Over the course of Mormonism’s history, followers out of the Restoration have struggled with what to call themselves. This panel will explore the historical context of the label “Mormon.” Bryan Buchanan, Lindsay Hansen Park, Anne Wilde, D. Michael Quinn, Richie Wilcox
Speaker: Richie Wilcox
Many Great and Important Things: The Doctrine of Continued Revelation Today
One of the hallmark doctrines in Mormon theology is belief in the reality of direct and continuing revelation from God to his prophets. Whenever there has been an established “kingdom of God” on earth, we are taught to “follow the prophet” who is God’s mouthpiece. As LDS doctrines do change over time, how do we …
Adult Refugee Entrepreneurs in Utah
As an educational researcher and a Palestinian-American Mormon living in Utah, Ghneim will discuss whether Gordon B. Hinckley’s criteria of “friend, job, and nourishment by the word” can be the basis of a formula for refugee resettlement in a new place. Can we use it in whole or in part to make newcomers to the …