Sheldon Lawrence is a Professor of English at BYU Idaho. He has long had an interest in near-death experiences, and recently wrote a book on the subject, Heaven Will Find You, Heaven Will Find You is a story of how God’s unrelenting grace will pursue every lost soul until they are drawn into everlasting love. Sheldon started the “LDS Near-Death Experiences” Facebook Group, which has over 33 thousand members. Sheldon earned a PhD in English, specializing in the literature of spiritual transformation. He has written for various magazines and literary journals and has won multiple awards for creative non-fiction. He teaches college English at BYU Idaho and lives with his family in Idaho.

Listen to Sheldon talk about the most fascinating and memorable NDEs he has heard.

In person, free and open to the public:
Speaker:   Sheldon Lawrence
Time:     7 PM
Date:    Friday, April 25, 2025
Place:   Auditorium/Commission Chambers
Salt Lake County Complex, North Building
2001 S. State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84144
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We are pleased to announce that our presenter for March 28 is Vincent (Vinney) Tolman. At the age of 25, Vincent Tolman was pronounced dead and put in a body bag. Nearly an hour later, he miraculously came back to life. His book, The Light After Death, tells the story of Vincent’s experience–what he saw, what he was taught, and the message of hope and joy he brought back with him to Earth. Vincent was involved in developing health-related supplements but was not able to get a product from his normal source. He and his partner shallowed the concoction, and both lost consciousness in a Dairy Queen. Vincent was in a locked restroom when he died and was cold when they finally found him. His resuscitation was a miracle.

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Speaker: Vincent Todd Tolman
Time: 7 PM
Date: Friday, March 28, 2025
Place: Auditorium/Commission Chambers
Salt Lake County Complex, North Building
2001 S. State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84144

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Eric Bennett is the host of Round-Trip Death podcast, the #1audio podcast about Near-Death Experiences.  He has interviewed hundreds of experiencers over the last three years and brings a broad perspective and objective viewpoint to the conversation.

The “Round-Trip Death” podcast delves into the profound subject of Near-Death Experiences (NDEs). Each episode features in-depth conversations with individuals who have temporarily crossed the threshold of death, ventured into the afterlife, and returned to share their transformative stories. The podcast aims to explore the mysteries of what transpires after we die, offering listeners firsthand accounts that shed light on this enigmatic aspect of human existence.

Join us to hear Eric Bennett in person. Here are thedetails:

Free and open to the public:
Speaker:   Eric BennettTime:7 PM
Date:    Friday, January 24, 2025

Place: Auditorium/Commission Chambers
Salt Lake County Complex, North Building
2001 S. State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84144

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Wendy Thorne will explain her journey September 27, 2024 in person at 7 pm.

On February 7, 1994, Wendy Thorne was rushed into surgery with a fatal condition of peritonitis and had a profound near-death experience during her operation that totally changed her life. When she recovered, she began her brand-new path. She did not get to raise her children and instead she was taught by Native Americans. It was both her awakening and a very dark night of the soul, but very much a part of her spiritual progression so she could fulfill her divine destiny as was told to her on the “other side.” Wendy came back with the veil still partly opened and learned how to develop the gifts she had been given with the help of a “Spirit Caller” from the Native American Pueblo Tribe. When Wendy did get to see her children again, she was faced with the biggest challenge of her life. Wendy obtained a Doctorate Degree in Metaphysics and a degree in Parapsychology, because she wanted to know everything possible about the experience she had witnessed from the “other side.”

Wendy has worked in Hospice and as a Doula, helping many people cross over and has assisted families understand what actually takes place at the time of death. Wendy is currently the Coordinator for the State of Utah for Connecting Consciousness, a worldwide humanitarian organization.

Come hear Wendy Thorne in person. Here are the details:

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Speaker:   Wendy Thorne
Time:     7 PM
Date:    Friday, March 22, 2024
Place:   Auditorium/Commission Chambers
Salt Lake County Complex, North Building
2001 S. State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84144

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Ralph Jensen passed beyond the veil after suffering a major heart attack.  During his NDE he saw the life of Jesus.

Ralph learned how precious each of us are to Jesus and God.  One miraculous aspect of Ralph’s experience is that the type of heart attack he had, is nearly always fatal.

Ralph wrote a book, Taught by Christ, about his NDE. Readers report it book has given new purpose to their lives, as well as greater personal self-worth and value. It has even stopped individuals from taking their own lives after making the effort to read it and understand their Savior and his healing power.  

Ralph invites you to share in his extraordinary journey by attending his presentation of his NDE at Utah IANDS.

Join us to hear Ralph Jensen in person. Here are the details:

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Speaker:   Ralph Jensen

Time:     7 PM
Date:    Friday, August 23, 2024

Place:   Auditorium/Commission Chambers
Salt Lake County Complex, North Building
2001 S. State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84144

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When she was pregnant with her second child, Stephanie Arnold had a sudden and overwhelming premonition that she would die during the delivery. Though she tried to tell the medical team and her family what was going to happen, neither the doctors nor her loved ones gave her warnings credence. Finding no physical indications that anything was wrong, they attributed her foreboding to hormones and anxiety.

One member of the medical team did take her concerns seriously enough, and made the fateful decision to order extra units of blood “just in case.” Then, during the delivery, Stephanie suffered a rare Amniotic Fluid Embolism. She went into cardiac arrest and flat-lined for 37 seconds. She died. Using the supplementary blood, the medical team revived her, and she remained unconscious for more than six days.

After months of recovery, Stephanie began to remember details of her experience, details she knew because she had witnessed the entire dramatic event, including her death, from outside her body—beside other spirits that were with her. In this remarkable true story, Stephanie will share her NDE, and the spiritual insights she learned from it. We are not alone and have more loving help than we can imagine.

Her book, 37 Seconds, chronicles her story.

Come hear Stephanie Arnold, via zoom. Here are the details:

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Speaker:   Stephanie Arnold
Time:     7 PM
Date:    Friday, July 26, 2024
Place:   Auditorium/Commission Chambers
Salt Lake County Complex, North Building
2001 S. State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84144

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Bridget was adopted when she was six months old. She always felt unworthy and a little broken. Even growing up in an amazing home, that feeling of unworthiness made her overcompensate. She worked too many hours while attending college, and it began to wear on her body. Everything took an enormous toll.  In her 20s, Bridget was rushed into emergency surgery and started on several intravenous antibiotics. While in the hospital, she had a near-death experience, in which Bridget was given instructions and spiritual knowledge about how to move forward with a changed life. The physical change was miraculous, but even more so, her mental and spiritual change. Bridget could see herself and everyone she came in contact with across the world from a place of love.

We invite you to come in person and hear Bridget’s remarkable story.  Bridget is a New York Times best-selling author. She also helps people with NDEs and other significant life experiences tell their own stories in the best way possible, in book form.

Join us to hear Bridget Cook Burch in person or via Zoom. Here are the details:

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Speaker:   Bridget Cook Burch

Time:     7 PM
Date:    Friday, June 28, 2024
Place:   Auditorium/Commission Chambers
Salt Lake County Complex, North Building
2001 S. State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84144

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