The Conversation: How September 1993, when LDS leaders disciplined six dissidents, continues to trouble the church

Many faiths face conflicts over dissent and institutional control. In Latter-day Saint history, the episode around the ‘September Six’ is particularly memorable.

(The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of the "September Six," who were disciplined by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in September 1993. Clockwise, from top left: Lavina Fielding Anderson; D. Michael Quinn; Avraham Gileadi; Lynne Kanavel Whitesides; Paul Toscano; and Maxine Hanks.

The Conversation: How September 1993, when LDS leaders disciplined six dissidents, continues to trouble the church

Many faiths face conflicts over dissent and institutional control. In Latter-day Saint history, the episode around the ‘September Six’ is particularly memorable.

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