April 9, 2026

Conference Agenda – Friday, August 4, 2023

2023 FAIR Conference Sponsor (1500 × 500 px) (2500 × 500 px)

8:00 am
Check in at Experience Event Center. Live Streaming page is active & tech support available.


8:55 am
Welcome by Scott Gordon, opening prayer.

9:00 am
Jenny Reeder

The Eliza R. Snow Project


10:00 am
John Gee

The Covenant to Defend the Kingdom of God

10:30 am
Ralph Hancock

The Restored Gospel and the New Liberalism: The Inescapability of Political Apologetics


11:00 am
Ty & Danielle Mansfield and Skyler & Amanda Sorensen*

Equally Yoked in Love and Truth: Navigating LGBTQ+ Experiences as a Latter-day Saint (*this panel discussion, moderated by Cassandra Hedelius, is in-person only and will not be live streamed)

12:00 PM
Lunch  – Catering by Green Hollow Catering: Chicken salad wrap, clubhouse wrap or buffalo chicken wrap, potato or macaroni salad, chips, cookie

12:50 pm
FAIR Business: updates on FAIR, John Taylor Award & other presentations

01:00 pm
Keith Erekson

Making Sense of Your Patriarchal Blessing


02:00 pm
Jennifer Roach

Shedding Light on the Complexities: Understanding Abuse within the LDS Church


03:00 pm

Afternoon Break

03:15 pm
Brant Gardner

Reading Over Mormon’s Shoulder: Watching Mormon fulfill the two purposes listed in the Title Page


04:15 pm
Steve Densley

Proving the Church is True


05:15 pm
Closing. Conference adjourns until 2024.

*not available via streaming

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