This panel of FLDS members and advocates will describe how media depictions impact their communities. This is a special session for media professionals, bloggers, activists, survivors, and others to hear how media portrayals impact vulnerable communities.
Event: Salt Lake Symposium 2018
Sunstone Hymn Sing Along
This session honors the tradition of music and singing at Sunstone. The Eastmans are a beloved part of the Sunstone community and will lead the Symposium congregation in singing some of the hymns of the restoration, with Alan Eastman at the piano and Vickie Eastman leading. Alan Eastman, Vickie Eastman
Be One: Reflections on the 40th Anniversary of the Priesthood Restoration
This panel of will reflect on the lifting of the priesthood/temple ban while looking back on the history of race in Mormonism. It will also explore ways to move toward equity and true unity in Zion. Mica McGriggs and a panel of special guests
Borderlands Session: For Those Troubled by Church Programs, Practices, and Policies – Ways to Respond
Most LDS members encounter church programs, practices, and policies (PPPs) that bother them, e.g., the inability of non-temple-recommend-holding parents to attend a child’s wedding, policies related to children of same-sex couples, and practices related to the Word of Wisdom. This session will explore some of the more troublesome PPPs and offer thoughts on what we …
353.Author Meets Critic: The Plural Marriage Revelation
This session is an author meets critic panel discussing Bill Smith, Brian Hales, Lindsay Hansen Park, Andrew Hamilton
Race and Mormonism: A Roundtable Discussion with Experts
This session presents a roundtable discussion on the LDS Church’s former race-based restrictions, the fortieth anniversary of the revelation on priesthood, the “Be One” event, and the recent satire/hoax apology scandal. Newell Bringhurst, Devery Anderson, Darron Smith, LaShawn Williams, Lester Bush
Mormon Feminists Have Their Say: Ordain Women Five Years Later
Five years ago, Ordain Women dared to ask LDS Church leaders to prayerfully consider whether women should be ordained—a bold move that required a group of unflinching, confident, brave supporters. Jennifer and Joanna share stories of what happened when Mormon feminists dared to ask that women be included in the power structures of the Church. …
The Mormon Mind Game: Common Mormon Thinking Errors
Every culture, organization, religion, and person experiences thinking errors—commonly called cognitive distortions. This session will build off of Jennifer and Natasha’s popular session “Mormon Thinking Errors,” taking the conversation further and offering concrete strategies to combat cognitive distortions. Jennifer White, Natasha Helfer Parker, Sara Hughes-Zabawa
Ask a Sex Therapist
Sexuality is a taboo topic both within the general population and Mormon culture, with sexual shame being a common factor among many of its members. This session gives attendants access to the expertise of one of Mormonism’s few AASECT certified sex therapists. Attendees can ask questions directly or anonymously in a safe space. Addressing sexuality …
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 challenges to traditional faith. Susan Meredith Hinckley, Philip G. McLemore, Debra Bonner, Unity Gospel Choir