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About IANDS Utah

The International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) is devoted exclusively to providing information about near-death and related experiences to experiencers, researchers, educators, health care providers, and the interested public. IANDS Utah has a three-fold purpose: (1) To facilitate and foster greater acceptance and understanding of near-death experiences; (2) To advance, encourage and promote research and study of near-death experiences; (3) To provide information, guidance, comfort, care and other assistance to those concerned with terminal illness, death, disability, disease and related issues.

David Bennett will be our speaker via zoom Friday, April 26, 2024, 7 PM

David Bennett was once a brash young commercial diver and Chief Engineer of the Research Vessel Aloha. His harsh personal philosophy was, “You cut your swath through life to survive.” But one night, he was caught in a violent storm … Continue reading

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Dr. Natalie Bonthius will be our in-person speaker Friday, March 22, 2024, 7 PM

Dr. Bonthius is an Emergency Medicine Physician in Southern California, with a notable background in neuroscience and near-death experience research. She is a former board member of the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS). Dr. Bonthius has worked with the … Continue reading

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Travis Shreeve will present in-person February 23, 2024

The Utah IANDS presenter this Friday, February 23 at 7 PM will be Travis Shreeve. Travis believed that there was little chance that he would be exposed to Covid-19 and so hesitated to be vaccinated. As fate would have it, … Continue reading

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Jeff Olsen will be our in-person speaker Friday, January 26, 2024

Jeff Olsen is a bestselling author and inspires audiences across the country with his intriguing personal story of perseverance and inner strength. In 1997, Jeff experienced a horrific automobile accident which inflicted multiple life-threatening injuries, including crushing both his legs. … Continue reading

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Bonni J  Burrows will present in person November 24, 2023

Bonni J. Burrows will be joining us this Friday.   Bonni was born on a small, backwoods farm in the Eastern United States at the end of WWII. On the farm, she, her sisters and two older brothers grew up without … Continue reading

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Our October Meeting will show sneak preview of two ½ hour films

Please join Utah IANDS in person this Friday, October 27th, at 7 pm, for a sneak preview of two 1/2 hour films, featuring two of the most extraordinary near-death experiences of all time:  Neurosurgeon Eben Alexander, MD, and, Reverend Howard … Continue reading

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Rosemary Thornton will present in person September 22, 2023

Two years after Rosemary Thornton’s husband committed suicide, she was diagnosed with stage 2 cancer, and after a “minor medical procedure,” she returned to the emergency room and bled to “temporary death” and had no vital signs for 10+ minutes. … Continue reading

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Bill English will be our presenter August 25, 2023

We are pleased to announce that our speaker for Friday, August  25, will be Bill English, president of the Utah Chapter of IANDS. A few years ago, Bill had an infection that nearly ended his life but resulted a leg amputation. … Continue reading

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Eloise Weaver will speak in person July 28, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Eloise Weaver will be our speaker Friday, July 28, 2023. Eloise has had two brushes with death that erased the veil. The first experience was when Eloise was nine or ten years old.  She … Continue reading

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Emilie Spear will speak in person Friday, June 23, 2023

A few days after the birth of her twin daughters, unforeseen medical complications resulted in a life-changing near-death experience for Emilie Spear. Emilie eloquently describes her vivid encounter with an eternal, graceful, intelligent and all-encompassing love. She brings the audience … Continue reading

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