For the February 2004 installment of the series, U alumnus Lee Beckstead (Ph.D., Counseling Psychology) presented the results of his qualitative research on the experiences of same-sex attracted Latter-day Saints who underwent reparative or conversion therapies. The Daily Utah Chronicle reported on Beckstead's presentation, which drew a relatively large audience of about 35 students and faculty members.

As the series began its third year, in September 2003, we remembered Dean L. May, who passed away unexpectedly just before summer break. Dean had given the very first brown bag in this series back in November 2001. Jill Mulvay Derr, of BYU's Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for LDS History, read a tribute to Dean as a widely respected and beloved Mormon historian. Colleagues, students, and family members of Dean gathered for the tribute, which was covered by the Daily Utah Chronicle.

In February 2003, Robert S. Olpin, former dean of the College of Fine Arts, presented a slide show on works by regional Mormon artists. Featured artists included Cyrus Dallin (known nationally as a sculptor of patriotic and Native American themes), William Ward (creator of Utah's emblematic stone in the Washington Monument), and Gutzon Borglum (who sculpted Mount Rushmore). The Daily Utah Chronicle reported on this presentation.

In connection with the U's annual Martin Luther King celebration, the January 2003 installment of the series featured a panel discussion titled "Mormons Reflect on the Legacy of Martin Luther King." Panelists included representatives of the Mayor's Office of Community Affairs and the LDS Church's Genesis Group, as well as two U doctoral students. The Daily Utah Chronicle and the Deseret News reported on the discussion.

Brigham Madsen, emeritus professor of history and former U vice-president, spoke at the November 2002 brown bag. Between 30 and 40 people crowded into a small meeting room in the Olpin Union to hear Dr. Madsen reminiscence about the "Swearing Elders," a colorful Mormon discussion group that met at the U during the early 1950s. A story about the brown bag appeared the following day in the Daily Utah Chronicle; Sunstone magazine also reported on the brown bag.

In March 2002, the brown bag series hosted a highly successful (standing room only) panel on Olympic media coverage of Mormonism. Panelists represented the Deseret News, the Salt Lake Tribune, National Public Radio, and the LDS Church's public affairs department. This brown bag was featured on the U's media resources page for the 2002 Winter Games; stories about the panel appeared in the Daily Utah Chronicle and the Deseret News.

Photo credits (from top): Andrew Cottle/Daily Utah Chronicle; Joshua Caldwell/Daily Utah Chronicle; Uncredited; Kevin Buehler/Daily Utah Chronicle; Lonny Danler/Daily Utah Chronicle; Matt Hatfield/Daily Utah Chronicle