Sunstone

We're excited to announce our 2024 Symposium theme, "New Rooms & Heirlooms," and we'd love to see your submissions!

In case you missed it, the Sunstone Mormon History Podcast made it to Zion! Listen to the latest from Lindsay and Bryan as they cover the saints' arrival to the Salt Lake Valley!

Purchasable audio from any and all sessions from our 2023 Symposium is now up on our website!

Here with a couple hundred folks listening to @maklelan deliver @SunstoneOrg’s plenary address.

Come see us at @SunstoneOrg. We have a raffle going, some books for sales, and free stickers and pins. #donationswelcome #amrel #mxrel #mormonstudies #mormexhist

Thanks to everyone who came to see @kkdumez last night! We had a blast and we can't wait for the rest of the presentations this weekend!

On Saturday, @HendrixKomoto, @shoshonelder, and John Dinger will be discussing violence in Mormon history and Bradley Anderson, David Ostler, and Kameron Gonzalez will analyze the moral value messages of the past fifty years of LDS General Conference.

Additionally on Friday, Larissa Kanno Kindred will be speaking about research on LDS women and garments and Malia Kealana Burgess will be leading a workshop on connecting with our ancestors (attendees will create a collage for display so please bring photos of your ancestors!).

Here are a few more sessions we want to shout out heading into the Symposium weekend! On Friday, @FemiLinzi and @muchcrap will take a deep dive into curses and ciphers of Mormon history (think of it as a live, bonus episode of @sunstonehistpod)

We have to take a moment to shout out the incredible Matt Page for this illustration! You can see him talk about how he interfaces with Mormonism through humor and satire on Friday as the Symposium!

So excited for @kkdumez’s @SunstoneOrg lecture tomorrow night. If you’re in Utah, you should attend—it’s free!

Head over to sunstone.org/2023-schedule/ for a complete list of presentations and activities! We're excited to see you next weekend!

Fascinating presentations on current events include a panel on contemporary Mormon poetry, a panel on wealth inequality, and a deep dive into "Mormon TikTok."

This is your last week to pre-register for the 2023 Symposium! Here's a thread highlighting some of what you'll see next weekend in Sandy: