From the 1989 Sunstone Symposium Presentation: Symbiosis: The Relationship Between Leaders And Followers Presenters: Nola W. Walace Abstract: Symbiosis is a mutual relationship between to organisms that is mutually beneficial. This session discusses how this process applies to Mormonism.
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SL10153: Toward an LDS Account of Physician-Assisted Suicide
Washington state recently followed Oregon’s lead in legalizing physician-assisted suicide. The Netherlands and Belgium have passed even broader laws allowing assisted suicide and limited euthanasia. These trends reflect an evolution in medical technology and culture surrounding death though they generate controversy about the meaning and significance of active control over the timing of one’s death. …
Stories from the Borderlands
Stories from the Borderlands Many of us at this symposium are in the LDS ‘Borderlands’ in one way or another, and we’ve all had interesting, funny, or troubling experiences. We’ve also overcome difficulties and challenges (or we wouldn’t be here!). I will share a few reflections and experiences on Borderlander topics, but I mainly want …
HISTORY’S APPRENTICE: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON B. H. ROBERTS
HISTORY’S APPRENTICE: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON B. H. ROBERTS Though he has been dead for more than seventy years, B. H. Roberts remains a significant Mormon historian and theologian, and he’s considered one of the Church’s premier intellectuals. This presentation draws on my experience as the editor of his journals covering the period from 1880–1898, a …
Joseph Smith, The Smith Family, And The Coming Forth Of The Book Of Mormon: A Family Systems Approach
Joseph Smith, The Smith Family, And The Coming Forth Of The Book Of Mormon: A Family Systems Approach The coming forth of the Book of Mormon is a story of epic proportions in religious history. Interestingly, behind the story of the visitation of angels, such as Moroni, and the miraculous coming forth of this divine …