Official Statements and Religious Affiliations of

the Mormon Transhumanist Association

People learning about the Mormon Transhumanist Association are often interested in knowing the official
positions of the Association. Members, friends, and critics of the Association have many views. The view
of one is not necessarily shared by others. A publication from an Association member is not an official
statement, regardless of the title or position of the member. Content on the Association website is not
necessarily an official statement. In accordance with the Constitution of the Association, official
statements of the Association include the Transhumanist Declaration, the Mormon Transhumanist
Affirmation, and other statements that either a majority of the board of directors or a majority of the
voting membership has formally approved. The Association publishes such statements on its website,
along with explicit indication of official status.

The Mormon Transhumanist Association requires that all members support the Transhumanist
Declaration and the Mormon Transhumanist Affirmation. Support does not entail a specific interpretation
of or perfect agreement with these statements. One member may interpret the statements differently than
another. A member may not fully agree or even constructively disagree with parts of these statements, so
long as that member supports the statements on the whole. As stated in the Affirmation, “We understand
the Gospel to be compatible with and complementary to many religions and philosophies ...”
Accordingly, the Association encourages members to interpret, express, and publish their views in all of
their diversity.

The Mormon Transhumanist Association is not affiliated with any religious organization. However,
members may have personal affiliations with religious organizations, Mormon or otherwise. The
Association encourages members in such affiliations to adapt Transhumanism to their unique situations.
The Association also encourages members, friends, and critics to express their views and to respond to
each other's views in a manner that reflects discipleship of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As stated in the
Affirmation, “We practice our discipleship when we offer friendship, that all may be many in one; when
we receive truth, let it come from whence it may; and when we send relief, consolation and healing, that
raises each other together.”
This is an official statement of the Mormon Transhumanist Association on Saturday 22 September 2018
in accordance with Article IV Section 9 of its Constitution by unanimous vote of its Board of Directors:

Ben Blair Blaire Ostler Caleb Jones

Carl Youngblood Christopher Bradford Don Bradley

Lincoln Cannon Pace Ellsworth Wendy Smith