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This Palm Sunday our hearts and minds turn to Jesus’ triumphal entrance into Jerusalem. Crowds treated his entrance into Jerusalem as that of a King – entering on a donkey as a token of peace. In that age’s Messianic culture, this was largely seen as political potential: a Messiah to throw off the subjugation to the Romans to fulfill prophecy. Jesus would define a new kind of Kingdom. On Palm Sunday, many enact, symbolically, this entrance by the use of palm fronds representing this spirit of victory, triumph, peace, and eternal life reflecting on Jesus’ vision of the Kingdom of God.

Come join us at our Mormon Transhumanist Association Utah Valley Meetup this coming Sunday (November 11th) at 8:00pm to discuss topics associated to Mormonism and Transhumanism (details can be found in the Meetup group). In this meetup, we will have a discussion about new improvements in human capability to make future horizons possible. Specifically, humanity is taking its first steps to space and creating new opportunities to live, work, and love. To achieve this, we must bring whole ecosystems with us to build new earths. We will discuss specific research that focuses on steps in that direction with plants in orbit making use of artificial gravity and direct sunlight. These early steps provide valuable information for bioregenerative ecosystem development. Some samples of research in this area may be brought as well.

The Mormon Transhumanist Association has released the following official statement, in accordance with Article IV Section 9 of its Constitution by unanimous vote of its Board of Directors.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Church of Jesus Christ) has asked its members and friends not to use the words “Mormon” or “Mormonism” when referring to it, its members, or its unique culture. The Mormon Transhumanist Association acknowledges and will adhere to that request. The Association also encourages its members and friends to respect and adhere to such requests from organizations and individuals generally.

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By Chris Bradford

Life extension is the idea of prolonging life — ideally vigorous and healthy life — well beyond current life expectancy rates. Even accounting for the dramatic improvement in infant mortality rates worldwide, average life expectancy has increased by 17-24 years in the U.S. alone since the beginning of the 20th century. Worldwide, the effect has been even greater. Along with decreasing birth rates, this has resulted in an increasing proportion of the elderly, raising the visibility of aging-related disease.

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Come join us at our Mormon Transhumanist Association Utah Valley Meetup this coming Sunday (November 11th) at 8:00pm to discuss topics associated to Mormonism and Transhumanism (details can be found in the Meetup group).

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Who: MTA Members, their family, children, and friends. Bring a friend to introduce to the MTA.

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Come join us at our Mormon Transhumanist Association Utah Valley Meetup this coming Sunday September 9th at 8:00pm to discuss topics associated to Mormonism and Transhumanism (details can be found in the Meetup group).

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The Mormon Transhumanist Association is pleased to announce additional, convenient methods of contributing to the organization. Beginning today, donations can be made using cryptocurrency. Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and Etherium are accepted.

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The 2018 conference of the Mormon Transhumanist Association (MTA) will be held on Saturday 7 April 2018 from 9:00am to 9:00pm in Provo, Utah, at the Provo Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. The theme of the conference is “Worlds without Number” with a focus on the intersection of transhumanism, religion, and the numerous stories and narratives that humans have recounted to one another from their earliest beginnings.

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I love the hymn “I am A Child of God”. It speaks to a personal relation to God that reaches deeply into an individual's soul. I will continue to sing it and ponder on its meaning.