Dear Sirs: I enjoyed William Robinson’s article [Autumn, 1968], “Mormons in the Urban Community.” In order to expose our children to something other than our very isolated Mormon community (Utah Valley), two years ago we…
The letters in this issue reflect accurately the relative quantity of letters received on the different subjects as well as the various points of view. Dear Sirs: I am much interested in the cover of…
Dear Sirs: . . . I could not agree more with the comments and views expressed by McMurrin and Bitton (Winter, 1967). I became an ardent admirer of B. H. Roberts from the moment when,…
Dear Sirs: Re: Secretary Udall’s letter The Lord has not spoken, The Prophet is silent, And so am I. Alexander T. Stecker Belmont, Massachusetts *** Dear Sirs: You wanted a Dialogue—so now you have a dialogue;…
On August 23, 1967, Dialogue editors Eugene England, Joseph Jeppson, and Paul Salisbury taped the following interview with Michigan’s Governor George Romney in Salt Lake City, Utah; since he was the only Democrat in the…
In this important historical letter, Stewart Udall reflects on the need for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to reconsider its historical stance on race, particularly its practice of denying full fellowship to Black individuals. Udall argues that this practice, rooted in the belief in a divine curse on Black people, contradicts the principles of equality and brotherhood that the Church should embody. He concludes asserting that the time has come for the Church to abandon its racial restrictions and embrace full fellowship with Black individuals. He argues that recognizing the worth of all people, irrespective of race, is essential for the Church to fulfill its spiritual and moral ideals and to contribute positively to society’s progress toward greater human brotherhood.