About the researcher
Alma the Defender
An anonymous independent writer examining the documentary record behind claims in Thomas Faulk’s “Letter For My Wife.”
The writer
A pseudonym for a scholarly purpose
Alma the Defender is the pen name of an independent researcher who writes and records the Letter To My Wife podcast. The name is an analytical device, not a claim of authority: it keeps attention on the sources rather than on the person presenting them.
The research focuses on the claims in Thomas Faulk’s “Letter For My Wife” about Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, and LDS Church history. Each chapter takes one claim, sets out the source it rests on, and states plainly what the source does and does not establish.
Research charter
Let the documents speak clearly, without speculative embellishment.
Conclusions are kept separate from sources. Where the record is incomplete, the episodes say so. Corrections, missing documents, and scholarly dialogue are welcome through the contact page.