As a writer born into the Mormon culture, how do you define the audience to whom you’ve chosen to write? How has your Mormon background affected your creativity and the sense of your place in the world of writing? What are the political ramifications of being a “Mormon” writer? Do you feel an obligation to …
Speaker: Emma Lou Warner Thayne
SL09173 Panel: Creating Mormon Women: Portraits and Conversations
Mormon Women: Portraits & Conversations, a new book by the late James N. Kimball and Kent Miles, published by Handcart Books, is the basis for this presentation. The book includes first-person interviews with fourteen Mormon women from around the world who talk about their life experience within an LDS context. Miles will discuss the book, …
SL09231 Panel: Why We Stay
This perennially well-received session features the stories of those who have chosen to remain active, dedicated Latter-day Saints even in the face of many difficult challenges to traditional faith. How have these members wrestled with their faith and yet emerged more determined than ever to be a part of the Latter-day Saint community? J. Frederick …