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Every man’s work shall be made manifest.
—1 Corinthians 3:13 

The world of Mormon-directed periodicals continues to thrive as new journals appear and old (those that began within the last few years) journals struggle for continued existence. In our last essay on periodicals brief mention was made of Zion’s Warning, an R.L.D.S. oriented newspaper format publication. We have since learned that Zion’s Warning is “dedicated to the cause of publishing the PURE and UNDEFILED Gospel of Jesus Christ as revealed from Heaven by the Power of The Holy Ghost.” Early issues contain articles charging the Council of Churches with being pro-Communist; taking a stand against R.L.D.S. ecumenism; and declaring the church is in apostacy. Apparently Zion’s Warning is free upon request (2640 Rainier Way, La Habra, Calif. 90631). 

Dialogue and Courage continue to survive by the grace of generous contributors. The Venture Foundation, sponsors of Courage, reported a net $5.26 income over expenses for 1970/71. This balance was made possible by contributions to the amount of $3,583. The Carpenter, issued in Madison, Wisconsin, has completed one full volume, but Mormon History appears to be moribund. Nevertheless, new L.D.S. oriented periodicals continue to appear. From Williamsville, New York comes Mormonia: A Quarterly Bibliography of Works on Mormonism (Box 54, Williamsville, New York 14221, $5.00 per year). “Mormonia,” writes editor and publisher Velton Peabody, “hopes to bring together . . . a description of the rapidly expanding body of literature available to the student of Mormonism in all its phases.” Peabody intends to concentrate on current publications but will include retrospective material as space permits. Not unlike this column, Mormonia will publish “brief bibliographical essays describing important collections of Mormonia.” The first issue contained a bewildering combination of new books and periodical articles inter-listed with retrospective material. Mormonia would do well to more clearly define its mission if it hopes to appeal to the rather limited clientele of Mormon bibliophiles. 

Two additional journals have recently come to Dialogue’s attention. The first, Notes of the L.D.S. Composers Association, is a quarterly devoted to music and the Church. Notes is available from Dr. Merrill Bradshaw, E-422 HFAC, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84601 ($1.00 per copy). The second publication, Times and Seasons, is a resurrection of the Church organ by the same name published in Nauvoo one hundred and thirty years ago. Although an unofficial successor to the original Times and Seasons the new periodical begins with volume seven, thus continuing the sequence from the long deceased original (Nauvoo: Times and Seasons, Ltd. $5.00 per year). Times and Seasons appears to be a promotional periodical for restored Nauvoo. In its first three issues there appeared articles about the restored homes of Brigham Young, John Browning, and the Mansion House of Nauvoo. Each issue also contains reprints from the original Times and Seasons and full color reproductions of the exciting paintings of CCA. Christensen. 

Potpourri

The Mormon History Association’s prizes for best book and best articles in 1970-71 went to Gustave O. Larson for his The “Americanization” of Utah for Statehood, and Dean C Jessee for his article, “The Writing of Joseph Smith’s History,” in the Summer, 1971, Brigham Young University Studies. 

The Historical Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints offered three $1,000 research fellowships for work in its library and archives during the summer of 1972. Although this information comes too late for our readers who did not receive a direct announcement from the Historian’s Office, this will be an annual program and now is the time to plan for 1973. Inquiries should be addressed to: The Church Historian, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 47 East South Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. 

On the subject of The Church Historian’s Office, a note of significance is that Leonard J. Arrington of Utah State University has been appointed Historian for the Church. Dr. Arrington has selected James B. Allen of Brigham Young University and Davis Bitton of the University of Utah as assistant historians. 

An important research tool recently published by the Brigham Young Uni versity College of Religious Instruction is A Catalogue of Theses and Disser tations Concerning The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Mor monism and Utah. This massive tome does not claim to have surveyed every graduate degree program in the country, but it certainly is, as the forward claims, “the most complete collection of its kind.” Copies are available from Dr. Lamar C Berrett, Dept. of Church History, 123 Joseph Smith Building, B.Y.U., Provo, Utah 84601. 

Add to the above the newly published Ten Year Index to Periodicals of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, January 1, 1961-December 31, 1970. This monumental two volume work is available for nine dollars from the Church Distribution Center, 33 Richards Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. 

The following list of articles of Mormon interest is selective; material of peripheral interest and popularizations have generally been excluded. 

Periodical Articles on Mormons and Mormonism

Ablon, Joan. “The Social Organization of an Urban Samoan Community,” Southwestern Journal of Anthropology, 27 (Spring 1971), 75-96. Mention of Mormons and their church and school participation.

Alexander, Thomas G. “A Conflict of Perceptions: Ulysses S. Grant and The Mormons,” Newsletter of the Ulysses S. Grant Association, 8 (July 1971), 29-42. 

———. “Senator Reed Smoot and Western Land Policy, 1905-1920,” Arizona and the West, 13 (Autumn 1971), 245-264. 

Anderson, Richard L. “The Impact of the First Preaching in Ohio,” Brigham Young University Studies (hereafter BYU Studies), 11 (Summer 1971), 474-496. 

———. “Jackson County in Early Mormon Descriptions,” Missouri Historical Review, 65 (April 1971), 270. 

Andrew, David S., and Laurel B. Blank. “The Four Mormon Temples in Utah,” Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 30 (March 1971), 51-65. 

Berrett, LaMar. “An Impressive Letter From the Pen of Joseph Smith,” BYU Studies, 11 (Summer 1971), 517-523. 

Bethel, Dayle. “The Church Triumphant: A Case Study of Vietnam, the Tragedy That Need Not Have Been,” Courage: A Journal of History, Thought and Action (hereafter Courage), 1 (December 1970), 73-79. 

———.”Cultural Differences and the Gospel of Jesus Christ,” Courage, 1 (June 1971), 227-240. 

Bitton, Davis. “Kirtland as a Center of Missionary Activity, 1830-1838,” BYU Studies, 11 (Summer 1971), 497-516. 

Brewer, David L. “Religious Resistance to Changing Beliefs About Race,” Pacific Sociological Review, 13 (Summer 1970), 163-170. Uses Mormon Church as a case study. 

Brodie, Fawn M. “A Letter from the Camp of Israel, 1846,” The Princeton University Library Chronicle, 33 (August 1971), 67-70. 

———.”Sir Richard F. Burton: Exceptional Observer of the Mormon Scene,” Utah Historical Quarterly (hereafter UHQ), 38 (Fall 1970), 295-311. 

Brooks, Juanita. “A Place of Refuge,” Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, 14 (Spring 1971), 13-24. 

Brown, Leanor J. “Papa was a Latter-Day Pioneer,” The Ensign, 1 (August-November 1971). Four part article on a latter-day exodus to the Mormon colonies in Mexico. 

Christensen, James Boyd. “Function and Fun in Utah-Danish Nicknames,” UHQ, 39 (Winter 1971), 23-29. 

Cowan, Richard O. “Mischa Markow: Mormon Missionary to the Balkans,” BYU Studies, 11 (Autumn 1970), 92-98. 

Cracroft, Richard H. “The Gentle Blasphemer: Mark Twain, Holy Scripture, and the Book of Mormon,” BYU Studies, 11 (Winter 1971), 119-140. 

de Jong, Jr., Gerrit. “Mormons and the Fine Arts,” The Carpenter: Reflections of Mormon Life (hereafter The Carpenter), 1 (Spring 1971), 5-15. 

Deskin, Verne. “You are Involved with Polygamy,” Courage, 1 (December 1970), 89-93. 

Draper, Maurice L. “Polygamy Among Converts in East India,” Courage, 1 (December 1970), 85-88. 

Dudley, D.A. “Bank Born of Revelation: The Kirtland Safety Society Anti-Banking Co.,” Journal of Economic History, 30 (December 1970), 848-853. 

Edwards, Elbert B. “The Panaca Co-op: A Way of Life,” Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, 14 (Summer 1971), 58-61. Article about Mercantile Institution in Mormon settlement of Panaca, Nevada. 

Flake, Chad J. “The Newell K. Whitney Collection,” BYU Studies, 11 (Summer 1971), 322-328. 

Flanders, Robert. “To Transform History: Early Mormon Culture and the Concept of Time and Space,” Church History, 40 (March 1971), 108-117. 

Flora, Joseph M. “Vardis Fisher and Wallace Stegner: Teacher and Student,” Western American Literature, 5 (Summer 1970), 121-128. 

Francaviglia, Richard V. “Mormon Central-Hall Houses in the American West,” Association of American Geographers Annals, 61 (March 1971), 65-71. 

Fuller, Albert. “Fellowship of Renewal,” Courage, 1 (December 1970), 112.

Godfrey, Kenneth W. “Joseph Smith and the Masons/’ Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (hereafter JISHS), 64 (Spring 1971), 79-90. 

Grant, H. Roger. “Missouri’s Utopian Communities,” Missouri Historical Review, 66 (October 1971), 20-48. Includes Mormons. 

Grant, H. Roger and David E. Kyvig. “A Mormon Plan for an Island Kingdom of God,” Prologue, 4 (Spring 1972), 26-30.

Grow, Stewart L. “Utah’s Senatorial Election of 1899: The Election That Failed,” UHQ, 39 (Winter 1971), 30. 

Hickman, Martin B. “Josiah Hickman: A Student Defends the Faith,” BYU Studies, 11 (Autumn 1970), 99-103. 

Holsinger, M. Paul. “Henry M. Teller and the Edmunds-Tucker Act,” The Colorado Magazine, 48 (Winter 1971), 1-14. 

Howard, Richard P. “Joseph Smith, The Book of Abraham, and The Reorganized Church of the 1970’s,” Saints’ Herald, 117 (December 1970), 24-26. 

————. “Latter-Day Saint Scriptures and the Doctrine of Propositional Revelation,” Courage, 1 (June 1971), 209-226. 

————.”Since Yesterday: The Joseph Smith Store, Church Headquarters at Nauvoo?” Saints’ Herald, 118 (October 1971), 34. 

————.”Since Yesterday: The Times and Seasons Building Number Two,” Saints’ Herald, 118 (November 1971), 48. 

Hullinger, R. N. “Joseph Smith, Defender of Faith,” Concordia Theological Monthly, 42 (February 1971), 72-87. 

————. “Lost Tribes of Israel and the Book of Mormon,” Lutheran Quarterly, 22 (August 1970), 319-329. 

Jennings, Warren A. “The First Mormon Mission to the Indians,” The Kansas Historical Quarterly, 37 (Autumn 1971), 288-289. 

Jennings, Warren A., ed. “Two Iowa Postmasters View Nauvoo: Anti-Mormon Letters to the Governor of Missouri,” BYU Studies, 11 (Spring 1971), 275-292.

Jensen, Chris. “Mormon Settlements in Nevada,” The Ensign, 1 (April 1971), 25-29.

Jessee, Dean C. “The Writing of Joseph Smith’s History,” BYU Studies, 11 (Summer 1971), 439-473.

John, Charley. “Mormons Steal Indian Children,” The Warpath, Z (mid-1970?), 4. International Indian Newspaper printed by the United Native American, Inc. P.O. Box 26149, San Francisco, Calif. 94126. 

Johnsen, Leonard. “The Institution and the Search for Truth,” Courage, 1 (December 1970), 111. 

Johnson, Hollis R. “Civilizations Out in Space,” BYU Studies, 11 (Autumn 1970), 3-12. 

Jonas, Frank H. “A Matter of Opinion on Mormonism’s Negro Policy,” The American West, 8 (November 1971), 48. 

Jones, Gerald E. “An Early Mormon Settlement in South Dakota,” South Dakota History, 1 (Spring 1971), 119-131. 

Kimball, Edward L. “What Sam Taylor Could Have Said,” The Carpenter, 1 (Spring 1971), 37-43. Kimball agrees with Taylor but not his manner of presentation. See Taylor entry. 

Kimball, James L., Jr. “The Nauvoo Charter: A Reinterpretation,” JISHS, 64 (Spring 1971), 66-78. 

Kimball, Stanley B. “The Mormons in Illinois, 1836-1846,” JISHS, 64 (Spring 1971), 5-21. 

———. “The Anthon Transcript: Egyptian, Mesoamerican, or Phoenician?” Newsletter and Proceedings of the Society for Early Historic Archaeology, no. 126 (August 1971), 1-5.

———. “Sources on the History of the Mormons in Ohio: 1830-1838,” BYU Studies, 11 (Summer 1971), 524-540. 

———. “Thomas L. Barnes: Coroner of Carthage,” BYU Studies, 11 (Winter 1971), 141-147. Two letters by Barnes that provide “some new, firsthand information about the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.”

Kunz, Phillip R. and Merlin B. Brinkerhoff “Growth in Religious Organizations: A Comparative Study,” Social Science, 45 (October 1970), 215-222. Deals with Mormons and Baptists. 

Lamar, Howard R. “Statehood for Utah: A Different Path,” UHQ, 39 (Fall 1971), 307-327. 

Lang, F. “Mormon Empire,” Ramparts Magazine, 10 (September 1971), 36-43. A radical view. 

Layton, Robert L. “Kirtland: A Perspective on Time and Place,” BYU Studies, 11 (Summer 1971), 423-438. 

Lehr, J. “Mormon Settlement Morphology in Southern Alberta,” The Albertan Geographer, 8 (1972), 6-13. 

Lent, John A. “The Press on Wheels,” Annals of Wyoming, 43 (Fall 1971), 165-203. Many Mormon notations. Author ran an anti-Mormon newspaper in Ogden. 

Levin, Meta. “It’s a Thoroughly Modern Station,” The Kansas Citian, 60 (December 1970), 84. KMBZ-KMBR STATION-Bonneville International Corporation, a Mormon Company. 

Lythgoe, Dennis L. “Negro Slavery in Utah,” UHQ, 39 (Winter 1971), 40-54. 

———. “The 1968 Presidential Decline of George Romney: Mormonism or Politics?” BYU Studies, 11 (Spring 1971), 219-240. 

Madsen, Brigham D. and Betty Madsen. “The Diamond R Rolls Out,” Montana, the Magazine of Western History, 21 (Spring 1971), 3-17. A study of Mormon freighters from Corinne to the Montana mines. 

“The Marriott Story,” Forbes, 107 (February 1, 1971), 20. Marriott both as a business man and member of the Church. 

Marsh, Eudocia Baldwin. “Mormons in Hancock County: A Reminiscence,” JISHS, 64 (Spring 1971), 22. 

Marshall, Margaret. “An American Memoir,” Hudson Review, 24 (Summer 1971), 213-241. Reminiscences by the former Literary Editor of the Nation, which include the author’s Mormon heritage. 

Matthews, Robert J. “The Bernhisel Manuscript Copy of Joseph Smith’s Inspired Version of the Bible,” BYU Studies, 11 (Spring 1971), 253-274. 

————. “The ‘New Translation’ of the Bible, 1830-1833: Doctrinal Development During the Kirtland Era,” BYU Studies, 11 (Summer 1971), 400-422. 

McKiernan, F. Mark. “Sidney Rigdon’s Missouri Speeches,” BYU Studies, 11 (Autumn 1970), 90-92. 

Moody, Eric N. “A Note on Politics and Religion in Twentieth-Century Nevada,” Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, 24 (Winter 1971), 41-42. Discusses Mormon influence. 

Muir, Daniel T. “Sources for Studies in the Life of Joseph Smith III,” Courage, 1 (December 1970), 93-102. 

Muir, Roy E. “Reality, Revelation and Revolution,” Courage, 1 (December 1970), 113-114. 

Nibley, Hugh. “Educating the Saints—A Brigham Young Mosaic,” BYU Studies, 11 (Autumn 1970), 61-87. 

———. “Islam and Mormonism—A Comparison,” The Ensign, 2 (March 1972), 55-64. 

———. “The Meaning of The Kirtland Egyptian Papers,” BYU Studies, 11 (Summer 1971), 350-399. 

———. “What is ‘The Book of Breathings’?” BYU Studies, 11 (Winter 1971), 153-187. 

Olson, Earl E. “The Chronology of the Ohio Revelations,” BYU Studies, 11 (Summer 1971), 329-349. 

“The Peripatetic Mormons,” The American Way, 4 (March 1971), 4-8. 

Petersen, Melvin J. “Editing the Revelations for Publication,” Courage, 1 (March 1971), 172-179. A Brigham Young University Professor takes Francis W. Holm to task for his book The Mormon Churches; A Comparison From Within. 

Peterson, Charles S. “The Hopis and the Mormon,” UHQ, 39 (Spring 1971), 179-194. 

Peterson, Levi S. “Brother Brigham and the Virginian ….,” The Possible Sack, 2 (May 1971), 1. Publication of the English Department, University of Utah.

Piatt, Chris. “Sex Roles in a Changing World,” Courage, 1 (December 1970), 81-84. 

Piepkorn, A. C. “Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,” Concordia Theological Monthly, 40 (October 1969), 619-622. 

“Polygamy Debate in the Church Today,” Courage, 1 (December 1970), 107-108. Polygamy as seen from the Reorganized L.D.S. viewpoint. 

Pratte, Alf. “Who Remembers ‘Lehi IV Today?” Honolulu, 6 (September 1971), 33-35 + . 1958 Raft expedition from California to Hawaii the success of which offers evidence to the theory that Polynesians came from the American continent. 

“Problems and Opportunities of Missionary Work in Asia: A Symposium,” Discussed by four former Asian mission presidents. BYU Studies, 12 (Autumn 1971), 85-106. 

Quaintance, C. W. “Race, Evolution and Mormonism,” Christian Century, 88 (May 12, 1971), 586-589. 

Reilly, P. T. “Warren Marshall Johnson, Forgotten Saint,” UHQ, 39 (Winter 1971), 3-22. 

Richards, Kent D. “Washoe Territory, Rudimentary Government in Nevada,” Arizona and the West, 11 (Autumn 1969), 213-232. Mormons in Nevada. 

“Role of Women in the Church,” Courage, 1 (December 1970), 110. The Church in this case is the Reorganized L.D.S. Church. 

Sainsbury, Jan Arthur. “Black, Female and a Mormon: Why I joined the Mormon Church,” Intermountain Observer, 21 (February 6, 1971), 12. 

Slover, Robert H. “Resources in the Church Historian’s Office Relating to Asia,” BYU Studies, 12 (Autumn 1971), 106-107. 

Strange, Charles Alfred. “The Strangs of Westchester,” New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, (October 1967-April 1971), 92-94. Biography of James J. Strang. 

Taylor, Samuel W. “Through Darkest Utah: Stalking the Wily Mugbook,” The Carpenter, 1 (Spring 1971), 29-36. Taylor says that 96% of the Great Basin is scenery as is the literary life of the area. He blames the “Zion Curtain” for this situation which dis courages reading all but Church-produced literature and hampers the sale of books on Mormonism not locally produced. 

Trank, Douglas M. “The Negro and the Mormons: A Church in Conflict,” Western Speech, 35 (Fall 1971), 220-230. 

Tvedtnes, John A. “Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon: A Preliminary Survey,” BYU Studies, 11 (Autumn 1970), 50-60. 

Vlahos, Clare D. “The Challenge to Centralized Power: Zenus H. Gurley, Jr., and the Prophetic Office,” Courage, 1 (March 1971), 141-158. Gurley and the movement to decentralize power in the R.L.D.S. church. 

Warner, W. Keith and Edward L. Kimball “Creative Stewardship.” The Carpenter, 1 (Spring 1971), 17-26. Warner and Kimball challenge Church members to be more than willing workers—to accomplish and to succeed. 

Weate, N. James, Jr. “In Search of the Phoenix,” Courage, 1 (March 1971), 180-183. Pleas for R.L.D.S. to be willing to “create new forms for a new age.” 

Weldon, Clair E. “The Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon,” Courage, 1 (December 1970), 103-106. 

Wheaton, Clarence L. “The Book of Commandrrtents,” Zion’s Advocate, 48 (June 1971), 86-89. 

“When the Saints Went Marching In,” Times Literary Supplement, 70 (July 23, 1971), 845-847. 

“Who Owns Our History?” Courage, 1 (December 1970), 109. 

Wolfinger, Henry J. “A Reexamination of the Woodruff Manifesto in the Light of Utah Constitutional History,” UHQ, 39 (Fall 1971), 328-349.