The future of Mormon art, like the future of the Mormon people, lies with its global, diverse, and multicultural population. This session highlights the work of five women of color whose work is transforming the landscape of Mormon visual art. All of these artists invite and challenge questions about culture and faith. View and shop …
Speaker: Margaret Blair Young
DC09006: Panel: Where Were You on June 8, 1978?
A common response to the race issue in Mormonism is the often tearful memory of where we were on June 8, 1978. But Black Latter-day Saints who have some history in the Church remember when racialist policies kept them from full participation in the Church and justified some appalling assumptions about them. Today, many of …
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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 …
SL09253 Oh My Heck! Don’t Tell Anyone You Haven’t Read That Book!
Wondering what to read? Come argue with Tom Kimball, Signature Books’ marketing nerd and outgoing book review editor for the Journal of Mormon History, about the best books on various subjects. Tom will critique the best books on biography, documentary, contemporary issues, polygamy, regional studies, apologetics, and Mormon fiction. What looks good, what looks bad, …
SL09362 Panel: This I Believe
Sunstone friends and supporters share short belief statements modeled on the NPR show. This audio features a presenter who is in violation of our code of conduct. For more info on Tom Kimball and his history, click here for the January 14, 2023 statement. Rhonda L. Callister, Rory T. Swensen, Thomas D. Parkes, Margaret Blair …
SL09373 Panel: Choose the Write: LDS Authors Discuss Mormonism’s Impact on Their Writing
The panel will explore how much (or if) an author’s LDS background plays into his or her writing. Is anything penned by an LDS author automatically Mormon literature? Do some authors aim to stir up interest in the Church through their writing? Can one create art if there’s an underlying agenda to convert or enlighten? …
Is the Mormon Church Still Racist?: Methodological Approaches to the Problem of Race and Mormonism
Is the Mormon Church Still Racist?: Methodological Approaches to the Problem of Race and Mormonism Despite its having been thirty years since the Mormon Church rescinded the priesthood ban on members of African ancestry, the controversy remains whether Mormonism is still racist. That is, just because a particular practice has ended, it does not mean …
‘I’M BLESSED’: AN INTERVIEW WITH DARIUS GRAY
‘I’M BLESSED’: AN INTERVIEW WITH DARIUS GRAY Darius Aidan Gray joined the LDS church in 1964, at a time when black members were not allowed to hold the priesthood and could not enjoy temple blessings. But a remarkable answer to prayer, “This is the restored gospel and you are to join,” led him to put …
Pillars Of My Faith
This is Sunstone’s perennially best-attended session. Hear speakers share the events and concepts that animate their religious lives; a little soul-baring, a little spiritual journey, a little intellectual testimony-bearing. This self-reflective night is about the things that matter most, plus spirited congregational hymn-singing. H. Parker Blount, Margaret Blair Young, Darius Gray
Celebrating the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of The Priesthood Revelation: A Long Journey and the Promises Still to Come
Drawing on their personal and spiritual journeys which led to their collaboration on a trilogy of historical novels about black Latter-day Saint experience from pioneer times to the present day, Margaret Blair Young and Darius Gray will present an evening to remember. Who were Elijah Abel, Green Flake, Jane Manning James, and the other black …