Paper 1: “A Marginal Moses: A Case Study in Canonicity, Historicity, and Revelation.” Since its canonization in 1880, most LDS members have viewed the Book of Moses as a restoration of lost truth grounded in historical events. However, converging lines of evidence from Mormon history, the reevaluation of the Joseph smith Translation, and textual criticism …
Event: Southwest Symposium 2009
SW09010: Panel: The Liahona Children’s Foundation: A Grassroots LDS Humanitarian Project
The Liahona Children’s Foundation is a non-profit organization providing basic nutrition and education to needy latter-day saint children in Ecuador and Guatemala, with hopes to expand to other countries. This session will describe the Foundation’s work, the ways in which members of the Sunstone community can participate in its activities, and invites dialogue about methods …
SW09011: Where Big Love Began: The Inception of Mormon Celestial Marriage at Nauvoo, Illinois
Mormon polygamy (sometimes called “big love”) might have roots in Hebrew writings; however, Mormon Celestial Marriage was first alluded to in the Book of Mormon and was later shared with 200 men and more than 700 women in Nauvoo, Illinois, between 1841 and 1846. at first practiced in silence because it was against Illinois law, …
SW09012: Saturday’s Werewolf: Vestiges of Premortal Romance in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Novels
Within the world of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight novels, a mode of romantic relationship called “imprinting”–instigated by sudden recognition and then lasting eternally–bears a strong similarity to the premortal romance popularized in Mormon literature since the publication of Nephi Anderson’s Added Upon. In basic structure, the premortal romance begins before mortality and drives the lovers to …
SW09014: Discussion: Developing Personal Spirituality
Sunstone participants are often curious about other religions and find themselves drawn to religious traditions and practices other than their own. This session will explore where our spiritual paths have taken us and what questions we’ve attempted to answer along the way. What led you to spiritual seeking? Have you explored traditions and spiritual beliefs …
SW09016: Panel: The Motherlode: Mormon Women Finding Balance in Various Stages of Motherwork
Hillary Clinton’s and Sarah Palin’s history-making political candidacies brought national attention to issues facing many women today: how to balance work (both inside and outside the home), parenting, and home life. Often women find themselves in the crosshairs if their life choices are out of sync with ideals touted by society, church, or their own …
SW09017: It Begins with a Family: A Conversation with Dr. Caitlin Ryan About Families and Homosexuality
Dr. Caitlin Ryan, of San Francisco State University, is a leading authority on the influence of families on their lesbian-gay-Bisexual-Transgender (LGBT) children, and on health and mental health issues for LGBT youth. She is the director of the first groundbreaking, comprehensive study of LGBT adolescents and their families, Showing that parents, families, and religious communities …
SW09018:
NPR’s syndicated show, “This I Believe” features short essays by people from all walks of life who share the core values that ground them. in this session, Sunstone friends use this basic format to speak about ideas within Mormonism or the wider spiritual world that animate their faith journey and help them feel at home …
Family Relationships in the Mormon Hierarchy
Family Relationships in the Mormon Hierarchy D. Michael Quinn
SW09019: Partners on the Path: The Journey of the Chaplain and the Patients
Kathryn Stucki will explain the role of health care chaplains, share her groundbreaking journey to become one of the first LDS women chaplains, and describe the places where her spiritual journey joins with that of her patients. Kathryn Stucki