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- Confessions of a Shopping Mall Santa
From the 1991 Sunstone Symposium
Presentation: The “One Anointed and Appointed”: An Analysis of Polygamist Priesthood Authority
Presenters:
Chair: Anne Wilde
Brian C. Hales, M.D.
J. Ma Anderson, architect; author, The Polygamy Story: Fiction and Fact
Fred Collier, writer; publisher, Doctrines of the Priesthood
Abstract: The modern polygamy movement boasts more participants today than existed at the time of the 1890 Manifesto. However, many divisions exist among these current practitioners of plural marriage. One important area of contrast concerns the keys sealing restored through Joseph Smith. These keys must be utilized if present marriages are to be “valid in the world to come.” This paper will examine several of the priesthood lines of polygamist sealing authority with an emphasis on Lorin C. Woolley’s purported 1886 ordinations, including the claims of the LeBarons, Joseph W. Musser, the Allreds, the “Shortcreek” polygamists, and various “Independents.”
Sunstone 1991, 118: The “One Anointed and Appointed”: An Analysis of Polygamist Priesthood Authorityhttps://www.sunstonemagazine.com/podcast-player/18906/sunstone-west-1991-118-the-one-anointed-and-appointed-an-analysis-of-polygamist-priesthood-authority.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 31:23
32 min - Confessions of a Shopping Mall Santa
From the 1993 Sunstone West Symposium
Presentation: Whoa, Man, What’s Not History? Hugh Had Better Believe It
Presenters:
Chair: Matthew Hulse
Samuel W. Taylor, author, Nightfall at Nauvoo
Newell Bringhurst, instructor, History and Political Science, College of the Sequoias
Abstract: How intellectually honest was Hugh Nibley’s attack on Fawn Brodie’s biography of Joseph Smith? While simultaneously shedding more light on the true characters of Smith, his biographer, and the early church, this paper excoriates Nibley for sins of omission, commission, and plenty of over-zealous mission.
Sunstone West 1993, 22: Whoa Man, What’s Not History? Hugh Had Better Believe Ithttps://www.sunstonemagazine.com/podcast-player/18898/sunstone-west-1993-22-whoa-man-whats-not-history-hugh-had-better-believe-it.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 1:04:20
1 hr 5 min - Confessions of a Shopping Mall Santa
From the 2010 Summer Symposium in Salt Lake City
Presentation: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty in the Mormon Community
Presenters:
Moderator: Kaimipono Wenger, JD, assistant professor, Thomas Jefferson Law School, San Diego.
Kristine Haglund, editor, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
Bridget Jack Jeffries, MA candidate, history of Christianity in America, Trinity Divinity School.
John Dehlin, PhD, clinical/counseling psychology, Utah State University, funder of Mormon Stories podcast, StayLDS.com
Abstract: The work of political economist Albert Hirschman suggests a nuanced approach to public dissatisfaction with an organization. Dissatisfied members of an organization, business, or nation have a variety of choices available, including both exit (simply leaving) and voice (discussing their dissatisfaction). As Hirschman notes, greater loyalty to the organization can correspond to greater use of voice. Contradicting traditional Mormon views, dissent may actually indicate greater loyalty to the organization than does silent acquiescence. Panelists will discuss loyalty, voice, exit, and dissent from a variety of angles, ultimately suggesting that the LDS understanding of public disagreement may be underdeveloped, and sketching ways in which legitimate dissent could take on a broader role in the LDS community.
Sunstone 2010, 274: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty in the Mormon Communityhttps://www.sunstonemagazine.com/podcast-player/18875/sunstone-2010-274-exit-voice-and-loyalty-in-the-mormon-community.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 1:35:18
1 hr 36 min - Confessions of a Shopping Mall Santa
From the 2000 Summer Symposium in Salt Lake City
Presentation: The Academic Study Of Religion: Prospects And Perils
Presenters: Dan Wotherspoon, Brian Birch, Elaine Englehardt, Eugene England, Mary Ellen Robertson, Scott Kenney
Abstract: The recent announcement that early steps have been taken toward establishing a Mormon Studies program at Utah Valley State College has generated much excitement among many who have long felt a need for such a program at one of Utah’s state schools, but it has also raised concerns on two fronts. Some have begun to worry that such a program could easily become a forum for Mormon apologetics, even proselyting, while others voice concerns about it as “yet another forum for Mormon bashing.” This panel, consisting of UVSC faculty, as well as others with experience studying religion– including their own–from an academic perspective, will address these and other issues as they consider both the “prospects” and the “perils” of such an adventure.
