The JWHA board has planned a Golden Jubilee Celebration of all things JWHA including a lineup of speakers and sessions certain to recall and expand interest in Restoration history.
Please note: the agenda presented here is a draft and subject to change.
Items marked with (RS) indicate the presentation is part of the Restoration Studies track.
Click on the Session Numbers for Abstract & Bio.
| Time | Session | Presenter(s) | Location | |
| Friday, September 16, 2022 Designated 70s Day – Join us dressed in your favorite 70s attire |
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| 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. | 50 Years: A Snapshot | Theatre 2 | ||
| 7:30 – 9:15 a.m. | Light breakfast (included in registration fee) | Main Foyer | ||
| 8:00 a.m. Chair: Sherry Mesle-Morain |
Panel 201 | Restoration(s); Scholars in Dialogue from Community of Christ and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Casey Paul Griffiths Scott Esplin Matthew J. Frizzell Alonzo L. Gaskill MacLane Heward David Howlett Taunalyn Ford Katherine Hill Lachlan Mackay Barbara Morgan Gardner |
Sanctuary |
| 9:00 a.m. | Book Signing | Restoration(s); Scholars in Dialogue from Community of Christ and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | ||
| 9:00 a.m. | Break | Main Foyer/2nd Level | ||
| 9:30 a.m. Chair: Brian Hales |
Breakout 211 | ‘A Flickering Flame’: Exploring the Challenges and Possibilities of Reimagining British Mormon Heritage | Naomi Krüger | Lecture Hall |
| Reorganized Latter Day Saints in London, England: A 60 Year Overview | Peter A. Judd | |||
| 9:30 a.m. Chair: Melvin Johnson |
Breakout 212 | Eldridge Cleaver and W. Cleon Skousen: Mormonism’s Right Wing Odd Couple | Newell G. Bringhurst | Continents Room |
| A Tale of Two Religions: LDS and RLDS Responses to Civil Rights | Matthew L. Harris | |||
| 9:30 a.m. Chair: Scott Esplin |
Breakout 213 | From RLDS to Community of Christ—A Personal Journey | David Wilson | Theatre 1 |
| The Role of Reason in the Transformation of the RLDS Church to ‘Community of Christ’ | William D. Russell | |||
| 9:30 a.m. Chair: Katherine Hill |
Panel 214 | By Study and Faith—Community Christ Seminary at Graceland University turns 20 | Dr. Don H. Compier Dr. Stassi D. Cramm Dr. Matthew J Frizzell Rev. Dr. Zac Harmon-McLaughlin |
Peacemakers Room |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break | Main Foyer/2nd Level | ||
| 11:15 a.m. Chair: Peter Judd |
Breakout 221 | Joseph Smith and the Historical Arc of Plural Marriage: 1829 to 1844 | Brian C. Hales | Lecture Hall |
| 11:15 a.m. Chair: David Howlett |
Breakout 222 | Reconstructing the Strangite Colony on Beaver Island, 1846–1849 | Vickie Speek | Continents Room |
| ‘In Love and Union’: The Published Writings of Mr. Charles J. Douglass, Secret Plural Wife of a Mormon King | Kyle Beshears | |||
| 11:15 a.m. Chair: Makoto Hunter |
Breakout 223 | Dialogue Toward Social Justice: Bill Russell’s Advocacy | Katherine Hill Cynthia Gardner |
Theatre 1 |
| RLDS Young Adults on Mission: Older Youth Service Corps, 1964–1973 | Katherine Pollock | |||
| 11:15 a.m. Chair: Barbara Jones Brown |
Breakout 224 | A Conversation between Sandra Tanner and Ronald V. Huggins, author of Signature Press’ Lighthouse: Jerald and Sandra Tanner Beloved and Despised Critics of Mormonism (2022) | Sandra Tanner Ronald V. Huggins |
Peacemakers Room |
| 12:30 p.m. | Awards Luncheon – included in registration fee 50th Anniversary Special Award Nominees Nominated Books Nominated Articles |
Lower Assembly Room | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | Break | |||
| 3:00 p.m. Chair: Kyle Walker |
Breakout 241 | Priesthood Ontology and the Endowment | Michael Hubbard MacKay Dan Belnap |
Lecture Hall |
| In Sacred Loneliness: The Documents: An Introduction | Todd M. Compton | |||
| 3:00 p.m. Chair: Brian Passantino |
Breakout 242 | Latter Day Saints, Old Testament Christianity and the Puritan Influence on America | Scott A. Roberson | Continents Room |
| Independence, Jackson County, Missouri: Its Significance to the Restoration | R. Jean Addams | |||
| 3:00 p.m. Chair: David Grua |
Breakout 243 | Book of Mormon Perspectives in Restoration History | Paul DeBarthe | Theatre 1 |
| The Lost Ten Tribes and Latter-day Identities | Ryan Combs | |||
| 3:00 p.m. Chair: Naomi Krüger |
Breakout 244 | Joseph Smith’s Red Brick Store | Jill T. Brim | Peacemakers Room |
| Sewing Covenants: The Relief Society and Temple Garments CANCELLED | Hanna Seariac | |||
| 4:15 p.m. | Break | Main Foyer/2nd Level | ||
| 4:45 p.m. Chair: Ryan Combs |
Breakout 251 | Emma, Bertha, and Ada: ‘Be of good comfort. Yours in Bonds, Joseph Smith’ | Wendy Eaton | Lecture Hall |
| When Israel A. Smith Declined BYU’s Invite to the 1954 Dedication of Lucy Mack Smith Hall: Matriarchal Memory Signaling Patriarchal Priesthood | Makoto Hunter | |||
| 4:45 p.m. Chair: Katherine Pollock |
Breakout 252 | RLDS Feminist Networks | David Howlett | Continents Room |
| 4:45 p.m. Chair: Alex Baugh |
Breakout 253 | My Journey with Journey | Mark Scherer | Theatre 1 |
| My Old Old Path to Become a Community of Christ Historian | Daniel Kelty | |||
| 4:45 p.m. Chair: David Wilson |
Breakout 254 | Gnostic Mormonism: The History and Scriptures of Three Gnostic Branches of the Latter Day Saint Movement (RS) | Mike LeCheminant | Peacemakers Room |
| Enduring Principles in Community of Christ (RS) CANCELLED |
Matthew J. Frizzell | |||
| 6:00 p.m. | 50th Anniversary Celebration – included in registration fee Past President’s Gathering |
Main Foyer/2nd Level | ||
