LDSES Book Group
Our January book selection is The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World. Join us by Zoom.
Our January book selection is The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World. Join us by Zoom.
The LDSES book group meets six times a year, on the first Wednesday of alternate months. Our March selection will be The Sacred in Nature, by Frederick Krueger. Our May selection will be An Immense World, by Ed Yong.
Join us by Zoom to discuss An Immense World. Contact Peter Ashcroft for more information, or to be added to the mailing list.
Join us by Zoom July 5 to discuss Evolving Faith by Steven Peck. Contact Peter Ashcroft for more information, or to be added to the mailing list.
In the Company of Stewards meetings hearken back to how a company of pioneers would circle their wagons for the night and gather together for uplifting and constructive conversation. These meetings are held on Zoom, facilitated by a host, and recorded for publication on the Latter-day Saint Earth Stewardship. Register at: https://ldsearthstewardship.org/in-the-company-of-stewards/
In the Company of Stewards meetings hearken back to how a company of pioneers would circle their wagons for the night and gather together for uplifting and constructive conversation. These meetings are held on Zoom, facilitated by a host, and recorded for publication on the Latter-day Saint Earth Stewardship. Register at: https://ldsearthstewardship.org/in-the-company-of-stewards/
In the Company of Stewards meetings hearken back to how a company of pioneers would circle their wagons for the night and gather together for uplifting and constructive conversation. These meetings are held on Zoom, facilitated by a host, and recorded for publication on the Latter-day Saint Earth Stewardship. Register at: https://ldsearthstewardship.org/in-the-company-of-stewards/
In the Company of Stewards meetings hearken back to how a company of pioneers would circle their wagons for the night and gather together for uplifting and constructive conversation. These meetings are held on Zoom, facilitated by a host, and recorded for publication on the Latter-day Saint Earth Stewardship. Register at: https://ldsearthstewardship.org/in-the-company-of-stewards/
Join us at the annual LDSES Fall Forum on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 4 pm at the Sweet Branch of the Salt Lake City Library (455 E Ninth Ave, Salt Lake City, UT 84103). Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/R2kTHHDfJGNjfQqA9 The theme of this year’s forum is “Stewardship in Practice: Next Steps in Taking Care of the Earth”. Panelists from LDSES will discuss what stewardship means. Now that we know it’s a gospel principle, where do we go from here? How do we follow this principle in our everyday lives? This discussion will be moderated by author, professor, and environmental advocate George Handley. Panelists include Shelly Parkin, Lucy Harper, Chip Oscarson, and Teresa Gomez. Light refreshments to follow. This event is in-person, but a recording will be available on YouTube later.
In this short but deeply powerful book, the bestselling historian of religion Karen Armstrong re-sacralizes nature for modern times. Drawing on her vast knowledge of the world’s religious traditions, she vividly describes nature’s central place in spirituality across the centuries. In bringing this age-old wisdom to life, Armstrong shows modern readers how to rediscover nature’s potency and form a connection to something greater than ourselves. ABOUT THE BOOK GROUP HOST: Tom Cain has been practicing law for 43 years, for 27 of which he taught at John F. Kennedy College of Law, a local SF Bay Area law school. From 2000 – 2017, he was the founder and Program Director for The Congress of Neutrals, a non-profit, recruiting and training mediators for the Superior Court, State of California. Tom is married to Kazume Cain, who was raised on a farm in Japan. They have two daughters, one who is also a lawyer, and the other who is his law office manager. They have been active in the Berkeley Ward for 28 years, except for three years when he served as a Bishop in Oakland. His current calling is as the Ward Sustainability Chief.
On Wednesday, February 14th LDSES will be keepers of the Great Salt Lake Vigil at the Capitol 2024, to celebrate and amplify awareness of our love for the Great Salt Lake. We will be delivering a “Thank you for your work to save The Great Salt Lake!” valentines (shown above) to every House and Senate member, as well as to Governor Cox’s office. 4:30 PM: We’ll meet on the East steps of the Utah State Capitol and hand-deliver Valentines to Governor Cox’s office 5:00 – 6:00 PM We’ll meet on the east steps of the Utah State Capitol to carry brine shrimp puppets, flocks of birds, and other lake species around the Capitol, walking clockwise until 6:00 PM. For those of you with an LDSES bandana, be sure to wear it! Sign up here. This event is appropriate for adults and children. We encourage adults to bring kids and grandkids. We need many hearts and hands! Be sure to Like and Share our Instagram and Facebook Posts for this event.
Our economic system is based on perpetual expansion, which is devastating the living world. There is only one solution that will lead to meaningful and immediate change: degrowth. If we want to have a shot at surviving the Anthropocene, we need to restore the balance. We need to change how we see the world and our place within it, shifting from a philosophy of domination and extraction to one that’s rooted in reciprocity with our planet’s ecology. You can register for this Zoom session here. In addition to our Zoom discussion, readers can share thoughts in our Goodreads group! ABOUT THE BOOK GROUP HOST: Marie is a retired clinical psychologist who loves having more time for friends, great-grandchildren, and the various projects she delayed until now. She loves travel and was fortunate to spend 2016-2017 in Gulu, Uganda building a mental health program for an NGO.