Devotional. Emma Smith, A Prophet’s Partner In Doctrine and Covenants 25, a revelation from the Lord to Emma Smith through her husband Joseph, Emma is: designated an ‘elect lady”; advised to be united with her husband; admonished to study and expound on the scriptures; instructed to select sacred hymns; counseled against murmuring. How did she …
Event: Salt Lake Symposium 2001
J. Golden Kimball and the Financial Panic of 1893
J. Golden Kimball and the Financial Panic of 1893 This paper examines in some detail the far-reaching impact of the Panic of 1893, both on the Church and the personal resources of one of its most prominent leaders, J. Golden Kimball. I will present this material in two sections. The first examines how the Panic …
‘Re-establishing the Restoration’
‘Re-establishing the Restoration’ Far from solving the Church’s problems, the Manifesto introduced another set of difficulties which came to head in the early twentieth century. I will discuss these problems in terms of two crises. First, the Church’s negative reputation was inhibiting its ability to accomplish its objectives at home and abroad. Second, the internal …
The Making of the Easy-to-Read Doctrine and Covenants
The Making of the Easy-to-Read Doctrine and Covenants At the 1995 Sunstone Symposium, I heard Lynn Matthews Anderson, author of the Easy-to-Read Book of Mormon, give a presentation in which she explained why she didn’t feel it was feasible to write an Easy-to-Read Doctrine and Covenants. ‘Hmm” I thought. Six years later, the Easy-to-Read Doctrine …
‘A Most Outrageously Ambitious Project’: A History of the Sunstone Review, 1981-84
‘A Most Outrageously Ambitious Project’: A History of the Sunstone Review, 1981-84 Designed to make money, expand ‘Sunstone’s’ influence and readership, and open up a new area of journalistic investigation, the ‘Sunstone Review’ lasted just three years. While it proved to be a financial failure, the ‘Review,’ in the words of Elbert Peck ‘grandly stretched …
What Really Happened (A new play by Eric Samuelsen)
What Really Happened (A new play by Eric Samuelsen) This will be a staged reading of Eric Samuelsen’s newest play, ‘What Really Happened.” A young couple moves to the big city. THE READING TAKES 1 HOUR AND 20 MINUTES. PLEASE PLAN AHEAD OF TIME TO EAT YOUR LUNCH IN THE SESSION ROOM. Eric R. Samuelson
The Use and Abuse of Chiasmus in Book of Mormon Studies
The Use and Abuse of Chiasmus in Book of Mormon Studies This paper will demonstrate that simple Hebraic-type chiasmus does not exist in the Book of Mormon except in rare instances, but that there is a natural explanation for these occurrences. This paper will also examine longer, more complex chiasms. Applying the criteria of a …
Transitions: Sunstone Looks Forward
Transitions: Sunstone Looks Forward After 15 years at its helm, Elbert Peck resigned as executive director of the Sunstone Foundation. Naturally, many questions arose about the future and direction of Sunstone and those who now carry out its mission to maintain an open forum for religious discussion. Hence, members of the Board of Trustees host …
Seek Ye Out of the Best Books: A Retrospective Look at the Fascinating World of Mormon Books
Seek Ye Out of the Best Books: A Retrospective Look at the Fascinating World of Mormon Books Beginning with the 1830 publication of the Book of Mormon, Latter-day Saint leaders and members have published works designed to persuade, convert, defend, attack, inform, and inspire. Some have been extremely influential in the development of Mormon theology, …
Sacrificing Principle for Profit: Church Wildlife Enterprises and Hunting Preserves
Sacrificing Principle for Profit: Church Wildlife Enterprises and Hunting Preserves To what degree should the principle of ‘respect for life” be extended to bird and animal creations? What do the scriptures, Joseph Smith, and other early Church leaders teach about the grand design and purposes of God’s non-human creations? Does having “dominion” over the kingdom …