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“Your great mistake is to act the drama as if you were alone” ― David Whyte David Whyte pulls us back into the wonderous reality and opportunity which await us in the simple living of our lives. The news of the world breaks our hearts. Again and again. Such headlines and images can fill us with despair and darkness. And anger and distress. But there is more awaiting us than…
Charles Inouye MON, JUNE 6, 2022 | 7:30-9:00 pm MST Explore how viewing the Proclamation through the lens of yin and yang offer us new perspectives. IN-PERSON GATHERING AND VIA ZOOM: Home of Ed and Kristen Iversen 3582 Oak Rim Way Salt Lake City, UT 84109 It may be advisable to bring a light folding chair. Thank you. If there is no parking to be found near the home…
“We have to belong to ourselves as much as we need to belong to others. Any belonging that asks us to betray ourselves is not true belonging.” “Nothing that celebrates the humiliation or pain of another person builds lasting connection.” ― Brené Brown, Atlas of the Heart “Your own experiences and the echoes of your ancestors’ experiences influence the way you think, feel, and behave. They are major determinants of…
Susan Meredith Hinckley & Cynthia Winward FRI, MAY 6, 2022 | 7:30-9:00 pm MST What might change if enough Latter-day Saint women began to speak openly and honestly about their feelings and experiences? IN-PERSON GATHERING AND VIA ZOOM: Jim and Judy McConkie. 3373 S Oakwood St Salt Lake City, Utah 84109 Or your home via Zoom. Thanks to Jim and Judy and Bryant and Aimee McConkie for sharing their…
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. It strikes me that this statement, written by Dr. King while in the Birmingham Jail April 16, 1963, correlates well with the Christian celebration of Easter. It was aimed at Christian leaders who failed…
“First thing in the morning you look after yourself, you brush your teeth and wash your face, don’t you? Well, the second thing you must do is to look after the planet.” ― Antoine De Saint-Exupery Every era has its challenges. We have the horror of Russia invading Ukraine in this moment. And while poverty, crime, illness, hunger, slavery—even war—are at historic lows, it feels unusually challenging in this moment.…
Bleu Adams - Manda/Hidatsa/Dine THUR, APRIL 7, 2022 | 7:30-9:00 pm MST Explore a Case Study on Food Colonialism and Environmental Justice and How We Can Better Care For the Earth, First Nations, and Each Other. GATHERING VIA ZOOM: Thanks to Jana Spangler for continuing to host us via Zoom. Below is some helpful info for being part of a Zoom convo. Also below is the Zoom link. This is…
“Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Wilcox and the rest of us used this opportunity to listen, learn, and grow, rather than to retrench into our predictable patterns of seeking offenders for a word and then defending at all costs our friends?” ― Patrick Mason, Public Square Magazine In the quote above, Patrick Mason was referencing a recent talk that Brother Brad Wilcox (a counselor in the Young Men's Presidency…
Michael Austin THUR, MAR 3, 2022 | 7:30-9:00 pm MST Explore why some choose to remain involved in a Church, even when it conflicts at times with their own moral compass. This will be framed within the philosophical concept of eudaimonia, or “the good life.” GATHERING VIA ZOOM Thanks to Jana Spangler for continuing to host us via Zoom. Below is some helpful info for being part of a Zoom…
Patrick Mason & David Pulsipher FRI, FEB, 4 2022 | 7:30-9:00 pm MST How can the distinctive principles within the Restoration and Christian tradition help us personally renounce violence and proclaim peace? GATHERING VIA ZOOM Thanks to Jana Spangler for continuing to host us via Zoom. Below is some helpful info for being part of a Zoom convo. Also below is the Zoom link. This is an open group.…
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