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2005 Annual Meeting Program
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Thursday, September 29

3:00pm–7:45pm — REGISTRATION

8:00pm–9:15pm — PLENARY SESSION - STERLING M. MCMURRIN LECTURE

WELCOME:	Thomas F. Schwartz, Illinois State Historian.
PRESENTER:	“Comparing Joseph Smith with American Prophetesses Ellen G. White and Mary Baker Eddy.” — Ronald G. Numbers

Friday, September 30

8:00am–9:00am — BREAKFAST / PLENARY SESSION Breakfast served 7:30–9:00

PRESENTER:

“Editing the Joseph Smith Papers — A Progress Report.”
— Ron Esplin

9:15am–10:30am — CONCURRENT SESSIONS

SESSION 1:	“Joseph Smith’s Assassination — Two New Appraisals.”
PRESENTERS:	“Where is our Good Master Joseph?” — Nick Laterski “The Junius Conspiracy and the Assassination of Joseph Smith.” — Bob Wicks
SESSION 2:	“Contrasting Perspectives on Book of Mormon Origins.”
PRESENTERS:	“Handling the Golden Plates.” — John-Charles Duffy “A FARMS view of Book of Mormon Origins.” — Daniel Peterson
SESSION 3:	“The Violent Legacy of the Mormon Missouri Experience.”
PRESENTERS:	“The Sons of Dan Pay a Visit to Squire Black.” — Mark Ashurst-McGee “The Haun’s Mill Massacre in Missouri, Mormon, and Western History.” — Tom Spencer

10:45am–12:00pm — CONCURRENT SESSIONS

SESSION 1:	“Joseph Smith in Court and Secret Ceremonies.”
PRESENTERS:	“Joseph Smith’s Quorum of the Anointed, 1842-44” and “The Nauvoo Endowment Company, 1845-46.” — Devery Anderson “Joseph Smith’s 1843 Springfield Federal Court Appearance.” — David W. Grua
SESSION 2:	“Violence and Historical Inquiry in Nauvoo.”
PRESENTERS:	“Researching Nauvoo’s History: New Perspectives and Possibilities.” — Roger Launius “A Reinvestigation of the Murder of Ervin Hodge at Nauvoo.” — Bill Shepard
SESSION 3:	“Joseph Smith’s Early Associates.”
PRESENTERS:	“Professor Samuel L. Mitchell — A Confidant of Martin Harris.” — Richard L. Bennett “Jesse Gause: Forgotten Early Member of the First Presidency.” — Erin B. Jennings

12:15pm–2:15pm — LUNCH / PLENARY SESSION

An Author Meets the Critics: Richard L. Bushman’s A Rough Stone Rolling: A Biography of Joseph Smith.
PANELISTS:	Ronald Numbers, Mark Scherer, William Sutton
RESPONSE:	Richard L. Bushman

2:30pm–3:45pm — CONCURRENT SESSIONS

SESSION 1:	“Two Perspectives Joseph Smith and His Family.”
PRESENTERS:	“Vermont Universalism and Its Impact on Joseph Smith’s family.” — Bill Main “Joseph Smith’s Personality and the History of Early Mormonism.” — Ron Barney
SESSION 2:	“Priesthood and Hierarchy in the Restoration.”
PRESENTERS:	“Factional Priesthood in the early Reorganization.” — Robert Giertz “Diverging Trends in the Hierarchies of the LDS church and the Community of Christ.” — Michael Karpowicz
SESSION 3:	“Family and Community in Two Restorationist Traditions.”
PRESENTERS:	“Death and Resurrection in RLDS Atherton.” — David Howlett “A Kinship of Saints: The Concept of Family Among 19th Century Mormons.” — Craig Foster

4:00pm–5:15pm — PLENARY SESSION - DISTINGUISHED SENIOR SCHOLAR LECTURE

PRESENTER:

“Joseph Smith and Abraham Lincoln.”
— Richard L. Bushman

7:00pm–8:30pm — DINNER / PLENARY SESSION - DINNER WITH A FILMMAKER

PRESENTER:

“Joseph Smith in Film.”
— Richard Dutcher

Saturday, October 1

8:00am–9:00am — BREAKFAST / PLENARY SESSION Breakfast served 7:30–9:00

PRESENTER:

“Mormon Connections to Lincoln Era Springfield.”
— Bryon Andreason

9:15am–10:45am — CONCURRENT SESSIONS

SESSION 1:	“Gender and Race in the Restoration.”
PRESENTERS:	“Marietta Hodge Walker & the RLDS Woman’s Association.” — Amy Mohler “Does God Call Women to Preach?: Pauline Hancock and the Church of Christ.” — Jason R. Smith “Moving to the Mainstream: The Construction of Mormon ‘Whiteness’ in the West.” — Darron Smith
SESSION 2:	“Joseph Smith, Charles G. Finney and Ann Lee — Varieties of Religious Experience.”
PRESENTERS:	“Joseph Smith: Human and Vulnerable By His Own Account.” — Keith Wilson “The Conversion Experiences of Charles G. Finney & Joseph Smith, Jr.” — Rachel Cope “The Visionary Experiences of Joseph Smith and Ann Lee.” — Steve Taysom
SESSION 3:	“Archeological Perspectives and Mormon Cultural Identity.”
PRESENTERS:	“The Cultural Construction of the Mormon Religious Identity.” — Steve Olsen “Recent Kirtland Restoration Activities.” — Lachlan Mackay and Barbara Walden “Digging for Joseph Smith in Nauvoo.” — Paul DeBarthe

11:00am–12:15pm — CONCURRENT SESSIONS

SESSION 1:	“Issues of Gays and Violence in the Reorganization.”
PRESENTERS:	“Empowering Homosexuals: A History of GALA.” — William D. Russell “Violence and Tragedy: The Legacy of Jeffery Lundgren.” — Jeanne Murphey
SESSION 2:	“Strangite Latter Day Saints — Two Levels of Relationship.”
PRESENTERS:	“Strangite/Brighamite Interactions in Nauvoo.” — Robin Jensen “James Strang as viewed by the women in his life.” — Vickie Speek

12:30pm–5:30pm — FREE TIME TO EXPLORE HISTORIC SPRINGFIELD

5:30pm–6:45pm — PLENARY SESSION

Round Table Discussion: “Constructing the Mormon Image in Film, Fiction and Historic Preservation.”.
PANELISTS:	Richard Dutcher, Paul Edwards and Joyce Shireman

7:00pm–9:00pm — PRESIDENTIAL BANQUET

Presidential Address
	“Prophets and Prophecy in the Mormon Tradition(s).” — Jan Shipps

Sunday, October 2

9:00am–10:15am — PLENARY SESSION

Round Table Discussion: The 2004-5 Community of Christ Leadership Transition in Historical Perspective..
PANELISTS:	Paul Edwards, William D. Russell, Jan Shipps and Pat Spillman
MODERATOR:	Mark Scherer

10:30am–11:30am — WORSHIP SERVICE