11am, April 22, 2016, Dedication Ceremony for Circleville Massacre Monument, Circleville, UT
Dear ?Friends of State History:
The time has come to invite you on behalf of State History and the Town of Circleville, in coordination with the sovereign Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, to attend the dedication ceremony, for the Circleville Massacre Monument, in Circleville, Piute County, Utah on April 22nd, 11 am at Memorial Park (at the corner of Main St. and 1st East) US Highway 89, Circleville, UT 84723.
This date is the 150th Anniversary (April 1866 - April 2016) of this tragic historical event. The below listed organizations have come together, so to have a stone memorial in place for the 150th anniversary (the string of events occurring between April 22nd to 24th, 1866). See the attached brief historical document describing the massacre.
This massacre was the largest loss of Native American life in Utah's recent history (Mormon pioneers to the present).
The first phase of the memorial, is the setting of a eight foot Vermont grey granite memorial and base, inscribed under the direction of the Paiute Tribe of Utah. At the top of the monument is a base relief representation of an eagle, an important symbol to the Paiute people. As Phase II, a surrounding concrete walkway, electrification and benches will be added around the monument, to be completed by Fall 2016.
The organizing Parties:
The Utah Division State History
The Town of Circleville
The LDS Church History Department
Utah Westerners
Accommodations: If you wish to stay overnight, prior to the dedication program, we suggest that you seek accommodations (consider motel or bed & breakfast establishments) in Circleville, which is limited, and surrounding communities, including Panguitch, Richfield and other communities, which can be traveled from prior to the program on April 22nd at 11 am.
Thank you for your interest of this effort, to bring to light, to begin to address, and to memorialize this terrible event in Utah's history.
Brad Westwood
Director | State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO)
Utah Division of State History & Utah State Historical Society
300 South Rio Grande St. | Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
bradwestwood@utah.gov | Mobile: 801.367.6324 | Office: 801.245.7248
Web http://history.utah.gov/ | See also LinkedIn and Facebook
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March 12, 2016
The Second Interpreter Science and Mormonism Symposium
BODY, BRAIN, MIND & SPIRIT
- Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah, Classroom Building, Room 101.
- Free and Open to the Public, Keep an eye on this site for more information!
Science and Mormonism have nearly always been on very friendly terms, with Church members sharing the deep conviction that, as expressed by former scientist and apostle Elder James E. Talmage, "within the gospel of Jesus Christ there is room and place for every truth thus far learned by man, or yet to be made known." Subsequent Presidents and General Authorities of the Church have advanced similar views about the ultimate compatibility of religious and scientific truths and, with notably few exceptions, have maintained markedly positive attitudes toward both the methods and conclusions of mainstream science and the advance of modern technology.
The First Interpreter Science and Mormonism Symposium was held on November 9, 2013 with a focus on the topics of Cosmos, Earth, and Man. An expanded proceedings of this event will be published in March as:
Cosmos, Earth, and Nan. Science and Mormonism 1 (Orem and Salt Lake City: The Interpreter Foundation and Eborn Books, 2016).
This second symposium will feature the personal perspectives of prominent scientists and scholars addressing the theme of "Body, Brain, Mind, and Spirit." Speakers include Brother GUY Consolmagno, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Samuel M. Brown, James E. Faulconer, Brant A. Gardner, Ugo A. Perego, Daniel C. Peterson, Jani Radebaugh, Stephen H. Webb, and Camille Stilson Williams. Attendees will hear concise and colorful summaries of the state-of-the-art in research relating to these topics and will gain a deeper appreciation of the unique contributions of LDS doctrine to ongoing conversation.
Sponsors:
- The Interpreter Foundation
- Utah Valley University
- BYU Studies
- FairMormon
[Special thanks to the BYU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences.]
Schedule:
Introductory Remarks
Daniel C. Peterson
President, The Interpreter Foundation
Keynote Session Introduction and Comments
Jani Radebaugh
Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University
Keynote Address:
Astronomy, God, and the Search for Elegance
Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ
Director of the Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation
Dualism is Dead! Long Live Dualism!
James E. Faulconer
Richard L. Evans Professor of Philosophy, Brigham Young University
Is God More Like a Rock or the Idea of a Rock?
Stephen H. Webb
Catholic theologian, author, and First Things columnist
Veiled in Flesh: An LDS Perspective on the Body
Camille Stilson Williams
Independent Scholar, former Administrative Director of the Marriage and Family Law Research
Project at the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University
The Burden We Cannot Bear: Humans as Deity in Late-Modern Culture
Samuel M. Brown
Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine and Medical Ethics and Humanities at the University of Utah/Intermountain Medical Center
All Abraham's Children: A Genetic Perspective
Ugo A. Perego
Director of the Rome LDS Institute Campus and Visiting Scientist, University of Perugia
In the Visions of the Night: The Human Brain and Divine Revelation
Brant A. Gardner
Independent scholar on the Book of Mormon and Mesoamerican studies
The Future Isn't What It Used to Be: Artificial Intelligence Meets Natural Stupidity
Jeffrey M. Bradshaw
Senior Research Scientist, Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC)
