[…] Not very long after the death of Sidney Rigdon, the influential preacher and compatriate to Joseph Smith in the first years of the Church, his son, John Wickliffe Rigdon, wrote an apology for his father.
Dialogue 1. 3 (Fall 1966): 29–46
In this early article, Allen shows that the First Vision was not well known during Joseph Smith’s lifetime. It became well known after the Prophet’s death, which is […]
Dialogue 5.3 (Fall 1970): 11–25 Godfrey describes the steps leading to Wilford Woodruff issuing the First Manifesto.
Dialogue 6 .1 (Spring 1971): 37–45
Thomasson argues that because the church did not give in to the federal government regarding Renyolds v United States, even though it might not look like it, he […]
[…] that DNA—blood—might not be the only kin substance in the universe.” Explore the full article for free online in the Winter 2023 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, as we unravel the […]
Dialogue 18.3 (Fall 1985): 84–98 Mehr shares stories of polygamy in late 19th century and early 20th century. He especially focused on LDS women’s opinions of polygamy when they entered into polygamous relationsips.
Dialogue 20 .4 (Winter 1987): 77–85
When Joseph Smith III preached his first sermon as a leader of the Reoganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Amboy, Illinois, on 6 April […]
Dialogue 23.2 (Summer 1990): 15–38 Bradley describes how even after the Short Creek Raids happened, the women there still believed in plural marriage.
Dialogue 24.4 (Winter 1991): 44–58 Driggs shares the story of how in between the First and Second Manifestos, polygamy was still happening in secret.
Dialogue 36.3 (Spring 2003): 71–87Watson shares why early fundamentalists broke off from the main church and decided to leave Utah and settle Short Creek.