For some Mormons, losing faith creates an existential crisis, making them ask what life’s meaning is. Why is meaning in life so important? What meanings are worth living for? This presentation explores theories and research on meaning, and shares insights toward achieving a meaningful life. Gary Horlacher Ernest Horstmanshoff
Speaker: Gary Horlacher
Existentialism An Alternative Post Mormon Foundation
Losing one’s belief in Mormonism can lead to a feeling that one has lost the basis for understanding reality. Jean Paul Sartre’s philosophy can provide an alternative foundation. This paper introduces his theory of being and compares it with the Mormon paradigm using the questions: “Who am I ?” and “What is the meaning of …
THE RELIGIOUS-HOMOSEXUAL IDENTITY DIALECTIC: A DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH
THE RELIGIOUS-HOMOSEXUAL IDENTITY DIALECTIC: A DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH During the winter of 2002–03, 165 participants filled out an extensive survey entitled “Homosexuality among Highly Religious Mormons.” This panel will present the theoretical models being applied to this data and discuss preliminary results. RON SCHOW, MARYBETH RAYNES, LEE BECKSTEAD, MARK MALAN, GARY HORLACHER
Leaders Of The Restoration And Their Subsequent Fates: Examples From Scandinavia And Mexico.
Gary Horlacher will present a theoretical model of leadership and illustrate it with examples of key persons who established Mormonism in Scandinavia. Esteban Obregón will focus on Plotino Rhodakanaty, the first member and branch president in central Mexico. The Scandinavian and Mexican examples illustrate the characteristics of charismatic leaders in the establishment of the gospel …
Film: Go Forward
In a 1998 general conference address in which he addressed the issue of Latter-day Saints with same-sex attraction, President Hinckley expressed his love for them as sons and daughters of God, and added that “if they do not act upon [their same-sex] inclinations, then they can go forward as do all other members of the …