For the past three years, John Hamer has built up a new community at Toronto Centre Place committed to a five-point mission: (1) invite everyone into community, (2) continually learn and grow, (3) abolish poverty and end needless suffering, (4) pursue peace and justice, and (5) live life meaningfully together. Regular participants at Centre Place …
Speaker: Roy Schmidt
Happily Ever After: Lessons From Mixed-Faith Marriages
How does your relationship with the Church effect your spouse and your relationship? Is your spouse willing to talk about things from their point of view? Can a mixed-faith marriage work? In this session, people (both believing Mormon and not) who are in mixed-faith marriages share their stories as well as tips and strategies for …
On Beyond Faith in the Borderlands
Many troubled LDS members dwell in the Borderlands of the Church. Acceptability is always an issue for Borderlanders. But acceptability has two facets: (1) what we need to do to be acceptably faithful, and (2) what can be done to make Borderland members like us more acceptable and better perceived as “being faithful.” This session …
Evolution of the name of the Church; The Masonic Magic Mormon Connection
Over the years all branches of Mormonism have struggled with the name of their organization and how to adjust to change. The first paper examines the location of the first church meeting. It also follows the development of the three church names. The second paper examines the early relationship between Masonry and magic in American …
Author Meets Critics. Shaken Faith Syndrome: Strengthening One’s Testimony in the Face of Criticism and Doubt
Author Meets Critics. Shaken Faith Syndrome: Strengthening One’s Testimony in the Face of Criticism and Doubt Using very selective presentations of the evidence, many groups target Mormons in the hope of creating doubt and disillusionment. And sometimes they succeed, as many Latter-day Saints are unaware that faith-shaking claims have been addressed time and again. A …