HISTORY OF THE MORMON ALLIANCE

The Mormon Alliance was organized on 4 July 1992 to address ecclesiastical harms within the LDS Church and to protect Church members against unjust disciplinary or defamatory actions. The Alliance continued work on projects as a nonprofit corporation registered in Utah until its legal dissolution in 2016.

Goals of the Mormon Alliance:

1.      Provide a comprehensive definition of ecclesiastical and spiritual abuse

2.      Work to mediate between leaders and members in conflict, out of harmony

3.      Write a Members’ Bill of Rights to protect free expression and agency

4.      Provide a forum for a reasonable and tempered discussion of Church harms

5.      Review and critique LDS General Conference addresses 

6.      Identify and document personal stories of ecclesiastical harm

Case Reports of the Mormon Alliance

In Fall 1992, two of the Alliance trustees, Lavina Fielding Anderson and Janice Merrill Allred, began compiling and editing the Case Reports of the Mormon Alliance, and published three issues of that journal (see Case Reports page) until December 2016.  A fourth volume was compiled but not published.

Activities of the Mormon Alliance:

·       Publishing a quarterly newsletter of the Mormon Alliance,

·       Publishing an annual Case Reports of the Mormon Alliance,

·       Sponsoring four quarterly meetings: in January, April, August, October.

·       Holding the April and October meetings on the first Monday after LDS General Conference

·       Engaging a lively and far-ranging discussion of the General Conference talks.

·       Convening an August meeting in conjunction with the annual Sunstone Symposium.

Purposes of the Mormon Alliance:

·       Identify and document ecclesiastical or spiritual abuse,

·       Promote healing and closure for its survivors,

·       Advocate for a more sensitive Church leadership,

·       Empower LDS members to participate authentically,

·       Foster a healthier religious community.