This year we are pleased to announce that the full-day historic tour will be directed by David Brown, former director of the Historic Kirtland Visitors’ Center and Karl Anderson (“Mr. Kirtland”), author of Joseph Smith’s Kirtland. We will also be partnering with Ron Romig, site director for the Kirtland Temple and Lachlan Mackay, historic sites director …
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Paul’s Wisdom for the Body of Our Divided Church
By Frances Lee Menlove RECENTLY, BLOGGERS, PODCASTERS, and newspapers—even the New York Times—have been taking note of prominent figures being excommunicated from the Mormon Church, of the debate around the ordination of women, and the acceptance and inclusion of our lesbian, gay, and transgender sisters and brothers. The big disputes of today seem …
Adoption: A Triangle of Shame
By Christy Crowe Hughes THE CONCEPT OF adoption is very old—it is part of our earliest Judeo-Christian myths (Moses for example). Although it is an essential social mechanism for taking care of vulnerable populations of children, adoption is fraught with deep shame and trauma that affects all three parties in the adoption “triangle”: the birth …
Special Arizona Discount 2016
Costs Conference $60 USD Discount -$30 USD off Buy Now When you check out, please indicate the name of the person who paid full price and list them as #1. List #2 as the person receiving the discount. We need the names for name badges. Thanks!
2016 Eugene England Memorial Personal Essay Contest
Sunstone is pleased to announce the 2016 Eugene England Memorial Personal Essay Contest. In the spirit of Gene’s writings, entries should relate to Latter-day Saint experience, theology, or worldview. Essays, without author identification, will be judged by noted Mormon authors and professors of literature. Winners will be announced by 1 May 2016 on Sunstone’s website, …
Sunstone Family Christmas
Sunstone Northwest 2015
Sunstone Seattle November 14, 2015 Schedule: November 14th at the Community of Christ Seattle 9:00 am Registration 9:30 am – 10:15 am Blogpocalypse: What the Bloggernacle Means For Mormon Faith presented by Geoff Nelson 10:30 pm – 11:15 am God’s Clowns in the Parade of Metaphor: Mormon Scripture as Apocalyptic Literature presented by Mark Thomas 11:30 …
Sunstone Kirtland
Sunstone Kirtland October 17-18, 2015 Download the program here! Schedule: Ocotober 16th 6:30 pm Optional Dinner hangout at Kirtland Tavern 8:00 pm LGBTQIA Human Rights Devotional at the Kirtland Temple (Free and open to the public) October 17th at the Kirtland Temple Visitor Center and Museum 10:00 am Kirtland Temple tour 11:00 am Lunch meet-up at Biga Pizzeria (on …
2015 Symposium Audio
You can listen to all the sessions from the 2015 Salt Lake Symposium here! If you want your own personal hard-copy of the audio, you are still welcome to purchase it below: If you would like to purchase audio recordings from the 2015 Summer Symposium, please fill out the form below. A Sunstone representative …
2015 Salt Lake Summer Symposium
View the 2015 Program HERE View the 2015 Plenary Sessions HERE You can listen to all the sessions from the 2015 Salt Lake Symposium here! More photos and updates about this year’s amazing 2015 Summer Symposium will be available soon! Press and News on the events: Rational Faiths’ coverage of the Sunstone Symposium …