Grand Canyon Bahá’í Conference

The Grand Canyon Bahá’í Conference is an annual three-day event held in Phoenix, Arizona which consists of talks, workshops, and service projects focused on spiritually uplifting participants while also providing fun and entertainment. The Conference was first held as a youth conference in 1985.

Talks

2011 Conference

• Interview with Youth Attendees
• Speech on Persecution in Iran (in Persian)

2017 Conference

• Payam Akhavan - The Oneness of Humankind: What Is It and Why Should We Care?
• Payam Akhavan - Spirituality in a Phony World: In Search of Authenticity
• Payam Akhavan - What Are We Waiting For?: Serving Humanity in a World of Extremes
• Vahid Rafati - Tablet of Medicine

2018 Conference

• Layli Miller-Muro - Justice: What Is It and How Do We Achieve It?
• Layli Miller-Muro - Revolutionary Concepts in the Bahá’í Faith
• Kevin Trotter - Material and Spiritual Development Through Service

2019 Conference

• Hoda Farahmandpour - In Search of Our True Selves: Promoting Peace Through Bahá’í-Inspired Educational Programs
• Nader Saiedi - The Spiritual Foundation of Peace in the Writings of the Báb

2020 Conference

• Full Program: Day 1
• Full Program: Day 2
• Full Program: Day 3
• Firaydoun Javaheri - Healing Racial Prejudice & Achieving Race Unity
• Nwandi Lawson & Judith McCray - Unconventional Conversation on Race
• Farshad Marvasti & Shahrzad Saririan - Advancing the Discourse on Health & the Role of Community
• Joel Orona - Ideales y Acciones: Ohara y Más Allá Con un Enfoque en la Urgencia de Este Día (in Spanish)
• Mark Sisson - Raising Discourse on Oneness
• Todd Smith - Cultivating Transformative Habits of Mind
• Shaheen Sean Tedjarati - The Ashes of an Old Order & the Phoenix of the Advent of a Divine Justice
• Rainn Wilson - Empowering Youth

2021 Conference

• Full Program: Day 1
• Full Program: Day 2
• Full Program: Day 3