Speaker: Laura R. Compton

Why We Stay

This perennially well-received session features the stories of those who chose to remain active, dedicatedLlatter-day Saints even in the face of difficult challenges to traditional faith. How have these members wrestled with their faith and emerged more determined than ever to remain in the latter-day Saint community? Kent G. Olson, Jody England Hansen, Michael J. …

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FAMILIES OF THE PROPHETS: THE REST OF THE STORY

In recent years, the Priesthood/Relief Society manuals have told the life stories of the early church presidents, including Brigham Young (1998–99), John Taylor (2003), Wilford Woodruff (the current manual), Joseph F. Smith (2000–01) and Heber J. Grant (2004). These men were polygamists, yet the manuals tend to leave out their plural families. What were their …

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