Come spend the latter part of your lunch break participating in a qualitative research project! The facilitator for this session is at the earliest stages of a research project aimed at disentangling Mormon cultural artifacts from the essential elements of the gospel. Those who attend will be asked to provide input and share their views, …
Event: Salt Lake Symposium 2002
The Mormon Question
In the 150 years since Mormon leaders publicly announced that the faithful believed in and practiced plural marriage, neither “the Mormon Question” nor the societal issues that are raised when any group undertakes to practice laws that fall outside traditional moral or ethical boundaries have really gone away. In this dynamic, multi-media presentation,nationally honored historian …
The Surviving Smiths: Joseph and Lucy’s Family After the Martyrdom
Bill Shepard will present his paper, “William Smith’s Return to Nauvoo in May 1845.” Lavina Fielding Anderson will discuss the sisters of Joseph and Hyrum in her paper, “Lucy’s Daughters: Three Forgotten Women.” Melvin Smith will present his paper, “Samuel Harrison Smith: A Brief Overview of His Family, His Life, and His Legacy.” William D. …
Chasing a Good Day to Die
In 1995, Latter-day Saints Paul and Ann Larsen found themselves in the middle of the kind of nightmare parents dread most. Their fifteen-year-old son, Erik, was in a deep depression that two years of counseling and anti-depressant medications were unable to alleviate. As they watched their son slipping away, they went searching for something—anything—that might …
Covering the Mormons
Covering the Mormons Louise Degn covered Mormon issues for over thirty years as a television journalist in Salt Lake City. In this presentation, she will reflect on changes in news coverage over the decades and will show clips and give “behind the scenes” details from significant stories she has covered, including: the Coalville Tabernacle demolition; …
Dialogue: Thirty-Six Years in the Kingdom
Dialogue: Thirty-Six Years in the Kingdom published many groundbreaking essays dealing with Mormon history and theology. Many of its most controversial articles have, in time, proved beneficial to the Church. Why then, is Dialogue often defined in words ranging from “dissident,” to “anti-Mormon”? If these definitions are legitimate, has Dialogue shifted from its original vision? …
Devotional: Faith-Promoting Experiences Doing What God Doesn’t Want
My mission was difficult from the very beginning. While praying in the MTC, I received a definite answer that I should not go on this mission, but I disregarded the message and continued into the field. While in Texas, I struggled with the work and my decision until my final twenty-four hours. And only then …
Polygamy and Me
Unsure if there is audio for this sessions. Film Screening. Lareena Smith
Devotional: Two Stories of Atonement
I will share two scriptural stories not usually considered to be Atonement-related, which, when read through this lens, come alive in new and meaningful ways. The first is an unusual interpretation of the parable of the good Samaritan offered anciently by Origen, an early church Father. The second is the story told in John 21 …
Are All Alike Unto God? How Racism Affects Identity in the Church and Community
This panel will explore how racial identity affects the way LDS women relate to and are able to participate in the Church community. Women representing minority groups in the Church will take a personal approach, describing their experiences, struggles, and concerns. Questions to be explored include: How big a problem is racism within the LDS …