Is Mormonism Too American? The LDS Church beyond the United States Recent scholarship-some of it written by Latter-day Saints residing in Europe and Asia-suggests that an inappropriate intrusion of American culture into LDS church life inhibits the growth of Mormonism in many other countries. The panelists will evaluate this proposition, relying on their personal experience …
Speaker: Francine Bennion
RELIGION AND NATASHA MCDONALD, BORN UNABLE TO SPEAK OR MOVE
Natasha, now 24, is severely disabled by cerebral palsy, unable to speak by voice, make intentional movements, or control many body functions. Quite early, she learned to answer yes and no to questions by lifting or lowering her head slightly. In grade school, by means of a computer with software operated by a few facial …