Scholars and students gather at Mormon History Association Conference
Published: Saturday, July 7, 2012
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CALGARY, ALBERTA
Enthusiasts from far-flung locales gathered for the 47th annual Mormon
History Association Conference, held this year in western Canada on the
campus of the University of Calgary June 28-July 1.
Photo by Melanie Lloyd
Attendees at Mormon History Association Conference enjoyed Banff National Park and Lake Louise in pre-conference tour.
More than 130 scholars and students delivered presentations in nearly 50
sessions. The organization casts a wide net, with participants who may or
may not be Latter-day Saints and who hold various points of view.
Staff members from the Church History Department are actively involved
in the association; Richard L. Jensen, a senior historian in the department
was the association president this year, and Elder Marlin K. Jensen, Church
Historian and Recorder, delivered the traditional Sunday devotional address
concluding the conference.
The Canadian province of Alberta is rich in LDS history, and some
conference attendees availed themselves of pre- and post-conference tours,
visiting towns founded by Church members in the late 1800s or taking in
nearby Banff and Waterton Lakes national parks and historic sites.
On these pages are reports of a few of the conference presentations.
Other coverage has been carried in the Mormon Times supplement to the
Deseret News. Other articles from the conference are planned for future
issues of the Church News.
rscott@desnews.com
Photo by Melanie Lloyd
Attendees at Mormon History Association Conference enjoyed Banff National Park and Lake Louise in pre-conference tour.
Photo by Melanie Lloyd
Attendees at Mormon History Association Conference enjoyed Banff National Park and Lake Louise in pre-conference tour.
Photo by Melanie Lloyd
Attendees at Mormon History Association Conference enjoyed Banff National Park and Lake Louise in pre-conference tour.
Photo by Melanie Lloyd
Attendees at Mormon History Association Conference enjoyed Banff National Park and Lake Louise in pre-conference tour.
Photo by Melanie Lloyd
Attendees at Mormon History Association Conference enjoyed Banff National Park and Lake Louise in pre-conference tour.
Photo by Melanie Lloyd
Attendees at Mormon History Association Conference enjoyed Banff National Park and Lake Louise in pre-conference tour.
Photo by Melanie Lloyd
Attendees at Mormon History Association Conference enjoyed Banff National Park and Lake Louise in pre-conference tour.
Photo by Melanie Lloyd
Attendees at Mormon History Association Conference enjoyed Banff National Park and Lake Louise in pre-conference tour.
Photo by Melanie Lloyd
Attendees at Mormon History Association Conference enjoyed Banff National Park and Lake Louise in pre-conference tour.
Photo by Melanie Lloyd
Attendees at Mormon History Association Conference enjoyed Banff National Park and Lake Louise in pre-conference tour.
Photo by Melanie Lloyd
Attendees at Mormon History Association Conference enjoyed Banff National Park and Lake Louise in pre-conference tour.
