Roy Jeffs is the son of the infamous FLDS prophet Warren Jeffs. Join him as he shares his harrowing story of shame, escape, and resiliency. Roy Jeffs
Event: Salt Lake Symposium 2017
Bridgewalker: Spirituality in the Poetry of Linda Sillitoe
This session explores the role of spirituality in the poetry of the presenter’s mother, Linda Sillitoe, as she moved from Mormon to non-Mormon and embraced universal themes in the culture of her birth and others. The main source for interpretation will be her collections “Crazy For Living,” and the forthcoming “Owning The Moon.” Cynthia Sillitoe
Meaning for All?: Identity Theory and Mormon Elasticity
Drawing on my work as a non-Mormon academic in the social-scientific study of religion, this presentation offers a bio-cultural look at religious identity and the aspects of Mormonism which have supported the conferral of such an identity on its members. I will discuss the neuropsychological as well as sociological ways in which religious identity is …
How Compassion Can Heal Polygamist Communities
Many fundamentalist communities lack access to resources to adequately deal with abuse. This is largely due to the fact that their communities are already marginalized because of their lifestyle. This panel will discuss how “outsiders” can help heal these communities by bridging the gap of understanding with compassion. Lawrence Barlow Shirlee Draper
More on the Evolution of the D&C Text: Revelations Printed in Mormon Newspapers
The text of Doctrine & Covenants has evolved in a manner that is comparable to organismal phylogenies. It was previously demonstrated that modern LDS and RLDS (or Community of Christ) editions represent distinct textual groups, which are also distinct from the Book of Commandments and earlier D&C editions. This study focuses on revelations printed in …
Beyond Savannah
In June, 12-year-old Savannah bore her testimony in her ward., but when she said that she knew God loves her and made her gay, the microphone was shut off and she was told to sit down. This incident, later witnessed over the Internet by millions, is symptomatic of a larger problem within the Mormon church …
Other Sheep, Indeed
Christ’s “other sheep” are mentioned in the New Testament and Book of Mormon, but remain unidentified. There are important things known to the “other sheep” but still unknown to Mormons. “The least of these” may not be our inferiors, but may be needed to complete Mormonism. Mormonism welcomes all truth, wherever it is found, and …
Ask a Sex Therapist
Sexuality is commonly a taboo subject and is often relegated to secret or non-existent spaces, especially in religious cultures that have roots in Puritanism. This session will offer an open, safe space for attendees to ask trained professionals questions about sexuality. Natasha Helfer Parker Kristin Marie Bennion
Infants on Post-Mormon Values
What do values look like after a faith crisis? Without scriptures or prophets or belief in divinity, who is to say what is right and wrong? When the Liahona disappears, what becomes your moral compass? What is the baby? What is the bathwater? The members of the Infants on Thrones podcast will explore these questions …
The November 2015 Policy Change in Light of Matthew 25
Jesus used the parable of the sheep and goats to call his followers to look upon those we consider “the least” as if they were him. This session looks at the Church’s November 2015 policy change in regard to married gay and lesbian parents and their children in light of this parable. It will include …