If you thought Provo, Utah, was behind in offering competent LGBTQ+ resources, you may be surprised at what kinds of savvy services are available. Come find out what’s being offered. Come find out how you can offer something too. Lisa Tensmeyer Hansen, Jerilyn Pool, Randy Glasscock, Jordan Sgro
Speaker: Lisa Tensmeyer Hansen
Atonement Talk in Mormonism
Since there isn’t an official LDS consensus on how the Atonement works, various ideas emphasizing substitution or satisfaction theories are bandied about in Sunday lessons as well as theories of how one might “qualify” for the Atonement. But can we transcend this type of discussion to speak of it in deeper, more empowering ways? Can …
SL09291 Pillars of My Faith
This is Sunstone’s perennially best-attended session. Hear speakers share the events and concepts that animate their religious lives; a little soul-baring, a little spiritual journey, a little intellectual testimony-bearing. This self-reflective night is about the things that matter most, plus spirited congregational hymn-singing. William S. Bradshaw, Lisa Tensmeyer Hansen
Raise Up a Child in the Way She Should Go. . . And Which Way is That?
Raise Up a Child in the Way She Should Go. . . And Which Way is That? When we witness the many messages our children are receiving at church, it is natural to wonder if the positive messages outweigh the negative and if there is a way to filter or counterbalance the negative messages our …
Ethereal Intersection: Mormonism and Spiritualism
Ethereal Intersection: Mormonism and Spiritualism Organized in 1870 by William S. Godbe, the Godbeite church was an early Mormon offshoot that aimed toward embracing all belief systems. Both the Godbeites and mainstream Mormons affirmed the eternal nature of the individual and taught the validity of spiritual experience. Although the Godbeites eventually dissolved as a practicing …
PATHS TO PERSONAL REVELATION: METHODS TO MY MADNESS, OR ‘WHAT’S A REGRESSION?’
PATHS TO PERSONAL REVELATION: METHODS TO MY MADNESS, OR ‘WHAT’S A REGRESSION?’ Joseph Smith stated that the vision of the celestial kingdom was received “while we meditated,” and Harold B. Lee admonished, “Don’t get so busy that you don’t have time to meditate. . . . Christ may be nearer than we have knowledge.” Several …
“ARE BOYS MORE IMPORTANT THAN GIRLS?”: THE CONTINUING CONFLICT OF GENDER DIFFERENCE & EQUALITY IN MORMONISM, BY MARGARET TOSCANO
“ARE BOYS MORE IMPORTANT THAN GIRLS?”: THE CONTINUING CONFLICT OF GENDER DIFFERENCE & EQUALITY IN MORMONISM,’ BY MARGARET TOSCANO In the June 2007 SUNSTONE, Margaret Toscano’s article, “ JANA BOUCK REMY, KRISTINE HAGLUND, WENDY DEMANDANTE, LISA TENSMEYER HANSEN, MARGARET M. TOSCANO
Visions In The Nighttime
Visions In The Nighttime Mystical experience has been linked to altered states of consciousness throughout scripture, including Latter-day Saint teachings. How is an altered state measured? Does experience show that positive experiences of this type are exclusively predicated upon righteousness? What can we learn from those who have pursued these states of consciousness? How do …
Depicting The Afterlife: New Evidence That Supports And Challenges LDS Understandings Of Eternal Life
Hypnotherapist Michael Newton has written three books describing the afterlife that have excited many Latter-day Saints who note striking similarities in attitudes toward such things as eternal progression and the purpose of mortality. But Newton’s reports also problemetize other aspects of Mormonism’s detailed description of the afterlife. Tom L. Davies, Lisa Tensmeyer Hansen
What Does It Mean To Me To Call Joseph Smith A Prophet?
There are now a number of biographies painting a different picture of Joseph Smith than that which is typically presented at church. What should one make of the differing accounts of the first vision, Joseph’s version of celestial marriage, peep stones and magic, for example? This session asks active Latter-day Saint panelists to focus on …