Dr. Sara Patterson will explore the shifting gender expectations for med during the transition from a polygamous to a monogamous system. Examining how gender expectations were created and reinforced, she will investigate how sexual roles were and are tied to gender and religious beliefs in Mormonism. As she does so she will compare the gender …
Event: Kirtland Symposium 2013
Willard Richards and Nauvoo Polygamy, 1841-42
Shortly after Willard Richards arrived in Nauvoo for the first time in August 1841, he became Joseph Smith’s closest confidant, assuming a role once enjoyed by John C. Bennett. Bennett’s departure from Nauvoo and Mormonism was not a quiet one, and as he toured the country exposing and sensationalizing Mormon secrets (most notably, polygamy) Richards …
Paul and Joseph: Comparing Joseph Smith’s First Vision to the Apostle Paul’s Encounter with the Risen Christ
LDS prophets and theologians, following Joseph Smith’s own lead, often compare Joseph’s Robert M. Bowman, Jr.
Panel: A Sea Change Ahead? Examining Developments in Mormon Feminist Advocacy
Between Wear Pants to Church Sunday, the letter writing campaign to Let Women Pray in General Conference, and the recent launch of the Cindy Le Fevre, Tania Rands Lyon, Mary Ellen Robertson
The Angel, the Cross, and the Spiral: When Mormons Experience Other Faiths
Although the LDS church sees other faiths as lacking truths and authority necessary for salvation, many Mormons engage with other religions, some while maintaining their membership with a local ward or at least retaining some sense of LDS identity. In this panel, several Hugo Olaiz, Lynn Rollins, John-Charles Duffy, Neal Chandler
Panel: Author Meets Critic on Devery Anderson’s
Over the years, the LDS church has struggled with how best to convey information about the temple to is members. John-Charles Duffy, Tania Rands Lyon, Devery S. Anderson
The Easter Experience, the Belief Gene, and Why/What/How/Who of Religious Experience
This presentation is an interactive meditation on Easter, belief, and the need for religious people from all backgrounds to have a redemptive experience. To prepare for this discussion, please read the document on our website under the same title. Russ Osmond
Workshop: LDS Relationships & Mental Health Issues
Using the psychological framework of Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, Natasha Helfer Parker
Panel: Mormons and Easter
Mormons are painfully inconsistent about celebrating Easter. Many Mormons grow up in wards that don’t do much to celebrate Easter. Given Mormon insularity, they often aren’t aware of how other churches celebrate Easter and Holy Week. LDS General Conference trumps Easter when it falls on the first Sunday in April. This panel will explore the …
Lead Kindly Light: Finding Grace and Illumination in Our Journeys
Kloosterman: The Bishop’s Confession: My Journey as a Mormon LGBT Ally. Reel: God’s Amazing Grace. Anderson: The Savior in Kirtland Bishop Kevin Kloosterman, Bishop Bill Reel, Patriarch Karl Ricks Anderson