When someone in an active Mormon family enters the Borderlands, resulting stresses can weaken and overwhelm the family. Many react in ways that reduce family love and cohesiveness, sometimes even destroying the family through divorce or estrangement. This session will first provide stories of family-related tensions and difficulties some Borderlanders have encountered. Panel and audience …
Speaker: Suzann Werner
SL10134: Are we moving toward wholeness? Women and the Feminine in Mormonism
Wholeness, balance, and inclusiveness characterize maturity. This panel will consider the relationship of both the masculine and the feminine and women and men in the LDS Church. Are feminine and masculine principles, values, and perspectives balanced in Church teachings and structures? Does the Church encourage and provide resources for the spiritual development of both men …
SL10231: Why We Stay
This perennially well-received session features the stories of those who have chosen to remain active, dedicated Latter-day Saints even in the face of challenges to traditional faith. How have these members wrestled with their faith and yet emerged more determined than ever to be a part of the Latter-day Saint community? ALAN EASTMAN, CAROL B. …
EXCAVATING THE SACRED FEMININE
EXCAVATING THE SACRED FEMININE In many religions, the sacred feminine is suppressed, disguised, or diminished in a variety of ways. Yet the feminine is present and integral to the formation of a religion and its culture. Panelists will discuss how their work, professional or personal, excavates the feminine from obscurity in religious contexts where it …
RELIEF SOCIETY IN THE REAL WORLD
Relief Society has the lofty mission of strengthening LDS women and serving people in need, in the spirit of the declaration, “Charity Never Faileth.” An inspiring vision, especially when illustrated by romantic paintings of pioneer women in beautiful antique dresses! But turning that vision into reality, here and now, can be frustrating. How do we …