This session will discuss the medical, spiritual, and inspriational uses of psychedelic substances, as well as medical uses and safety tips.
Event: Salt Lake Symposium 2020
Thriving Through a Faith Transition
What kind of experiences lead people to transition out of the Church? How do these transitions evolve? How possible is it to maintain a relationship with the Church or with still-active friends and family? Three panelists will draw on their own experiences and research as they explore these questions.
How We Wrote Mormon History
Every great book has a great backstory. The recently published book Writing Mormon History allows the reader to enter into the historian’s world. Each chapter is written by a well-known historian describing the journey of writing books that have shaped our understanding of the Mormon past, offering an unprecedented glimpse into why they wrote these …
Marriage and Polygamy
This session argues that a scriptural look at the history of marriage in the LDS Church since its beginning shows that a man should have only one wife and that polygamy has never been a commandment from God.
Does God Care about Aesthetics?: A Dialogue
Will heavenly beings go to services in a grand church like Gaudi’s La Sagrada Familia or something akin to the Provo Temple? Will such a building be adorned with Rafael’s paintings or propagandistic illustrations by Mormon artist Jon McNaughton? Will the Telestial Kingdom hear only Muzak while Celestial Choirs inspire with the Hallelujah Chorus? Bob …
The Bear River Massacre: A Shoshone History
The recently released book, “The Bear River Massacre: A Shoshone History”, by Darren Parry, Chairman of the Northwestern Band of Shoshone, is the first book to tell the story of “the largest massacre of Native Americans by federal troops in the history of the United States” from the perspective of the Shoshone Nation. In this …
Mormonism and Community
The Mormon Church can be a very comfortable community for many people. Some people stay in the church because of the community. Many who leave struggle to find a new community. This panel explores the topic of community in the broader spectrum of Mormonism, whether in or out of the Church.
Walking One Another Home: Why I Continue to Stay
In the introduction to the first volume of Why I Stay: The Challenges of Discipleship for Contemporary Mormons, editor Bob Rees states, “Deciding whether to stay in or leave one’s faith tradition is among the most difficult and soul-wrenching decisions a person can face.” It is a decision that is at the heart of what …
Living Trees, Living Water, and the Renewal of the Earth
Living Trees and Living Waters stand at the heart of spiritual traditions around the world. As potent symbols of sustainability and vitality, can these images help us construct a vision of Zion and a renewed Earth? The shadow of the Anthropocene hangs over us all as the threat of Climate Change grows each year. Can …
How Hearts Are Changed: Learning to Affirm LGBTQ Journeys
Many Latter-day Saints are filled with fear and uncertainty when they learn that they or their loved ones are LGBTQ. In this session, the presenters will share how they are learning to embrace and affirm themselves and their LGBTQ family and friends. Where they once felt grief, they now feel peace. They are learning to …