On the final episode of Season One of Bristlecone Firesides, Abbey and Madison are joined by Esther Meroño Baro and Luis Miranda. Both Esther and Luis are some of the best activists for environmental and social justice issues in the Utah/Salt Lake area. To close out a season of conversations about faith and reconnection with the Earth, we will end with a deep and robust discussion about how to utilize our faith on behalf of the world.

Faith traditions around the globe begin with an affirmation of the inherent dignity and divinity of all beings and the Earth. How can we best practice our faith to live this affirmation into the real world? What are the parallels between the life of activism and a life of faith? Are they the same?

Links:
People’s Energy Movement
Mormon’s Building Bridges
Sanctuary Movement

Music by Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com)

Madison

Madison

Equal parts hippie-mystic, gastronomist, and comic-book nerd, Madison is not your average Mormon. By day he works to protect Utah's wildlands with Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. And by night he cooks, reads, and otherwise lives a pretty normal life. Madison takes great pride in being his niece’s and nephew’s favorite uncle, his three sister’s favorite brother, and his parent's favorite son (he has no brothers to compete with).