The Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research (FAIR)
is pleased to announce the
Fourteenth Annual Mormon Apologetics Conference
August 2–3, 2012
Description
The FAIR Conference is an annual event that brings together scholars, apologists, and interested individuals from a variety of areas. Each comes with a unique perspective on history, science, or theology, and all come with a desire to help defend the gospel and share evidences of its truth.
The FAIR Conference is a great way to get informed. This year’s conference is geared toward providing the information and answers you need to faithfully deal with the criticisms leveled against the Church and gospel.
Each year we strive to present speakers that address wide-ranging topics. We are in the process of finalizing
our speaker lineup, which should be posted here in the near future. We invite you to join us for a frank, thought-provoking, faith-building, and enjoyable experience. Come see what the excitement is all about!
—Scott Gordon
President of FAIR
Location
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This year’s conference will be held at South Towne Exposition Center Make sure you know where to attend; for |
Speakers
Confirmed speakers include Rosemary Avance, Don Bradley, Brant Gardner, John Gee, Darius Gray, Brian Hales, Joshua Johanson, Neylan McBaine, Ugo Perego, Dan Peterson, Royal Skousen, John Sorenson, Jack Welch, and Hartt Wixom.
To see a sampling of conference presentations from previous years, visit this page.
Schedule
Conference sessions begin at 9:00 am each day and end at 5:45 pm. Registration is available before the first session each day. Dress is business casual.
| Thursday Schedule | ||||
| Time | Speaker/Event | Presentation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Registration | |||
| 8:50 am | Opening | |||
| 9:00 am | Joshua Johanson | Navigating the Labyrinth Surrounding Homosexual Desire | ||
| 10:00 am | John Sorenson | Reading Mormon’s Codex | ||
| 11:00 pm | Neylan McBaine | To Do the Business of the Church: A Cooperative Paradigm for Examining Gendered Participation Within Church Organizational Structure | ||
| 12:00 pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:00 pm | Royal Skousen | Do We Need to Make Changes to the Book of Mormon Text? | ||
| 2:00 pm | Darius Gray | No Johnny-Come-Lately: The 182-Year-Long BLACK Mormon Moment | ||
| 3:00 pm | Snack Break | |||
| 3:15 pm | Brian C. Hales | Joseph Smith’s Sexual Polyandry and the Emperor’s New Clothes: On Closer Inspection, What Do We Find? | ||
| 4:15 pm | Ugo Perego | Book of Mormon Genetics: A Reappraisal | ||
| 5:15 pm | Closing | |||
| Friday Schedule | ||||
| Time | Speaker/Event | Presentation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 am | Registration | |||
| 9:00 am | Jack Welch | Forty-five Years of Chiasmus Conversations, Criteria, and Creativity: What Chiasmus Proves and Does Not Prove | ||
| 10:00 am | Brant Gardner | From the East to the West: The Problem of Directions in the Book of Mormon | ||
| 11:00 pm | John Gee | Book of Abraham, I Presume | ||
| 12:00 am | Lunch | |||
| 12:50 pm | FAIR Business | |||
| 1:00 pm | Rosemary Avance | Seeing the Light: Parallels in Mormon Conversion and De-conversion Stories | ||
| 2:00 pm | Don Bradley | Piercing the Veil: Temple Worship in the Lost 116 Pages | ||
| 3:00 pm | Snack Break | |||
| 3:15 pm | Hartt Wixam | Perception and Reality: Then and Now | ||
| 4:15 pm | Dan Peterson | Of ‘Mormon Studies’ and Apologetics | ||
| 5:15 pm | Closing | |||
Lunch
Lunch is not included as part of your conference registration for those who register after July 16, 2012. Food is available from nearby establishments (the closest is about a block away).
Hotel
The official hotel for the FAIR Conference is the Best Western Cottontree, just minutes away from the South Towne Exposition Center. Rooms are available for only $84 per night (plus tax), which includes high-speed wireless Internet access; a great breakfast of eggs, hash browns, waffles, French toast, etc.; and free shuttle to the conference. This special FAIR Conference room rate is only available through July 15, 2012.
To make your reservations, contact the hotel at 800-662-6886. Tell them you want a FAIR Conference room, or use the confirmation number 902508.
Best Western Cottontree
10695 South Auto Mall Drive
Sandy, UT 84070
801-523-8484
Registration Information
Online registration is now closed. Registration is available at the door. Full conference (2 days without lunch) is available for $59.95, single-day (either Thursday or Friday, without lunch) is available for $29.95, and students receive a $10 discount, with valid student ID. Registration opens at 8:00 a.m. each day.
Conference Streaming
This year we are providing Conference streaming for your Windows, Android, Apple, and even Roku devices. Here is a way for you to have your own FAIR Conference in your home or office. We have updated our technology on this, so the price for streaming the conference into your home, or to your phones, computers or tablets is $15 for each day or $25 for both days.
- Sign up for full-conference streaming (both days)
- Sign up for Thursday-only streaming
- Sign up for Friday-only streaming
Streaming includes both audio and video. Due to the nature of streaming, some presentation content may be illegible. When you sign up, in the comments section please mention which device or devices you are planning on using (Roku, iphone, ipad, Android tablet, etc.).
Previous Conference Presentations
To see a sampling of conference presentations from previous years, visit this page.
