William Lee Stokes

WILLIAM LEE STOKES is professor of Geology at the University of Utah. His textbooks in geology have been widely used for over twenty years.

Geological Specimen Rejuvenates an Old Controversy

Articles/Essays – Volume 08, No. 3

Under the title “Puzzling Fossils Unearthed,” the Deseret News of 13 June, 1968 reported the discovery of “a fossilized footprint” which was said to pose a “dilemma for geologists.” The discovery was made in the…

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An Official Position

Articles/Essays – Volume 12, No. 4

Dialogue 12.4 (Winter 1979): 90–92
In postscript let me say that I have been accused of forging this letter and of taking unfair advantage of President Smith. Let the readers judge. I am personally grateful that the Church has not been caught in the position of taking a stand that might very well prove to be wrong in the future

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