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“This is where I place my faith—in our collective capacity to mobilize love. If we can shift our view of Great Salt Lake from a lake to be avoided to a lake we cherish; from a body of wasted water to an ancient body of wisdom; not to exploit, dam, and dike, but to honor and respect as a sovereign body, our relationship and actions toward the lake will be…
David Ostler FRI, SEP 8, 2023 | 7:30-9:00 pm MDT Let’s talk about and learn how we can peacefully and productively engage with others who believe differently. IN-PERSON GATHERING: Home of Ed and Kristen Iversen 3582 Oak Rim Way Salt Lake City, UT 84109 If there is no parking to be found near the home you can also park in the “park & ride” lot on the NW corner of…
“That was Black Sunday, April 14, 1935, the day of the worst duster of them all. The storm carried twice as much dirt as was dug out of the earth to create the Panama Canal. The canal took seven years to dig; the storm lasted a single afternoon. More than 300,000 tons of Great Plains topsoil was airborne that day.” ― Timothy Egan "American meteorologists rated the Dust Bowl the…
Barbara Jones Brown & Richard Turley SAT, AUG 5, 2023 | 7:30-9:00 pm MDT 156 years ago the most horrific travesty ever committed by Mormon Saints occurred. Why did it happen and how can we ensure it never does again? IN-PERSON GATHERING: Bell Hall 389 East 1st Ave. Salt Lake City, UT 84103 Or your home via Zoom. Thanks to Lisa Cannon for sharing her home and historic Danish Lutheran…
“Minorities are always better off in a culture which protects dissent than in a culture which protects us from dissent.” ― Jonathan Rauch Jonathan Rauch is an atheist. He is also Gay and a long-time gay activist. And he is a brilliant thinker and bridge-builder who understands how dangerous it is to our personal and societal welfare to intimidate, shut down and cancel those who we find disagreeable. He also…
Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye & Marion Bishop THUR, JUL 13, 2023 | 7:30-9:00 pm MDT Explore the scriptural injunction to "prepare every needful thing" in the context of current challenges and while navigating a patriarchal church. IN-PERSON GATHERING: Home of Jana and Rob Spangler 2013 E Lincoln Cir, Holladay, UT 84124 Or your home via Zoom. Thanks to Jana and Rob for hosting this gathering in their home. And for continuing…
“The only way to erase the margins is to stand with those who are at them.” ― Father Gregory Boyle That is just one gem that I quickly typed into my phone while listening to "G" as his reformed gang members affectionately call him. I had the great fortune of hearing and meeting Father Gregory Boyle at the annual Children’s Promise Conference a couple of weeks ago spoke. In addition…
Ryan D. Ward THUR, JUN 1, 2023 | 7:30-9:00 pm MDT Explore how our eternal salvation is tied to temporal liberation and justice for the least of these. Discover how this is central to the Restoration's purpose and must become central to the current Church. IN-PERSON GATHERING: Home of Ed and Kristen Iversen 3582 Oak Rim Way Salt Lake City, UT 84109 If there is no parking to be found…
“The Savior’s message is clear: His true disciples build, lift, encourage, persuade, and inspire—no matter how difficult the situation. True disciples of Jesus Christ are peacemakers.” ― President Russell Nelson. Those who know me know that while I love and appreciate much about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, there is also much I find in need of further restoration/rehabilitation/revelation. (I could say the same for myself!) While…
Christian Kimball FRI, MAY 12, 2023 | 7:30-9:00 pm MDT Who’s buying the book, Living on the Inside of the Edge: A Survival Guide? And Why? What themes and ideas about this approach to remaining (or not) a participant in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints resonate with you? Or don't? IN-PERSON GATHERING: Home of Ed and Kristen Iversen 3582 Oak Rim Way Salt Lake City, UT 84109 If…
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