Evergreen Events: Conferences, Firesides, and Workshops
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- Saturday, September 24: Evergreen Education & Resource Conference
(21st Annual Conference). Same-gender attraction information and
resources for men, women, parents, teens, families, and church and community
leaders. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
See conference flyer.
Elder Jay E. Jensen was the General Authority
speaker at the conference.
Read news reports in the
Deseret News and the
Salt Lake Tribune.
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2008 Calendar
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18th Annual Conference,
September 19-20, 2008: Joseph Smith Memorial Building, 15 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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2007 Calendar
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Rich Wyler (peoplecanchange.com) |
Kristen Johnson
(One by One) |
Elder Douglas L. Callister |
Fireside Speaker:
Michael McLean |
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- Gender Wholeness Seminar
(May 12, 9:00am-noon) David Matheson, therapist, speaker, and trainer, presented a
seminar on gender wholeness, his new theoretical construct for understanding
and overcoming same-sex attraction.
- Fireside
(April 29, 2007): David Matheson,
Salt Lake Stake Center (142 West 200 North), 7:00 p.m. Read
review in Spanish.
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2006
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Elder Rex D. Pinegar bio
Elder Pinegar's talk |
Alan Chambers
President of Exodus International |
Kenneth Cope
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- Fireside (November 19, 2006): Dr. Neil Whitehead, at the Salt Lake Stake Center
(142 west 200 north), 7:00pm. Dr. Whitehead of Lower Hutt, New Zealand, is
a world renowned expert on genetic and biological science and research
related to same-sex attraction. He is the author of My Genes Made Me Do
It. He was in the United States to present professional papers at the
annual NARTH Conference and to do training for LDS Family Services in Salt
Lake City. He maintains an extensive Web site on same-sex attraction
research at
http://www.mygenes.co.nz.
2005
15th Annual Conference
Sep 15: Training and education day for leaders and advisors of affiliate growth and accountability
groups.
Sep 16-17, 2005 at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Salt Lake
City, Utah
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Elder James O. Mason
His address |
Sterling G. Ellsworth
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Michael J. Merchant |
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2004
- February 21, 2004: Regional training meeting in St.
George, Utah for about 200 individuals.
- March 21, 2004: Fireside: Colleen C. and Philip A.
Harrison at the Salt Lake Stake Center.
- April 25, 2004: Fireside:
Elder L. Lionel Kendrick.
- Mini-conference in San Diego, CA. Training for 9
therapists and 130-140 priesthood leaders.
- October 23, 2004: Spanish Church Leader Training
sponsored by the Salt Lake Rose Park Stake. Two-hour training session for
Church leaders. Attendance: 50.
- December 4, 2004: Spanish mini-conference sponsored by
the Salt Lake Rose Park Stake. Four hours of workshops for individuals,
Church leaders, families, and spouses. Attendance: 25.
14th Annual Conference
Sep 17-18, 2004 at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Salt Lake
City, Utah
Key presentations:
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Elder Merrill J. Bateman bio
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Wendy Watson |
David Matheson |
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2003
- January 13, 2003: Dr. John Lund.
Read about it
- February 9, 2003: Fireside: Dr. Bernell L. Christensen
(therapist, seminary and institute instructor).
Read about it
- March 17, 2003: Dr. A. Dean Byrd (psychologist,
professor, author) at the Salt Lake Stake Center.
- September 21, 2003: Training meeting for BYU-Provo
priesthood leaders.
- November 23, 2003: Hosted the annual
NARTH Conference
in Salt Lake City.
 13th Annual Conference
Sep 12-13, 2003 at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Salt Lake
City, Utah
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Elder Robert S. Wood
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Lloyd D. Newell
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Randy Thomas |
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2002
- January 13, 2002: Fireside: Dr. John L. Lund (noted
author and speaker) at the Murray Stake Center.
- March 8, 2002: Center for the Study of
Gender-Affirmative Therapy (GAT Center) held a clinical training day for
125 therapists at the Wyndham Hotel in Salt Lake City.
- March 17, 2002: Janet Mein (artist, speaker) at the
Salt Lake Stake Center.
- May 18, 2002: Mini-conference in Portland, Oregon.
- May 19, 2002: Rod Jeppsen (author of Turn Yourselves
and Live) at the Salt Lake Stake Center.
12th Annual Conference
Sep 13-14, 2002 at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Salt Lake
City, Utah
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Elder Bruce D. Porter
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2001
- March 18, 2001: Fireside, Tim Taggart (former mission
president and stake president)
- October 14, 2001: Training meeting at BYU-Idaho for
priesthood and Relief Society leaders.
11th Annual Conference
Sep 14-15, 2001 at Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Salt Lake
City, Utah
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A. Dean Byrd |
Sharon Green Larsen |
George Durrant |
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2000
- January 23, 2000: Fireside: President
David Christensen
at the Salt Lake Stake Center.
- February 19, 2000: Workshop for men and couples by
Scott and Kae Andersen (authors of Homosexuality: Symptoms and Free
Agency).
- April 16, 2000: Training for BYU bishops and stake
presidents.
- May 2000: National press conference at the American
Psychological Association Convention, along with
Courage,
Exodus International,
Jonah,
Focus on the Family, and
NARTH
10th Annual Conference
Sep 15-16, 2000 at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Salt Lake
City, Utah
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Elder Alexander B. Morrison |
Richard Cohen and
Dean Byrd |
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1999
- July 10, 1999: Workshops by Niel and Briar Whitehead
and Alan Gundry.
