Often absent in the larger LDS conversations is the voice of LGBTQIA people. This session will feature LGBTQIA+ individuals sharing their experiences in and around Mormonism.
Event: Salt Lake Symposium 2020
El paisaje del feminismo mormón en México
El paisaje del feminismo mormón en México
The Demise of the Patriarchal Priesthood
It is commonly accepted that women in early Mormonism were considered as having received the Melchizedek Priesthood through participation in temple rituals. It is also taken for granted that this understanding was lost over time. What hasn’t been explicitly discussed before is that this loss of understanding that women received priesthood through the temple rituals …
Could Addressing the Gender of God Help Heal the World?
What if it never was intended that in the heavens there be a near-total eclipse of the Female Divine? What if half of God has been continually present but not accounted for? What if the disappearance of the Mother from history and from religion is not a cold case but can be cracked wide open? …
How Useful Is God’s Body?: Eastern vs. Mormon Concepts of God
Joseph Smith taught the importance of understanding the nature of God. I will explore the use of the Via Negativa to address the concept of God(s) having a physical body, including how different human body systems might or might not be of use to an embodied God. I will discuss related issues including resurrected bodies, …
Reframing the Grief in a Mixed-faith Marriage
As more Mormons experience faith transitions and faith awakenings, many couples find themselves grieving their mixed-faith marriages. In this session, we will explore both personal and professional insights into honoring both the challenging and beautiful aspects of differing beliefs in a marriage. We will highlight the gifts associated with individualization and fostering mutual respect for …
Growing out of Evergreen
Growing out of Evergreen
Closing Broadcast Keynote
Closing Broadcast Keynote
Avoiding Grief within the Non-Monogamy Option
As a therapist who specializes in marriage, sexuality, and faith transitions, Natasha has noticed that many couples decide to open their marriages for a variety of reasons during or after a shift in LDS religious belief or orthopraxy. This is of particular interest for two reasons: 1) we mirror a trend in the larger culture …
A Reading by BCC Press’s Newest Authors
This session wil feature three of BCC Press’s newest authors reading from their work. Twila Newey will read from her novel, Sylvia, which explores faith and family when four sisters come together as adults when their mother, and the matriarch of their extended Mormon family, dies suddenly in an automobile accident. Melody Newey Johnson will …