The Rise and Fall of Sunstone Magazine - Elbert Peck (re-broadcast) | Ep. 2045 скачать в хорошем качестве

The Rise and Fall of Sunstone Magazine - Elbert Peck (re-broadcast) | Ep. 2045

Join us today as we resurface another classic Mormon Stories episode! Originally filmed in 2007, this interview is with Elbert Peck who was the editor of Sunstone Magazine from 1986-2001. Topics will include: -His early years in Washington D.C. -His time at BYU with the Seventh East Press publication -What led to him taking over Sunstone Magazine -Interactions with other key Sunstone members -Events leading up to the September Six excommunications of 1993 -The decline of Sunstone publications We hope you enjoy the re-broadcast of this important interview, and look forward to seeing all of you at the 50th anniversary Sunstone Symposium this weekend! (July 31st - August 1st) Show notes can be found on the Mormon Stories blog here: https://www.mormonstories.org/the-ris... Timecodes: 00:00:00 John’s Introduction 00:04:49 The rebroadcast begins 00:07:31 His mission experience 00:10:05 The Seventh East Press 00:12:25 He came to Sunstone and worked there full-time 00:20:43 Sunstone was hugely in debt at the beginning 00:24:39 He wanted to bring in more faithful voices into the magazine 00:28:44 What role was he hoping Sunstone would play in Mormonism? 00:30:58 They published George P. Lee’s criticism of the church 00:38:55 Other landmark issues that they published? 00:42:04 Elder Oaks gave a talk on “alternate voices” 00:47:20 They started the symposiums with prayer and he was criticized for it 00:47:58 Carol Lynn Pearson stories 00:50:47 Eugene England interactions 01:02:34 Why was 1993 crucial for Sunstone? 01:05:25 Conversations between Sunstone leaders and General Authorities 01:10:45 Church leaders got mad at the Sunstone magazines 01:14:41 Elbert was called in by his Stake President for publishing an article on the temple changes 01:20:31 The church framing Sunstone as a cancer “This cancer is growing” 01:27:34 John pushes back against Elbert Peck and what an open forum means 01:32:20 Daniel meets with Elder Oaks 01:34:01 The leaders believed that Sunstone was trying to change the church 01:39:06 Details of the September Six in 1993 01:47:02 Sunstone’s finances were in the toilet at this point 01:53:00 How does he feel about his contributions? ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?d... Patreon:   / mormonstories   Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonsto... Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @mormonstories   Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon:   / mormonstories   ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7d... 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🖼️Instagram:   / mormstories   📱TikTok:   / mormonstoriespodcast   🎮Discord:   / discord   Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117