The following informational resources help us better understand our responsibility for earth stewardship. Please let us know of any books, articles, talks, or references that we should add to our library.
Church and General Authority Statements
- LDSES 2020 Fall Forum: brief addresses from Sister Sharon Eubank and her invited guest, Kira Smiley, followed by a panel discussion (November 2020).
- "That We May Be One," by Sister Sharon Eubank. LDSES Fall Forum (October 10, 2019).
- In Honoring Creation, We Honor the Creator, Newsroom (April 26, 2018).
- Environmental Stewardship and Conservation, Gospel Topics entry.
- Our Home, Latter-day Saints Channel Video.
- "The Moral Imperative of Environmental Stewardship," by Elder Steven E. Snow. Environmental Stewardship Symposium at Utah State University (October 10, 2018).
- "Righteous Dominion and Compassion for the Earth," by Elder Marcus B. Nash. 18th Annual Stegner Center Symposium at University of Utah (April 12, 2013).
Church Magazines
- Wendy Ellison and Marisa Dennis, "Caring For the Earth," Friend, Feb 2018
- Mark J. Nielsen, "The Wonder of the Creation," Ensign, Mar 2004
- Matthew Baker, "All Creatures Great and Small," New Era, October 2000
- Russell M. Nelson, "The Creation," Ensign, May 2000
- "Using Earth’s Resources Well," Ensign, Sep 1993
- Spencer Garvey, "What It Means to Be Green," New Era, Jul 1992
- G. Michael Alder, "Earth—A Gift of Gladness," Ensign, Jul 1991
- Sharon Dequer, "Discovering Nature," Ensign, Jun 1977
- Gerald Jones, "The Gospel and Animals," Ensign, Aug 1972
- Robert J. Matthews, "What the Scriptures Say About: Ecology," New Era, Mar 1972
- Richard Olsen, "Ecology, Pollution, and Consumerism," New Era, Sep 1971
- A. B. Morrison, "Our Deteriorating Environment," Ensign, Aug 1971
Other Publications
- "Caring for Nature, Caring for Ourselves: The Restored Gospel and Environmental Stewardship," by George Handley. Maxwell Institute lecture (26 Mar 2020).
- "The Environmental Ethics of Mormon Belief," by George Handley. BYU Studies, 40:2 (summer 2001): 187-211.
- Stewardship and the Creation: LDS Perspectives on the Environment, edited by George Handley, Terry Ball, and Steven Peck. Provo: Religious Studies Center.
- LDS Perspectives on Environmental Stewardship, compiled by Craig Galli.
- "Brigham Young on the Environment," by Hugh W. Nibley, from Brother Brigham Challenges the Saints.
- The Earth Will Appear as the Garden of Eden: Essays on Mormon Environmental History, edited by by Jedediah S. Rogers and Matthew C. Godfrey. The essays in this volume—written by leading scholars in both environmental history and Mormon history—explore how nature has influenced Mormon beliefs and how these beliefs inform Latter-day Saints’ encounters with nature.
- "The Word of Wisdom, the Environment, and the Nature of Scripture," Kate Holbrook at the BYU Kennedy Center.
- Kindness to Animals and Caring for the Earth, compiled by Richard Stratton. A nice compilation of quotations from General Authorities and other saints on our responsibilities toward creation.
- New Genesis: A Mormon Reader on Land and Community, edited by Terry Tempest Williams, Willam B. Smart and Gibb Smith. The book consists of 40 essays by Latter-day Saint authors, ranging broadly around the general purpose of earth stewardship.
- "Early LDS prophets had some environmental consciousness," Deseret News (Mormon Times).
- "Being Green in the Land of the Saints," High Country News.
- "Sierra Club hails LDS Church for downtown Salt Lake makeover," Deseret News.
- "Church honored for green efforts," Salt Lake Tribune.
