2025 Virtual Conference
February 27 - March 1, 2025
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
friday
February 28, 2025
Opening Session
8:30am - 10:00am
Conducting: Jeff Bennion
Hymn: Lord, I Would Follow Thee, #220
Musical Number: The Painter's Hand, by Nikki Andreasky, accompanied by Eric Seymour
Keynote Speaker: S. Michael Wilcox, Ph.D
Breakout Session 1
10:30am - 12:00pm
Navigating Church Discipline with SSA and Transgender Experiences
PRESENTER:
Eric Seymour
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
SSA Men, SSA Women, Gender Identity/Trans
How I Follow the Lord and Help My Child
PRESENTERS:
Janine Simons, Monica Phillips, & Jenn Curtis
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
Parents (Closed Door)
Love: How Your Definition Can Make or Break Your Relationships
PRESENTER:
Heidi Applegarth
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
Spouses, Parents, General
Laying It All at the Savior’s Feet: Finding Peace Through Trust in Christ
PRESENTER:
Cynthia Miller
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
SSA Women, General
Lord, I Will Follow Thee: Unity, Covenants, and Belonging in Christ
PRESENTER:
Hailey Kynaston
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
YSA Only (18-35 years old)
Breakout Session 2
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Doctrine, Policy & Tension
PRESENTER:
Kurt Francom
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
Church Leaders, General
Givers and Receivers of Light
PRESENTERS:
Joseph Stith, Forrest Call
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
SSA Men (Closed Door)
My Story
PRESENTERS:
Hailey Kynaston, Beth Young, Amanda Flood, Camille Coons, Tanya Robinson
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
Church Leaders, General
Father and Son: United by Love and Law
PRESENTERS:
Eric D. Snider, Rocky Snider
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
Parents, SSA Men, SSA Women, General
I Have A Voice
PRESENTERS:
Tiffany Done, Emily Smith
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
Spouses (Closed Door)
General Session
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Conducting: Jennyfer Gaede
President's Address: Brent Ebmeyer, President, North Star International
Musical Number: Come, Come Ye Saints, performed by Rich Winsor
Q&A with the Board: Facilitated by Jeff Bennion
Hymn: Abide with Me!, #166
Saturday
March 1, 2025
General Session
8:30am - 9:40am
Conducting: Ty Mansfield
Hymn: Praise to the Lord, The Almighty, #72
Musical Number: Lord, I Would Follow Thee, sung by the North Star Choir, conducted by Vaughn Armstrong, accompanied by Kyle Johns
Keynote Speaker: Ganel-Lyn Condie, Walk With Jesus and Never Walk Alone
Breakout Session 3
10:00am - 11:30pm
Q&A w/North Star Presidents About Their Experience in Church Leadership: A Panel Discussion for Church Leaders
PRESENTER:
Kurt Francom
PANELISTS:
Spencer Thompson, Joseph Stith, Brent Ebmeyer
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
Church Leaders, General
Faithful Waiting: Staying Committed to the Lord While Awaiting Blessings
PRESENTER:
Laurann McGuire
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
Women of North Star
Creating Or Consuming? Practical Advice for Living a Joyful Christ-centered Journey
PRESENTER:
Adam Anderegg
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
General
Staying on the Covenant Path When Loved Ones Choose a Different Way
PRESENTER:
Janine Simons
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
Parents, General
Mixed-Orientation Relationships—Merging Faith in Jesus Christ with Social Science
PRESENTER:
Preston Jenkins
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
SSA Men, SSA Women, Spouses, General
Breakout Session 4
1:30pm - 3:00pm
My Story
PRESENTERS:
Stephen Done, Kyle Johns, Janet Hovorka, Skyler Sorenson
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
Church Leaders, General
SOGI 101 - An Introduction into Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
PRESENTER:
Blake Fisher
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
Church Leaders, Parents, General
Creating Zion by Better Supporting SSA/GI/LGBTQ Latter-day Saints
PRESENTER:
Richard Ostler
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
General
How Do I Follow Him?
PRESENTER:
Myrna Moll
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
SSA Women (Closed door)
Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of Latter-day Saints who Experience Gender Incongruence
PRESENTER:
David Haralson
TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC:
Gender Identity/Trans (Closed Door)
Closing Session
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Conducting: Ty Mansfield
Hymn: Praise to the Lord, The Almighty, #72
Musical Number: Lord, I Would Follow Thee, sung by the North Star Choir, conducted by Vaughn Armstrong, accompanied by Kyle Johns
Keynote Speaker: Ganel-Lyn Condie, Walk With Jesus and Never Walk Alone