UtahTexan Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 ok.....geez....5 months ago I was anti-LDS living in Texas in a nice house and with a great job. Now, I am LDS, living in an apartment in SLC looking for a job. Now the question....should I go in person or stream it?
Calm Posted August 6, 2015 Author Posted August 6, 2015 You can still buy streaming, walkins are welcome too. Lunch is available at closeby restaurants.If you happen to be downtown Provo for a few hours, at least come visit the bookstore.
mfbukowski Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 Absolutely fantastic talks today- Margaret Barker's was a paradigm shifter and worth the price of admission all by itself! Mary as the weaver of thetemple veil mixed with Hebrews 10:20? Are you kidding me?? Powerful powerful stuff. It's enough to make one re-think the whole theology of the Holy ghost. Very important talk for LDS.
Nofear Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 I agree that Barker's talk was great. She never spoke about Heavenly Mother being the spouse of Heavenly Father but only as the mother of Jesus. There are some definite theological differences. Doesn't make any of her re-translation work wrong, only that she lacks acceptance of a broader base that would offer better contextualization. Anyway, that was my take. I describe her as a kind of protestant Nibley.
Calm Posted August 7, 2015 Author Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) I was so mad I missed it. Hopefully tonight i will get to sleep before 7am so I can make it at 9 instead of noon.My favorite of the afternoon ones was Chapman's plural marriage, nice mix of facts and stories. I think I will enjoy Larsen's temple talk more in print, that kind of information I prefer to read to take my time mullimg over. I enjoyed Dennis and Gordon as well, just they won't have the long term impact for me of the other two talks. (Hope I got the names right)And in hopes of early to bed (for me), think I will sign off now. Edited August 7, 2015 by calmoriah
Scott Lloyd Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 Largest attendance ever. Scott just told me there were 625 registrants and more than 300 streaming.
Calm Posted August 8, 2015 Author Posted August 8, 2015 I am thinking another year or two, we will have to get a bigger room.
Bernard Gui Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) It was fantastic. I was able to attend and for the first time bring along Sister Gui, our daughter Artiminia,our son Postfusio, and his wife Estrafina. They each had their favorite presentations and were so happy they went.Got to meet Scott Lloyd and Mark Bukowski.....both far more handsome than I had imagined.Wished Dan Peterson had had more time. Edited August 8, 2015 by Bernard Gui 1
Calm Posted August 8, 2015 Author Posted August 8, 2015 Okay, next time Mark or Scott have better drag you over to meet me...I am disappointed I missed out. 1
mfbukowski Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 It was fantastic. I was able to attend and for the first time bring along Sister Gui, our daughter Artiminia,our son Postfusio, and his wife Estrafina. They each had their favorite presentations and were so happy they went.Got to meet Scott Lloyd and Mark Bukowski.....both far more handsome than I had imagined.Wished Dan Peterson had had more time.Who knew you were funny?I also got to meet nofear and saw cliff again so there!Missed Scott grrrr
Calm Posted August 8, 2015 Author Posted August 8, 2015 Next year we must arrange a table at lunchtime to eat together. 2
mfbukowski Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 Got to meet Scott Lloyd and Mark Bukowski.....both far more handsome than I had imagined. The check is in the mail. 2
Calm Posted August 8, 2015 Author Posted August 8, 2015 Streaming the archived videos will be available in a few days, as soon as Trevor can get them all up. You can buy the service immediately, so don't panic if they don't appear for a day or two. I will try and remember to abnounce when it is a go.
Duncan Posted August 9, 2015 Posted August 9, 2015 http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-pr-leader-shares-insights-at-fairmormon-conference Bro. Otterson's talk is now available
Calm Posted August 9, 2015 Author Posted August 9, 2015 The name will likely be changed, I believe it is "On the Record" but by the time I noticed everyone was likely in bed. Loved the talk.
Calm Posted August 9, 2015 Author Posted August 9, 2015 (edited) I have posted the links to video and transcript in a thread of its own. The video has the q and a, not the transcript.I think I will suggest we transcribe the q and a...but since it isn't actually "we" but someone else who does the work, I don't know if it will happen (there is a massive amount of stuff already committed to and the transcribing committee is small...I've tried to do some, but my tech and skills just don't make it viable at this point).The transcript is what he gave us, I believe, so may be slightly different if he adlibbed or added some thoughts. Edited August 9, 2015 by calmoriah
Bernard Gui Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 Next year we must arrange a table at lunchtime to eat together.Yes!
Calm Posted August 12, 2015 Author Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) Remind me. I will forget that I made the suggestion in eleven months and probably won't think of it until after the conference like this year. I need to ask the PTB before everything is neatly arranged, maybe ask for a table the northeast corner...though it gets noisy. Maybe an announcement of where to meet if we can't get a table when Scott is making the announcements. Maybe I will just make my own title of liberty variation to attract interested parties. Edited August 12, 2015 by calmoriah
Kevin Christensen Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 It was fun to be at FAIR this year. Great talks on both days. Meeting lots of people, putting faces to many names. I probably overloaded a bit, meeting so many people who actually knew who I am. Publication is so often like dropping feathers down a well. At FAIR I actually had the opportunity to hear some splashes. Margaret was delightful, as always. After lunch one day, I ran across Margaret talking with Maxine Hanks, and got a picture. The Interpreter dinner on Saturday was also fun. Kevin Christensen Canonsburgh, PA 2
mfbukowski Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 Streaming the archived videos will be available in a few days, as soon as Trevor can get them all up. You can buy the service immediately, so don't panic if they don't appear for a day or two. I will try and remember to abnounce when it is a go.So are you ready to abnounce it? (I have to rib you since you are always perfect in every way otherwise... )
BFUBFBEO'Brien Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 All videos are up, for those who purchased streaming, at fairmormon.org/streaming. Also, the Otterson Q&A has been transcribed and is available at http://www.fairmormon.org/perspectives/fair-conferences/2015-fairmormon-conference/on-the-record
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