PROVO, UT
PERMIT #49
PAID
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION
U.S. POSTAGE
The 45th Annual
Brigham Young University
Sidney B. Sperry Symposium
Foundations
of the
Brigham Young University
Conferences and Workshops
136 Harman Continuing Education Building
Provo, Utah 84602
Fulfillment of the Covenant Purposes
04-03-2015
Friday, October 28, 2016, 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 29, 2016, 9:00 a.m.–noon
Joseph Smith Building • Brigham Young University • Provo, Utah
Admission is Free • No Registration Required
Further Information: 801-422-3611
Painting, “Jesus Christ Appearing to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland Temple,” by Gary Smith
Sponsored by Brigham Young University
Religious Education, Division of Continuing Education,
and LDS Seminaries and Institutes of Religion
Friday, October 28, 2016
Time
6:30 P.M.
JSB Auditorium
8:30 P.M.
207 MARB
221 MARB
Life After Death: Introduction and Progression of
Doctrine in the Funeral Sermons of Joseph Smith
The Plan of Salvation–An Alternate Method of Teaching
Keynote Address: Robert L. Millet: The Morning Breaks: The Glorious Light of Restoration,
Ancient Scripture, emeritus; Former Dean of Religious Education, BYU
The Doctrines of Eternal Marriage and Eternal
Families
7:30 P.M.
206 MARB
Daniel K. Judd
Ancient Scripture
BYU
Jacob D. Judd
S&I Coordinator, Chicago
Director, Chicago Institute of Religion
Hyrum Smith’s Liberty Jail Letters
Kenneth L. Alford and
Craig K. Manscill
Church History and Doctrine
BYU
Quinten Barney and
Zachary Horton
S&I, Utah
Allen Blake Boatright
Adjunct, Church History and Doctrine
BYU
The History and Doctrine of the Adam-ondiAhman Revelation (D&C 116)
The Education of a Prophet: The Role of the New
Translation of the Bible in the Life of Joseph Smith
“Her Borders Must Be Enlarged”: Evolving
Conceptions of Zion
The Articles of Faith: A Framework for Teaching the
History and Doctrine of the Restoration
Alexander L. Baugh
Chair, Church History and Doctrine
BYU
David A. LeFevre
Independent Scholar
Taunalyn F. Rutherford
Adjunct, Church History and Doctrine
BYU
Ryan S. Gardner
Religious Education
BYU-Idaho
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Time
9:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
JSB Auditorium
207 MARB
“Here Is Wisdom; Yea, to Be a Seer, a Revelator, ... and a Prophet”
The Restoration of the Perpetual Covenant to
Hallow the Sabbath Day
William W. Phelps: His Contributions to
Understanding the Restoration
Craig James Ostler and Lloyd D. Newell
Church History and Doctrine
BYU
Mary Jane Woodger
Church History and Doctrine
BYU
Bruce A. Van Orden
Church History and Doctrine, emeritus
BYU
What Is a Temple?
“Unless I Could Get More Wisdom, I Would Never
Know”: The First Vision, A Pattern for Spiritual
Learning
Framing the Restoration and Gathering: Orson
Hyde and Early Mormon Understandings of Israel,
Jews, and the Second Coming
Barbara Morgan Gardner
Church History and Doctrine
BYU
Andrew C. Reed
Church History and Doctrine
BYU
Richard O. Cowan
Church History and Doctrine, emeritus
BYU
Evaluating Latter-day Saint Doctrine
11:00 A.M.
Closing
Session
206 MARB
Anthony R. Sweat, Michael Hubbard
MacKay, & Gerrit J. Dirkmaat
Church History and Doctrine
BYU
221 MARB
Learning Line Upon Line, Precept Upon Precept as
Demonstrated in the Life and Teachings of the Prophet
Joseph Smith
Jared A. Jepson
S&I, Utah
Visiting Instructor, Ancient Scripture
BYU
“A Covenant and a Deed Which Cannot Be Broken”:
The Continuing Saga of Consecration
Casey Paul Griffiths
Church History and Doctrine
BYU
Cover Art / Inside Illustration: “Jesus Christ Appearing to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland Temple,” by Gary Smith © LDS Church, Intellectual Reserve
Foundations of the Restoration: Fulfillment of the Covenant Purposes
Forty-Fifth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium