Tagged with "Conference"
General Conference Trivia Quiz
General conference is just around the corner! Get in the spirit and test your knowledge with our general conference trivia quiz! (Answers featured at the very bottom.) 1. General conference was a three-day event until which year? a. 1977...
Convention center hosts conference on LDS same-sex attraction
MR says: Both Ty Mansfield and Josh Weed will speak at the conference. Among the many surprises coming out of the so-called "Mormon moment" was the attention on and interest in homosexual members of the LDS Church. Now, a conference scheduled for Saturday will attempt to navigate that difficult and sometimes...
Adam-ondi-Ahman has past, future import
It’s the shortest revelation in the Doctrine and Covenants – a mere 37 words – but Section 116 regarding Adam-ondi-Ahman reflects substantial historical and doctrinal import, according to Alexander L. Baugh. A professor in the department of Church history and doctrine at BYU, Brother Baugh...
Mormon Media Symposium at BYU
Highlights from all of the lectures at last week's Mormon Media Symposium held at BYU. Mormon Media Symposium: ‘The Mormon moment’ Mormon Media Symposium: Exploring boundaries Mormonism creates Mormon Media Symposium: Romney increases Mormon media popularity ...
Josh Weed: My story is not about change for gay Mormons
MR says: This openly gay Mormon's appearance at gay support group conference sparked controversy because he's happily married to a woman. Circling the Wagons, a support group for gay Mormons and their families, opened the second day of its Utah conference with three speakers, a full slate of panels and group...
Sidney B. Sperry Symposium: “You Shall Have My Word”
The 41st annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium was held at BYU October 26–27, with 26 presenters addressing the theme “‘You Shall Have My Word’: Exploring the Text of the Doctrine and Covenants.” The symposium is held in honor of Brother Sperry, a pioneer in LDS religious education who taught...
Pornography addiction and families, BYU conference teaches about recovery
MR says: Three experts taught about and discussed many aspects of pornography and sexual addiction recovery at the Pornography Addiction and Families social work conference, held at BYU last week. Addiction recovery isn't about abstinence. It's about a lifestyle change. That's the mantra of Daniel Gray,...
Hispanic conference builds relationships between Saints in California
MR says: “It was a cultural event. But in the end, what brought us together was our faith and our love for our Savior. . . . This was a great opportunity to come together in faith.” —Millie Green, conference participant It was December 2011 when El Cariso Branch President William Sacriste read a news...
Personal history conference and seminar Nov. 2-3
For those interested in writing their life story, the Utah Association of Personal Historians (APH) is hosting a conference and seminar at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley City the weekend of Nov. 2-3. The pre-conference seminar on Friday, Nov. 2, will include training sessions...
Houses of the Lord in the latter days
MR says: A lecture on the design and function of today's temples. Anciently and in modern days, temples of the Lord have had two functions: being places of revelation and the performance of sacred ceremonies, said Richard O. Cowan, BYU professor of Church History. Brother Cowan was the concluding speaker...
Variety of thinkers will present at Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology's annual meeting
From Sept. 20-22, the Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology (SMPT) will hold its 2012 annual meeting in Logan. Founded at the close of a path-breaking conference on Mormonism held at Yale University's Divinity School in March 2003, SMPT has sponsored a series of annual meetings since that...
2012 BYU Women’s Conference Transcripts
If you haven’t had a chance to read through the transcripts of BYU Women’s Conference talks from the 2012 conference, following are the talks that are available. Notice that the talks include a message from the new Relief Society General...
The blessing of adoption - 'Because I have been given much'
MR says: A recent conference aimed at helping people navigate the adoption process. A husband reached over and placed his arm around his wife, whose notebook balanced on her lap as her pen moved rapidly across the blank page. On the other side of the room, another couple sat, nodding and smiling, sometimes...
FAIR Conference ends as new Mormon scholarly journal begins
Daniel C. Peterson, former editor of "Mormon Studies" for the Neal A. Maxwell Institute at BYU, took advantage of the spotlight afforded to him as the concluding speaker during Friday's final session of the 2012 Conference of the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research (FAIR) to announce...
Mormon apologists gather, but not to apologize
MR says: Apologists don't apologize for the Church's actions or doctrine (as it would sound); but rather, they defend the Church. When the Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research (FAIR) opens its 14th annual Apologetics Conference this morning at the South Towne Exposition Center, it will do so...
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