BEING BORN, DYING, BEING BORN AGAIN . . AND AGAIN: LEARNING TO LOVE OTHERS ON THEIR TERMS Is it possible to sincerely love others and oppress them at the same time? Do people within the LDS culture unknowingly oppress the very people they are trying to save? In this session, I tell the story of …
Event: Salt Lake Symposium 2007
EMPTYING THE FULLNESS OF THE PRIESTHOOD
EMPTYING THE FULLNESS OF THE PRIESTHOOD This presentation focuses on the historical example of Joseph Smith’s inclusion of Mormon women in priesthood fullness and LDS church governance during the short period preceding his death. I examine evidence showing that, contrary to Smith’s practice and shortly after his murder, LDS women were denied continued participation in …
SL07115: HARVEST HILLS AT THIRTY-FIVE
HARVEST HILLS AT THIRTY-FIVE This presentation celebrates the thirty-fifth anniversary of Harvest Hills, an intentional, pilot community in Independence, Missouri, founded by members of the Community of Christ (formerly the RLDS church). It will give an overview of Harvest Hills’ history and philosophy, including the RLDS/COC concept of Zion as it was expanded by later …
SL07162: UNQUIETING WOMEN’S VOICES IN THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP OF THE LDS CHURCH and MOLLY MORMONS CAN BE REIKI MASTERS, TOO
UNQUIETING WOMEN’S VOICES IN THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP OF THE LDS CHURCH and MOLLY MORMONS CAN BE REIKI MASTERS, TOO Many LDS women unnecessarily place self-imposed restrictions on their roles, rights, and responsibilities by inferring limitations on their behavior that do not actually appear in Church doctrine or policy. Men and women have different roles and …
WHY WE STAY
WHY WE STAY This perennially well-received session features the stories of those who have chosen to remain active, dedicated Latter-day Saints even in the face of many difficult challenges to traditional faith. How have these members wrestled with their faith and yet emerged more determined than ever to be a part of the Latter-day Saint …
HOW MORMONS HAVE HELPED PERPETUATE THE WAR IN IRAQ: WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP END IT
HOW MORMONS HAVE HELPED PERPETUATE THE WAR IN IRAQ: WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP END IT By being more influenced by partisan politics than by prophetic pronouncements, Mormons have been among the strongest and most persistent supporters of the war in Iraq. Rather than denouncing war and proclaiming peace as God calls us to …
ANOTHER ‘DAWNING OF A BRIGHTER DAY?’: MORMON LITERATURE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
ANOTHER ‘DAWNING OF A BRIGHTER DAY?’: MORMON LITERATURE IN THE 21ST CENTURY In his seminal essay, “The Dawning of a Brighter Day: Mormon Literature After 150 Years” (BYU Studies, 1982), Eugene England celebrated the “major blossoming of a mature Mormon literature” that was then taking place. Now, at the turn of the new century, several …
IN THEIR ARMS AND UPON THEIR SHOULDERS: JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS UNSAFE TO BELIEVE IN THE BOOK OF MORMON, THE LAMANITES ARE MAD AS HELL!
IN THEIR ARMS AND UPON THEIR SHOULDERS: JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS UNSAFE TO BELIEVE IN THE BOOK OF MORMON, THE LAMANITES ARE MAD AS HELL! Since the first publication of the Book of Mormon, Mormons have covenanted with American Indians and Polynesians that they are the Lamanites. Recently, however, many Book of Mormon …
SL07121: ‘CURSED BE HE THAT MOVES MY BONES:’ MYSTERY, CONTROVERSY, AND THE ‘CURSE’ OF JOSEPH SMITH’S BONES
‘CURSED BE HE THAT MOVES MY BONES:’ MYSTERY, CONTROVERSY, AND THE ‘CURSE’ OF JOSEPH SMITH’S BONES The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints has never assigned much importance to Joseph Smith’s grave in Nauvoo. Is this silence inspired by jealousy over the fact that the Community of Christ owns the grave, or does …
SL07163: AWARDS PRESENTATION OF THE 2007 HELMUTH HUBENER AWARD
AWARDS PRESENTATION OF THE 2007 HELMUTH HUBENER AWARD Abstract This session introduces a new MESJ tradition, the presentation of the Helmuth Hübener Award to an individual or a group that has been exemplary in working towards the gospel values of equality, social justice, peace, and wise steward ship of the environment. MESJ, Mormons for Equality …