In July 1953, Arizona Governor Howard Pyle ordered police action against the Fundamentalist Mormons in the remote village of Short Creek. Pyle told the public he wanted “to protect the lives and futures of 263 children” in a community “dedicated to the production of white slaves.” The raid was an expensive failure and cost Pyle …
Event: Salt Lake Symposium 2009
SL09223 Alexander Hale Smith: The Far West Son of Joseph and Emma Smith [Partial]
The presentation will provide a visual biographical review of Alexander Hale Smith’s life, with special emphasis on interaction with his extended Smith family and encounters with Utah Mormons during his life and ministry. Ron Romig (read by Rene Romig), Gracia N. Jones
SL09264 Cross at the Cross: LDS Contempt for the Christian Symbol
The cross taboo was a late development in Mormon history, manifesting itself at the grass-roots level around the 1900s and later being institutionalized as protocol in the 1950s by President David O. McKay. Previously, many Saints used and promoted the symbol in its visual and material form. This paper will explain why the early Mormon …
SL09326 Panel: Online Lesson Resources
The explosion of online publishing has created a proliferation of lesson helps, hints, and resources for the LDS teacher. These span an enormous range of ortho- and heterodoxies and offer a fascinating picture of how Correlation works (and doesn’t) in the 21st century. Join creators and users of some of these resources for a discussion …
SL09364 Women Making America: Finding Ourselves in Women’s History
Traditional history, as it has often been taught, describes a world where men independently made America—they appear to have begat themselves, fed themselves, and generally lived lives without women. It is a history of the most powerful people experiencing events divorced from daily life. What insights can be gained from a history that shifts its …
SL09154 Immersed in All Things Mormon— Except the Font
Of the making of conversion stories there is no end. There is, however, a surprising lack of non-conversion stories. In particular, when a person has been immersed in Mormon studies for as long as I’ve been, how have I escaped the waters of baptism? This paper takes a kind but firm look at the several …
SL09224 Violent Grammar of the Atonement [Partial]
There is a saying that Joshua Madson
SL09271 Panel: Religious Tribalism in the Larger Society
From the perspective of the religious traditions in which they were raised, panelists will discuss various dimensions of the question of religious tribalism as it has existed and as it has interacted with the larger society (however each panelist may choose to define each). Discussion among panelists will be followed by Q&A with the audience. …
SL09331 Panel: The Transformation of Mormon Publishing
With an explosion in self-publishing, the steamrolling power of Amazon.com, and the demise of the trade show, publishing in America doesn’t look like it did even ten years ago. There has been a tremendous democratization of the publishing process almost across the board, which is exciting news for most authors. But in Mormonism, the consolidation …
SL09365 “Initiation Into Goddess-hood With Exaltation in the Celestial Kingdom”—an Archetypal Journey for Women Seeking Their Life’s Quest
This paper will describe the fivefold stages for women’s initiation. Eve as the mother of all living, is first. Second, Sarah, Abraham’s wife presents the second challenge with her marriage and family relationships. Third is Mary the Mother of Jesus. Mary Magdalene is the fourth challenge in what she represents. Finally, Zion as the mother …