This panel will explore why Mormon women of many different varieties and persuasions value spiritual gifts, whether they are still believers or not, and whether they are still in the LDS Church or not. And we will examine the roots and fruits of these beliefs and practices. Margaret Toscano, Linda King Newell, Janice Allred
Speaker: Linda King Newell
SL09391 Panel: Discussion on Mormon Enigma 25 Years Later
Linda King Newell and Val Tippets Avery’s biography of Emma Hale Smith was published in fall 1984 after nine years of research and writing. It won three awards: MHA’s Best Book Award; John Whitmer Historical Association’s Best Book Award; and the Evans Award for Excellence in Western Biography. Nine months after the publication of the …
Joseph Smith, Women, and The Feminine
This panel examines Joseph Smith’s life and teachings in relationship to women. How did Joseph treat women? What influence did they have on him? What role did they play in his life and theology? In ushering in “the restoration of all things,” what did Joseph restore about women and the feminine? Janice Allred, Margaret Toscano, …