Sunstone 2000, 134: The Academic Study Of Religion: Prospects And Perilshttps://www.sunstonemagazine.com/podcast-player/18849/sunstone-2000-134-the-academic-study-of-religion-prospects-and-perils.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 1:26:37
1 hr 27 min - Confessions of a Shopping Mall SantaBy Rory SwensenChristmas Season, 1989. I was a freshman at the University of Utah, my first year away from home. As a poor student I was looking for extra holiday cash, and the Help Wanted ad for a shopping mall Santa seemed like just the thing.Despite my 18-year-oldness, the manager was desperate to fill the big chair, so I walked out of my short interview with a prosthetic belly, a red suit, a wig, and some bells.Christmas had lost its luster a decade before, the day I had gone searching for my swimming mask and snorkel in our travel trailer. It turned out that my parents had thought the travel trailer an ideal hiding place for Santa’s loot. It had been, actually, until their young son decided that he needed a mask and snorkel in the dead of winter.I spent several years playing along, afraid to reveal that I knew the big secret, afraid that the loot would vanish.Life as an 18-year-old Santa wasn’t very glamorous. I would lug a large suitcase to the mall and make my way upstairs, beyond the food court, into an access hallway, and finally to my “dressing room.” A janitor’s closet. Yes, literally. Complete with mops, buckets, vacuums, and the acrid smell of cleaning agents. In this little room I would transform into a fat, jolly elf. I’d put on my belly, don my red velvet suit, deftly apply the makeup to add decades to my face, and top it off with the beard, wig, and hat.I was Santa. On the outside anyway.On the inside I was recoiling from the ever-lengthening holiday season, the Christmas music beginning on Halloween, the in-store decorations getting dusty even before Thanksgiving, all presided over by the retail juggernaut. I wanted the magic of Christmas. I looked for it. But it had been elusive, making me weary and jaded.I’d sit in that janitor’s closet and wait until I heard the sound of Santa #1’s bells coming down the hall. We’d exchange pleasantries, I’d wait a few minutes, and then, trying not to sweat, jog to the door and throw it open, shouting “Ho Ho Ho!”Trotting is best, the manager had told me. It shakes the bells in a rhythmic fashion, it makes you look jolly, and it allows the youngsters to keep up. So, I trotted down the stairs, trotted into Santa’s village, and trotted to Santa’s throne.It took a bit of politicking to talk as Santa to children. I saw their hope, their excitement, their wonder—and I wanted to keep that, not destroy it. But at the same time, I couldn’t promise anything, especially when I saw anxious parents watching me, silently calculating the financial damage in their heads. A simple “Santa will do his very best, and you have a Merry Christmas” was usually best for everyone involved.After a while, though, I really got into this Santa thing. Even though I didn’t feel the Christmas magic myself, I seemed to have a knack for spreading it around. So I decided to use my Santa costume and visit friends from my hometown. A few days before Christmas, I started attending their holiday parties as the fat man, spreading that Santa-ness around. I loved itOne night I was driving along a rural road on my way to another party. I saw a flash in my headlights and hit the brakes. But a sickening thump told me I had been too slow.I stopped and checked my rear view mirror. A deer’s still bleeding body was crumpled in the middle of the road. I sat there, contemplating the slick roads and the falling snow. I couldn’t just leave it; another car was bound to be along soon. So I turned around and illuminated the scene with my headlights. Then I got out of the car, grateful for the warmth of my Santa suit, and began pulling the deer to the side of the road.At that very moment, a van passed by.S – l – o – w – l – yMom and Dad stared at me from the front seats; several children’s faces were plastered to the window. They looked as if they’d just witnessed a murder...10 min
- Confessions of an Aging, Hypocritical Ex-missionary
From the 1991 Summer Symposium in Salt Lake City
Presentation: Child Sexual Abuse in the LDS Community
Presenters:
Marion Burrows Smith, co-founded, former executive director, Intermountain Sexual Abuse Treatment Center.
Carlos Y. Robey, executive director, Intermountain Sexual Abuse Treatment Center; former director, Utah State Prison Residential Program for Sex Offenders.
Brent D. Ward, senior vice-president and general council. Huntsman Chemical Corporation; former U.S. Attorney, District of Utah.
Marsha, mother of a victim.
Laura Blanchard, program chairperson, Utah County Child Abuse Council; chairperson, Advisory Board for Utah County Children’s Justice Center.
Abstract: Child sexual abuse is epidemic in Utah with its 73 percent LDS population. The Church promotes comprehensive youth programs and a reverence for authority which gives perpetrators of sexual crimes unique access to fresh victims. LDS neighborhoods are warm and friendly, an ideal environment for child molesters, most of whom at relatives or family friends. When discovery of abuse occurs, untrained Church leaders may try to treat pedophilia and other sexual disorders with counseling which fails to alter behavior. The panel will explore ways to identity and treat victims and perpetrators. It will discuss typical Church and parental responses to reported abuse, examine the presence of neighborhood sex rings in Utah, outline help which is available, and offer suggestions for more effective ways of dealing with this illness in our society.
