How one interacts with the Bible as an artifact says as much about one’s identity as how one interprets the Bible’s concepts. The printed Book of Mormon resembles the Bible, but the story of its production and provenance does not fit the biblical model. This panel will explore the coming forth of the Book of …
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Woe To The Land Shadowing With Wings William Bickerton The Book Of Mormon And The American Civil War
Since 1845, William Bickerton had watched for the fulfillment of Joseph Smith’s Civil War prophecy. He believed that devastation, unlike anything Americans had ever experienced, would overtake the nation. It was a principal reason for dissociating himself from Sidney Rigdon and Brigham Young and starting his own church. The paper will explain why Bickerton decided …
Finding The God That Calls To You Faith Transitions And Healing
This workshop will feature a sermon followed by a group discussion session aimed at tackling the contours of the faith journey, its inevitable transitions, and the dynamics of healing. Lisa Butterworth, Fatimah S. Salleh
Living As A Mormon With Autism
This panel will discuss the experience of being Mormon and autistic, as well as autism within Mormonism in general. Panel members are a mixture of those who either have autism themselves or have studied it. Laura Kipp, Jake Zollinger, Ryan Kipp, Daniel Kipp
Out Of The Best Books A Look At Some Important Books And Their Impact On Mormonism
Books have had an enormous influence on the development of Mormon history, theology, and literature. This presentation will discuss some of the most significant of them. The books will come from Mormon history, biography, doctrine, and theology and will include works by sympathetic non-Mormon and anti-Mormon authors. Curt Bench, Greg Kofford
I Am A Trans Child Of God
Featuring people inhabiting different points on the gender spectrum and in various levels of LDS belief, this panel will discuss the unique challenges faced by transgendered people who come from an LDS background. Brianna Cluck, River Digerness, Lucas Kieran Strider, Meli (Curtis) Penfold
Scared Sacred How The Horrifying Story Of Joseph Smith S Polygamy Can Help Save Us
Most stories, especially the kind we tell in church and on television, have morals. They’re like horses that carry us to known destinations. But a few stories have the power to launch us toward the divine by invoking sheer horror: psychological, emotional, and cognitive. Joseph Smith’s polygamy is one of those storiesÑespecially for Mormons. But …
The Bisexual Mormon Mind
This panel will provide insight into the lives and experiences of those who identify as both Mormon and bisexual or biromantic. What kind of experiences have developed from that intersection? Alaina Hendricks, Michael Timothy, Cami Trujillo, and James D. Goates
The Mormon Mind Through Art
This session will address what it means to be a Mormon artist within a religious art tradition that favors realism. Several Mormon artists working in a range of media will give a brief overview of their work and discuss how their work intersects with their Mormon identity. Jerilyn Hassell Pool, J. Kirk Richards, Nancy Ross
Joseph Smith S First Vision Imagery Neurology And The Construction Of Memory
Many critics of Mormonism assert that Joseph Smith invented the First Vision and then deliberately altered the details in subsequent retellings over the years so as to mislead his followers. This paper, based on textual analysis and neurology, posits an alternative explanation. Robert A. Rees