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Program

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  • Arrival: Wednesday, 3 July, 2019
  • Departure: Saturday, 6 July 2019

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Introductory

Keynote Speaker
Panel 1: Know Your History, Make Your History: Latter-day Saint History in Central, Eastern, and SE Europe

Christian Euvrard – Things as they were: From Misha Markov to our Day
Matt Heiss – Things as they are: Decentralized Church history in Eastern Europe
Elvi Rwankuba – Things as they shall be: Making your own history
Q&A

Participant Roundtables

Workshop 1: Hands-on Workshop on Local Church History

Arnold Jones – Things as they are: Tapping into the Church’s resources
James Perry – Things as they shall be: Local history research in an era of technological change
Q&A

Participant Roundtables

Keynote Address by President, Europe Area (Effective July 1) Gary Sabin

“New Saints in New Lands: An Invitation to Write Your Own History”

Panel 2: Living the Story - Maturation in Faith, Crisis, and the Promise of Redemption

Ulrich Ruckauer – Our divine mission in crisis situation: Giving up is foreign to us
Magda Novak – Faith in every Footstep while progressing through our own Faith Stages
Adam Miller – Doubt is a Door
Q&A

Participant Roundtables

Panel 3: Agency and Structures of Opportunity: The virtues and necessity of change

Medlir Mema – A letter to a young Latter-day Saint Contrarian
Melissa Bradford – Forced Migration Crisis: Understanding Globally, Responding Locally
Gjergj Bojaxhi – Religious values, humanism, and political involvement: An outsider’s perspective

Participant Roundtables

Workshop - Living Saints in a Living World: How to Become a Changemaker

Elizabeta Kitanović: A timeline for interfaith bridge-building
Urška Štampe – How to prepare to stand on the front line

Social Activity: Cultural and Historical Quiz & Pizza

Concluding Session

Discussion of the Future: Roundtables and Plenary
Sharing Testimony – Plenary

Farewell and Departure