NFT Memorial to Mormon Transhumanist Leaders

In April of this year, I completed my fifth and final term as a board member of the Mormon Transhumanist Association. During those fifteen years, it was my privilege and pleasure to share in service on the board with 24 of the finest people that I know personally: Andrew West, Ben Blair, Blaire Ostler, Brad Carmack, Brent Allsop, Bryant Smith, Caleb Jones, Carl Youngblood, Christopher Bradford, Connie Packer, Cory Funk, David Foster, Don Bradley, Dorothy Deasy, James Carroll, Jon Ogden, Joseph West, Karl Hale, Leonard Reil, Marcus Flinders, Michael Ferguson, Nathan Hadfield, Pace Ellsworth, and Wendy Smith. Each of them, without exception, has inspired and educated and helped me in unique ways that I revere. Reflecting on the time and experiences that we shared, I wished to find some durable way to help me remember and to help us all commemorate. To that end, I minted a limited edition of “The Computation of Humanity,” a work of digital art that I created in 2018 with help from Michelangelo and artificial intelligence. The mint consists of 51 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Ethereum blockchain. And they will persist in space through time, at least by reference, for at least as long as that blockchain survives. The limited edition mint of “The Computation of Humanity” is dedicated to the leaders of the Mormon Transhumanist Association. The association is the world’s leading advocacy network for ethical use of technology and religion to enhance human abilities. Each NFT is dedicated to a particular board member of the association, past or present, as well as a particular three-year term for which that board member was elected. Here are the specific dedications, each linked to its representation on the OpenSea website: 0 Lincoln Cannon 2006-2009 1 Carl Youngblood 2006-2009 2 Brent Allsop 2006-2009 3 Christopher Bradford 2006-2008 4 Joseph West 2006-2008 5 Cory Funk 2006-2008 6 Leonard Reil 2006-2007 7 Marcus Flinders 2006-2007 8 Andrew West 2006-2007 9 Bryant Smith 2007-2010 10 Karl Hale 2007-2010 11 David Foster 2007-2010 12 Christopher Bradford 2008-2011 13 Joseph West 2008-2011 14 Cory Funk 2008-2011 15 Lincoln Cannon 2009-2012 (Giulio Prisco) 16 Carl Youngblood 2009-2012 17 Brent Allsop 2009-2012 18 Bryant Smith 2010-2013 19 David Foster 2010-2013 20 Michael Ferguson 2010-2013 21 Christopher Bradford 2011-2014 22 Nathan Hadfield 2011-2014 23 Brad Carmack 2011-2014 24 Lincoln Cannon 2012-2015 (Micah Redding) 25 Dorothy Deasy 2012-2015 26 James Carroll 2012-2015 27 Carl Youngblood 2013-2016 28 Karl Hale 2013-2016 29 Don Bradley 2013-2016 30 Christopher Bradford 2014-2017 31 Joseph West 2014-2017 32 Nathan Hadfield 2014-2017 33 Lincoln Cannon 2015-2018 34 Dorothy Deasy 2015-2018 35 Blaire Ostler 2015-2018 36 Carl Youngblood 2016-2019 37 Don Bradley 2016-2019 38 Wendy Smith 2016-2019 39 Christopher Bradford 2017-2020 40 Ben Blair 2017-2020 41 Pace Ellsworth 2017-2020 42 Lincoln Cannon 2018-2021 (Michaelann Gardner) 43 Blaire Ostler 2018-2021 44 Caleb Jones 2018-2021 45 Leonard Reil 2019-2022 46 Wendy Smith 2019-2022 47 Connie Packer 2019-2022 48 Carl Youngblood 2020-2023 49 Ben Blair 2020-2023 50 Jon Ogden 2020-2023 The mint order of the NFTs represents two variables. First, the order ascends with the initial year of the term of service. And second, where the initial year of the term of service is the same, the order ascends from highest to lowest total number of years of service. You may view all 51 NFTs in the limited edition mint of “The Computation of Humanity” at OpenSea. Although they look similar, each NFT is unique. Each has unique visual and metadata characteristics. With careful inspection, you may observe most of these unique characteristics. To observe them all, you must own or otherwise have ownership-level access to the NFT. As I minted the NFTs, I offered each as a gift to the person for whom it serves as a dedication. I’m keeping two of five NFTs that represent my terms of service. And I offered the other three as gifts to some people who, although they did not serve as board members of the association, were particularly important leaders in the religious Transhumanist community during these years. Those people are Giulio Prisco (founder of Turing Church ), Micah Redding (executive director of the Christian Transhumanist Association ), and Michaelann Gardner (a former CEO of the Mormon Transhumanist Association). Mormon Transhumanism is still a very young movement with far more potential than achievement. But the creation of that potential is itself an achievement. And, with much help from others, these people led the association to that achievement. May you live forever.

In April of this year, I completed my fifth and final term as a board member of the Mormon Transhumanist Association. During those fifteen years, it was my privilege and pleasure to share in service on the board with 24 of the finest people that I know personally: Andrew West, Ben Blair, Blaire Ostler, Brad Carmack, Brent Allsop, Bryant Smith, Caleb Jones, Carl Youngblood, Christopher Bradford, Connie Packer, Cory Funk, David Foster, Don Bradley, Dorothy Deasy, James Carroll, Jon Ogden, Joseph West, Karl Hale, Leonard Reil, Marcus Flinders, Michael Ferguson, Nathan Hadfield, Pace Ellsworth, and Wendy Smith. Each of them, without exception, has inspired and educated and helped me in unique ways that I revere.

Reflecting on the time and experiences that we shared, I wished to find some durable way to help me remember and to help us all commemorate. To that end, I minted a limited edition of “The Computation of Humanity,” a work of digital art that I created in 2018 with help from Michelangelo and artificial intelligence. The mint consists of 51 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Ethereum blockchain. And they will persist in space through time, at least by reference, for at least as long as that blockchain survives.

The limited edition mint of “The Computation of Humanity” is dedicated to the leaders of the Mormon Transhumanist Association. The association is the world’s leading advocacy network for ethical use of technology and religion to enhance human abilities. Each NFT is dedicated to a particular board member of the association, past or present, as well as a particular three-year term for which that board member was elected. Here are the specific dedications, each linked to its representation on the OpenSea website:

0 Lincoln Cannon 2006-2009 1 Carl Youngblood 2006-2009 2 Brent Allsop 2006-2009 3 Christopher Bradford 2006-2008 4 Joseph West 2006-2008 5 Cory Funk 2006-2008 6 Leonard Reil 2006-2007 7 Marcus Flinders 2006-2007 8 Andrew West 2006-2007 9 Bryant Smith 2007-2010 10 Karl Hale 2007-2010 11 David Foster 2007-2010 12 Christopher Bradford 2008-2011 13 Joseph West 2008-2011 14 Cory Funk 2008-2011 15 Lincoln Cannon 2009-2012 (Giulio Prisco) 16 Carl Youngblood 2009-2012 17 Brent Allsop 2009-2012 18 Bryant Smith 2010-2013 19 David Foster 2010-2013 20 Michael Ferguson 2010-2013 21 Christopher Bradford 2011-2014 22 Nathan Hadfield 2011-2014 23 Brad Carmack 2011-2014 24 Lincoln Cannon 2012-2015 (Micah Redding) 25 Dorothy Deasy 2012-2015 26 James Carroll 2012-2015 27 Carl Youngblood 2013-2016 28 Karl Hale 2013-2016 29 Don Bradley 2013-2016 30 Christopher Bradford 2014-2017 31 Joseph West 2014-2017 32 Nathan Hadfield 2014-2017 33 Lincoln Cannon 2015-2018 34 Dorothy Deasy 2015-2018 35 Blaire Ostler 2015-2018 36 Carl Youngblood 2016-2019 37 Don Bradley 2016-2019 38 Wendy Smith 2016-2019 39 Christopher Bradford 2017-2020 40 Ben Blair 2017-2020 41 Pace Ellsworth 2017-2020 42 Lincoln Cannon 2018-2021 (Michaelann Gardner) 43 Blaire Ostler 2018-2021 44 Caleb Jones 2018-2021 45 Leonard Reil 2019-2022 46 Wendy Smith 2019-2022 47 Connie Packer 2019-2022 48 Carl Youngblood 2020-2023 49 Ben Blair 2020-2023 50 Jon Ogden 2020-2023

The mint order of the NFTs represents two variables. First, the order ascends with the initial year of the term of service. And second, where the initial year of the term of service is the same, the order ascends from highest to lowest total number of years of service. You may view all 51 NFTs in the limited edition mint of “The Computation of Humanity” at OpenSea.

Although they look similar, each NFT is unique. Each has unique visual and metadata characteristics. With careful inspection, you may observe most of these unique characteristics. To observe them all, you must own or otherwise have ownership-level access to the NFT.

As I minted the NFTs, I offered each as a gift to the person for whom it serves as a dedication. I’m keeping two of five NFTs that represent my terms of service. And I offered the other three as gifts to some people who, although they did not serve as board members of the association, were particularly important leaders in the religious Transhumanist community during these years. Those people are Giulio Prisco (founder of Turing Church), Micah Redding (executive director of the Christian Transhumanist Association), and Michaelann Gardner (a former CEO of the Mormon Transhumanist Association).

Mormon Transhumanism is still a very young movement with far more potential than achievement. But the creation of that potential is itself an achievement. And, with much help from others, these people led the association to that achievement. May you live forever.