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Since 1973 the BYU Sidney B. Sperry Symposium has become one of the premier venues for Latter-day Saint religious studies. The symposium originated to encourage faith-based religious scholarship on Latter-day Saint topics. In 2025 the Sperry Symposium will be held January 24 and 25. The symposium is free and no registration is required.
2025 BYU Religious Education Symposium in Honor of Sidney B. Sperry
Joseph Smith as a Visionary
Heavenly Manifestations in the Latter Days
- Friday–Saturday, January 24–25, 2025
- Joseph Smith Building Auditorium
Joseph Smith did not simply proclaim he had a different understanding of Christian religion; central to his teachings and the formation of the Church of Christ were the numerous angelic visitations through which important keys and teachings were delivered. Joseph also had incredible visions of the future, the Resurrection, and the Final Judgment. Some of Joseph’s many visitations and visions would eventually be canonized as Doctrine and Covenants 13, 76, and 137. This symposium focuses on these miraculous visitations and revelatory visions, their implications for Latter-day Saint doctrine, and their potential application to modern Saints and even the broader world.
