The LDS Church has been the subject of much media scrutiny of late. With the attention has come some not-so-ideal PR, including backlash from California’s Prop 8 and survey results indicating many identify Mormons with polygamy (if they know anything about Mormons at all). Panelists and the audience discuss the LDS Church’s use of new …
Event: Northwest Symposium 2010
NW10006: The Development of Temple Worship, 1846-2000: A Documentary History
Since 1846 when the first LDS temple with private rituals was completed in Nauvoo, much has changed regarding the ceremonies, policies, and practices. Church leaders puzzled over how to handle various situations and theological and temporal implications. Hear the story from the historical records collected in this documentary history. Devery S. Anderson
NW10007: Meditation for Mormons
At its core, Mormonism is a mystical tradition, and meditation practices appropriately pursued can help each of us become more aware of the mystical dimensions of our faith. John Kesler suggests practical steps in developing a meditative practice consistent with the restored gospel. John Kesler
NW10008: The Development of LDS Temple Worship, 1846-2000: A Documentary History: Oregon Presentation
Devery S. Anderson provides a history of how temple worship has been understood, experienced, and shaped over time by Church members and leaders. Devery Anderson
NW10009: The Sacred Cycle of Being and Doing: A Framework in the Restored Gospel for Meditative Prayer, Integration, and Growth
What, the title isn’t enough for you? John Kesler’s
NW10001: Demystifying Joseph Smith: New Insights From His Legal Files
During 2005, F. Ross Boundy took a leave of absence from his law practice to assist in teaching a course entitled, F. Ross Boundy
NW10002: Going
A growing number of LDS families don’t fit the traditional mold. Panelists discuss how they approach their departures from tradition and navigate script variations such as divorce, single parenthood, child rearing, and LGBT issues and map out new family traditions. Lee White, Aimee Heffernan, Tracy McKay, Diana Nielsen Sallie Grigg
NW10003:
Mormon convert Peter McAuslan emigrated from Scotland in 1854. After arriving in Utah, Mormons experienced natural disasters, a reformation, and the Mountain Meadows Massacre. These violent events and the insistence on absolute obedience to Church leaders tore at McAuslan’s faith. Having become dissenters and fearful for their lives, his family left Utah under protection of …
NW10004: Making Waves: Past and Present Approaches to Mormon Feminism and Activism
Panelists discuss the experiences that propelled their feminist awakenings and the trajectories they have observed in Mormon feminism over the years, including mission experiences, participating in email discussion lists, the emergence of blogs and social media tools, and the current efforts of LDS WAVE to engage a new generation of women in Mormon feminist advocacy. …