- November 5-6, 1999: Evergreen hosted the annual
NARTH Conference in Salt Lake City.
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Briar Whitehead |
Neil Whitehead |
9th Annual Conference
Sep 19-20, 1999 at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Salt Lake
City, Utah
- Theme: "In all they ways acknowledge Him, and He shall
direct they paths (Proverbs 3:6)"
- Key presenters: Jeffrey B. Satinover, M.D. (author, therapist, NARTH
board, and fellow at Yale)
- General Authority Address:
Elder Cecil O. Samuelson Not available online
- Fireside: Ardeth G. Kapp (author and former Young Women General President)
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Jeffrey B. Satinover |
Ardeth G. Kapp |
David Pruden (Executive Director), Elder Cecil O. Samuelson
(speaker), Elder H. Burke Peterson (Evergreen Board of Trustees) |
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1998
- January 18, 1998: Fireside in Columbus, Ohio
- March 1, 1998: Fireside, Rod W. Jeppson (bishop and
author of Turn Yourselves and Live), at the Salt Lake Stake Center.
- March 28, 1998: Full-day workshop by Jeff Robinson,
Salt Lake Stake Center.
- December 5, 1998: Super Saturday, at the Salt Lake
Stake Center.
8th Annual Conference
Aug 21-22, 1998 at Wyndham Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Bishop Keith B. McMullin |
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1997
- February 23, 1997: Todd Olson (therapist) at the Salt
Lake Stake Center
- June 15, 1997: Erin Eldridge, author of Born that
Way?
- November 23, 1997: Evergreen fireside, Richard G.
Wilkins (J. Ruben Clark Law School at BYU), at the Salt Lake Stake Center.
- December 1997: Fireside at Southern Utah University
(350 attended)
7th Annual Conference
Sep 12-13, 1997 at the Salt Lake Community College Redwood
Campus, Salt Lake
City, Utah
- Theme: "Jesus Said unto him, I am the Way, the Truth,
and the Life (John 14:6)"
- Key presenters: Jeffrey W. Robinson (therapist), Joy
and Gary Lundberg (authors)
- General Authority Address:
Elder Jay E. Jensen Not available online
- Fireside speaker: Greg Olsen (artist)
Attendance: 300 |
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Jeffrey W. Robinson
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Elder Jay E. Jensen
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1996
- March 31, 1996: Evergreen fireside, President
David
Christensen of the Utah Salt Lake City Mission and former director of the
University of Utah Institute of Religion, at the Salt Lake Stake Center.
- June 30, 1996: Evergreen fireside, testimonies, Salt
Lake Stake Center
6th Annual Conference
Sep 13-14, 1996 at Salt Lake Community College Redwood
Campus, Salt Lake
City, Utah
Attendance: 250 |
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Elder Marlin K. Jensen |
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1995
5th Annual Conference
September 8-9, 1995 at the Salt Lake Community College,
Redwood Campus, Salt Lake City, Utah
Theme: "Personal Renewal: Invoking Christ's Power One Step at a Time"
Attendance: 160 |
- Key presenter: Joe Dallas (author, lecturer, and Founder of Genesis
Counseling)
- Key presenter: Renee Dallas (Joe's wife)
- Key presenter: Starla Allen (therapist)
- Key presenter: Anita Worthen (mother of a son with SSA
and pioneer in this work)
- State of
the Organization message given
September 9, 1995.
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1994
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January 22, 1994:
Dr. Joseph Nicolosi at an
Evergreen fireside
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January 23, 1994:
Dr. Joseph Nicolosi at a
public meeting at Brigham Young University (sponsored by the Departments
of Educational Psychology and Clinical Psychology)
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January 23, 1994:
Dr. Joseph Nicolosi at
the University of Utah Olpin Student Union Ballroom (sponsored by the
Historical Study Group)
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February 20, 1994: Evergreen fireside,
various speakers, Salt Lake Stake Center
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July 17, 1994: Evergreen fireside,
Jeff
Robinson.
4th Annual Conference
August 12-13, 1994 at Utah Valley State College, Orem,
Utah
- Theme: "Grace and Works: Confronting Homosexuality
Through Practical Strategies and Alliance with Christ"
- Key presenter: Dr. William Consiglio (therapist,
author)
- Key presenter: Mike Haley (friend of Jeff Konrad, the
"Mike" in the book You Don't Have to be Gay)
- Key presenter: Peter LaBarbera (editor of The
Lambada Report)
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1993
3rd Annual Conference
May 14-15, 1993 at Bryant Middle School, Salt Lake City,
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- Theme: "Desires in Conflict"
- Keynote speaker: Joe Dallas, author, lecturer, and Founder of Genesis
Counseling
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1992
2nd Annual Conference
May 8-9, 1992 at Bryant Intermediate School, Salt Lake
City.
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1990
1st Annual Conference
May 4-5, 1990 at the Marriott Hotel, Salt Lake City.
Speakers: Joe Dallas (Director of New Creations) and
Jeff
Konrad (author of You Don't Have to be Gay)
- Theme: "You Don't Have to be Gay: Developing a Healthy
Male Identity"
- May 4, 1990: Full-day conference in the Marriott Hotel
in Salt Lake City for therapists and Evergreen participants.
- May 5, 1990: Half-day seminar for men, families, and
friends at the Bryant Intermediate School in Salt Lake City.
- May 5, 1990: Free public lecture at the business
lecture hall on the University of Utah campus.
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