Gender, race and sexuality — what attendees of this year’s Mormon history conference can expect

The June 13-16 gathering, featuring a “who’s who” of Mormon scholarship, will focus on “lived religion” in Kirtland, Ohio, a city dear to the heart of Joseph Smith’s followers.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) This year's Mormon History Association conference, planned for June 13-16, will hold its closing devotional inside the Kirtland Temple, a site sacred to Latter-day Saints and Community of Christ members.