Sunstone 1991, 80: Child Sexual Abuse in the LDS Communityhttps://www.sunstonemagazine.com/podcast-player/18862/sunstone-1991-80-child-sexual-abuse-in-the-lds-community.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 1:30:55
1 hr 31 min - Confessions of an Aging, Hypocritical Ex-missionary
From the 1989 Sunstone Symposium
Presentation: Symbiosis: The Relationship Between Leaders And Followers
Presenters:
Nola W. Walace
Abstract: Symbiosis is a mutual relationship between to organisms that is mutually beneficial. This session discusses how this process applies to Mormonism.
Sunstone 1989, 007: Symbiosis: The Relationship Between Leaders And Followershttps://www.sunstonemagazine.com/podcast-player/19122/sunstone-1989-007-symbiosis-the-relationship-between-leaders-and-followers.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 59:05
1 hr - Confessions of an Aging, Hypocritical Ex-missionary
From the 2010 Summer Symposium in Salt Lake City
Presentation: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty in the Mormon Community
Presenters:
Moderator: Kaimipono Wenger, JD, assistant professor, Thomas Jefferson Law School, San Diego.
Kristine Haglund, editor, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
Bridget Jack Jeffries, MA candidate, history of Christianity in America, Trinity Divinity School.
John Dehlin, PhD, clinical/counseling psychology, Utah State University, funder of Mormon Stories podcast, StayLDS.com
Abstract: The work of political economist Albert Hirschman suggests a nuanced approach to public dissatisfaction with an organization. Dissatisfied members of an organization, business, or nation have a variety of choices available, including both exit (simply leaving) and voice (discussing their dissatisfaction). As Hirschman notes, greater loyalty to the organization can correspond to greater use of voice. Contradicting traditional Mormon views, dissent may actually indicate greater loyalty to the organization than does silent acquiescence. Panelists will discuss loyalty, voice, exit, and dissent from a variety of angles, ultimately suggesting that the LDS understanding of public disagreement may be underdeveloped, and sketching ways in which legitimate dissent could take on a broader role in the LDS community.
Sunstone 2010, 274: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty in the Mormon Communityhttps://www.sunstonemagazine.com/podcast-player/18875/sunstone-2010-274-exit-voice-and-loyalty-in-the-mormon-community.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 1:35:18
1 hr 36 min - Confessions of an Aging, Hypocritical Ex-missionary
From the 1988 Sunstone Symposium
Presentation: Is Cain the Next Lucifer?
Presenters:
Vern G. Swanson, (Ph.D., Courtland Institute of Art, University of London) has taught art and art history at Auburn University and is currently the director of the Springville (Utah) Museum of Art.
Thomas A. Blakely, Ph.D., University of Utah
Abstract: Looking at scripture and Mormon history, is there a case to be made for Cain becoming a Lucifer?
Sunstone 1988, 045: Is Cain the Next Lucifer?https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/podcast-player/18935/sunstone-1988-045-is-cain-the-next-lucifer.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 1:02:45
1 hr 3 min - Confessions of an Aging, Hypocritical Ex-missionary
From the 2000 Sunstone Symposium
Presentation: Multiply and Replenish– If You Want To: The 1999 LDS Church Birth Control Policy in Perspective
Presenters:
Chair: Chris Zollinger
Maxine Hanks, writer; editor, Women and Authority: Re-emerging Mormon Feminism.
Karrie Galloway, president, CEO, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah
Rebecca Chandler, LDS mother of eight children, Co-editor, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
Abstract: In 1999, a new LDS church policy gave Mormons significant freedom. For the first time in 170 years, birth control is officially a completely personal decision. This paper compares the new 1998-99 policy on birth control with previous official policies in 1989, 1976, and 1969. Other historical views on LDS birth control and childbearing are reviewed. The benefits of the new birth control and childbearing are reviewed. The benefits of the new birth control policy are explored, while the effects of previous policies are also considered. Statements from parents will share how past birth control policies after their lives. The year 2000 also marks the 40th anniversary of the Pill, the first time in history when women could safely and effectively control childbearing by taking the pill. It also marked 30 years of Planned Parenthood in Utah.
Sunstone 2000, 276: Multiply and Replenish- If You Want to: The History of Birth Control in the LDS Churchhttps://www.sunstonemagazine.com/podcast-player/18916/sunstone-2000-276-multiply-and-replensih-if-you-want-to-the-history-of-birth-control-in-the-lds-church.mp3Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 1:24:28
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