Identifying the Earliest Mormon Polygamists, 1841-1844
Gary James BergeraDialogue 38.3 (Spring 2004): 1–74
Bergera uses evidence from plural wives to show who some of the first polygamists were in the church.
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Volume 38, No. 3
Fall 2005
The Fall 2005 issue begins with Gary James Bergera looking at polygamy in early Mormonism, as well as speculating on how it was practiced, by whom it was practiced, and the surviving records of the practice in that time period. Following this is "The Remnant Church: An RLDS Schismatic Group Finds a Prophet of Joseph's Seed" by William D. Russel which looks at waning membership among the RLDS following the implementation of Section 156 of the RLDS Doctrine and Covenants. Also included in this issue are several personal voices, fictional pieces, and several beautiful works of poetry.
Contents
Articles/Essays
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The Remnant Church: An RLDS Schismatic Group Finds a Prophet of Joseph’s Seed
William D. RussellDialogue 38.3 (Fall 2005): 26–54
When the 1984 conference approved Section 156 , which also indicated that the soon-to-be-built temple in Independence would be dedicated to the pursuit of peace, it became clear that the largest “schism”—separation from the unity of the Church—in the history of the RLDS Church was in the making.
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Fiction
Carterville
Douglas ThayerI wanted to lift the glass-framed lid and hold the big German brown trout. He was smooth, beautiful, all shining gold—darker gold on top and lighter gold underneath. The gold had black, orange, and red…
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Garden Tomb
Spencer EllsworthThe water was black around our knees. Bamboo surrounded and overlooked us. It was so quiet in the mist and the dark green stalks that the sound of our legs moving was an intrusion. Water…
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Letters to the Editor
Personal Voices
Getting Out/Staying In: One Mormon/Gay Marriage: Getting Out
Ben ChristensenDialogue 38.3 (Fall 2005): 121–133
In Fall 2005, there is a roundtable on mix-orientation marriages from some who were in them and from therapist Marybeth Raynes and long-time activist Ron Schow.
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Getting Out/Staying In: One Mormon/Gay Marriage: Homosexual Attraction and LDS Marriage Decisions
Ron SchowDialogue 38.3 (Fall 2005): 133–145
In Fall 2005, there is a roundtable on mix-orientation marriages from some who were in them and from therapist Marybeth Raynes and long-time activist Ron Schow.
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Getting Out/Staying In: One Mormon/Gay Marriage: Thoughts of a Therapist
Marybeth RaynesIn Fall 2005, there is a roundtable on mix-orientation marriages from some who were in them and from therapist Marybeth Raynes and long-time activist Ron Schow.
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Getting Out/Staying In: One Mormon/Gay Marriage: Staying In
Ben ChristensenIn Fall 2005, there is a roundtable on mix-orientation marriages from some who were in them and from therapist Marybeth Raynes and long-time activist Ron Schow.
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