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx