Summer 1982
The Summer 1982 Issue includes a variety of articles, poetry, and fiction pieces focused on aspects of early Latter-day Saint history and thought. Mary L. Bradford’s "Famous Last Words" explores notable statements and their implications. Lester E. Bush, Jr. reflects in "Valedictory" on closing thoughts and farewells. Marvin S. Hill's "The First Vision Controversy: A Critique and Reconciliation" delves into the debates surrounding Joseph Smith’s First Vision, seeking common ground among differing views. Richard Van Wagoner and Steven Walker’s "Joseph Smith: 'The Gift of Seeing'" examines Smith's abilities and the religious implications. D. Michael Quinn’s piece "Joseph Smith III's 1844 Blessing and the Mormons of Utah" explores connections between Smith's son and Utah Mormonism. The poetry by Maryann Olsen MacMurray, "Calling" and "Journal", adds reflective insight, while Levi S. Peterson’s fictional work "The Gift" adds a narrative element, rounding out the publication's exploration of Latter-day Saint themes.
For the past six years, I have been engaged in various dialogues best under stood by a quick trip through the editorial correspondence files, a sort of diary (or dia-log) of my term as editor.…
We consider the conductor of a religious periodical under as much stronger obligations to seek after and publish the truth, as eternity is longer than any portion of time of which we have any connection,…
Ever since Fawn Brodie wrote No Man Knows My History in 1946 and emphatically denied that there was any valid evidence that Joseph Smith experienced a visitation from the Father and the Son in 1820,…
Dialogue 15.2 (Summer 1982): 48–68
Van Wagoner and Walker focus on the seer stones that Joseph Smith used in the Book of Mormon translation process.
Members of the Mormon Church headquartered in Salt Lake City may have reacted anywhere along the spectrum from sublime indifference to temporary discomfiture to cold terror at the recently discovered blessing by Joseph Smith, Jr.,…
On a snowy evening, Gerard de Valois stepped from a tram near Quai Marcellis in the Belgian city of Liege. He positioned his hat more firmly, tucked his scarf tightly into the collar of his…
When asked what I do in the Kingdom, I
Reply that I am in the Extraction
Program with my husband and a few friends:
1981 is destined to be remembered as a year of indelible significance in Mormondom. Within a two-month period early in the year, stories about the Church twice achieved front-page status. During March the discovery of…
I admit an acquired skepticism about books with pretentious titles, so my eyes narrowed at the sight of a slim volume with the weighty title Mor mons & Women. I became even more suspicious when…
