The Poehler Lecture is an annual lecture that is lead by a different member of the staff each year and addressed faith and learning. This year's speaker was Rev. Dr. Stohlman. He discussed how it was integral to the life of the university to approach its educating from a resurrection perspective and to be up-front with prospectives about it.
I am having a hard time relating this to anything else that we have done. However, in class I have many times wanted to discuss the how the gospel and aid to the poor go hand in hand and how they interact with eachother. Dr. Stohlmann took the majority of his time describing how education and the resurrection go hand in hand.
Walking in, I had no idea what to expect, and if i would have had to guess, I wouldn't have guessed that Dr. Stohlmann was going to be so forward about what he thought. It was something that I really appreciated. He didn't lightly cover his conflicting opinions, but threw them out and let them be heard. Whether anyone agrees or not, I think that all can appreciate how Stohlmann cut to his points and made evident the things that he didn't agree with.
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