Lehi’s counsel to Jacob in 2 Nephi describes the need for opposition in all things, but this Mark Crego
Event: Salt Lake Symposium 2018
Leonard J. Arrington and His Diaries
With his call as official LDS Church Historian in 1972, Leonard J. Arrington was given a mandate to professionalize its historical publications. Arrington’s team was prolific and its output impressive, but before long, they encountered opposition from a few members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and church bureaucrats. Signature Books’s long awaited, 2,600-page …
222. The Marshall Family and the “One-Drop Rule”
It was alleged that the grandmother of a family in Fillmore, Utah, who had joined the LDS Church in rural Alabama in 1896 and had come to Utah in 1905, had black African ancestry. Though her grandchildren showed no African American characteristics, the males were denied priesthood ordination and the family was denied access to …
Freedom, Resilience, Empowerment and Newfound Identity
For many years, Elissa, who had been raised within the FLDS to believe that marriage was the pinnacle of a woman’s achievement, was routinely raped and sexually assaulted by her husband. By the age of 17, she had suffered miscarriages and a stillborn child. At her lowest point, she attempted suicide. What she couldn’t know …
Gender, Religious Authority, and the ‘Elect Ladies’: Jemima Wilkinson, Ann Lee, and Emma Smith
Gender and authority shaped the roles played by Emma Smith, Ann Lee, and Jemima Wilkinson, each of whom profoundly affected her religious community (1770s to 1840s). Each was called Joseph Geisner, Maxine Hanks, Clair Barrus
Eternal Gender: A Genetic Look at the Doctrine of Sex and Gender as a Binary
Mormon doctrine is based in the binary of sex and gender. This session will focus on the biology of sex and gender as we compare the sacred to the science. Crystal Scott
Seeking the Spirit: Supplementing Spiritual Practices
Many Mormons seek ways to supplement their spiritual and religious practices outside the walls of the chapel. This panel will explore a variety of ways different Mormons have sought to increase a connection with the Divine. Thomas McConkie, Maxine Hanks, Kelly Rhees
Navigating and Strengthening a Mixed-Faith Marriage
As more Mormons experience faith transitions and faith awakenings many couples find themselves unexpectedly in mixed-faith marriages. This session presents both personal and professional insights into honoring both the challenges and benefits of differing beliefs in a marriage. We will highlight the gifts associated with individualization and fostering mutual respect for each person’s spiritual journey. …
Lunch Presentation: Mormon Food Studies in Trump’s America
A humorous look at the food habits of Mormons. Jerilyn Hassell Pool
Art Therapy and Faith Transitions: A Research Presentation and Art-making Experience
This original research study asked former Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Fundamentalist protestants, and members of other high-demand religious groups to share their stories through writing and artmaking. Using the Bridge Drawing, an established art therapy assessment tool for life transitions, this study elicited beautiful, heartbreaking, resonant, and salient insights into the faith transition experience. The participants’ …