Every claim has a citation.

The official SEC order finding that Ensign Peak Advisors filed false Forms 13F using shell LLCs to conceal the Church's investment portfolio. Details the $4M penalty against Ensign Peak and $1M penalty against the Church. Publicly available on SEC.gov.

Former Ensign Peak managing director David Nielsen filed a complaint alleging $100B+ in undisclosed assets and misuse of funds for commercial purposes including City Creek Center. The complaint triggered the SEC investigation that resulted in the 2023 settlement.

Multiple investigative pieces documenting the Church's $1.4B investment in City Creek Center through Property Reserve, Inc. Includes Church statements on funding sources and subsequent corrections.

The Church's own governing document specifying tithing requirements, annual settlement procedures, and the connection between tithe-paying status and temple recommend eligibility. Publicly available at churchofjesuschrist.org.

The original handbook update classifying members in same-sex marriages as apostates and restricting children of same-sex couples from baptism. Confirmed by Church spokesperson the day after it was leaked. Reversed April 2019.

Governing document for excommunication ("withdrawal of membership") proceedings. Details grounds, procedures, and appeals process. Publicly available.

Academic documentation of the 1993 excommunication of six Mormon scholars and feminists, including Lavina Fielding Anderson and D. Michael Quinn. Lavina Fielding Anderson's contemporaneous account remains the most cited primary documentation.

The APA's formal finding that sexual orientation change efforts are ineffective and potentially harmful. Relevant to the Church's historical relationship with Evergreen International and affiliated "change" programs.

Multi-part investigation documenting cases where the Church's 24-hour legal helpline counseled bishops against reporting abuse to authorities, including in mandatory-reporting states.

Post-election analysis of LDS member donations to the Prop 8 campaign, estimated at approximately 50% of the "Yes on 8" total. Based on campaign finance disclosures filed with the California Secretary of State.

Coverage of the excommunication of Ordain Women founder Kate Kelly for apostasy. Kelly's account, published statements from her bishop, and Church spokesperson response.

The UK registered charity entity of the LDS Church files annual accounts under UK law. These include income, expenditures, and purpose statements. Searchable at register of charities.

The Church's governing policy document, made publicly available online in 2020. The definitive source for all institutional policies cited on this site.

A series of essays published by the Church addressing difficult historical topics including polygamy, the priesthood ban on Black members, and Book of Mormon translation. Published without bylines; later acknowledged as official Church publications.