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Volume 23, No. 1

Spring 1990

Articles/Essays

The Odyssey of Thomas Stuart Ferguson

Stan Larson

With a keen eye to the LDS book market during the 1987 and 1988 Christmas and conference seasons, various Utah radio stations aired this dramatic radio commercial: In 1949 [1946] California lawyer, Tom Ferguson, rolled up his sleeves, threw a shovel over his shoulder, and marched into the remote jungles...

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Separate but Equal?: Black Brothers, Genesis Groups, or Integrated Wards?

Jessie L. Embry

1990: Jessie Embry, “Separate but Equal?: Black Brothers, Genesis Groups, or Integrated Wards?” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Vol. 23 No. 1 (1990):11–36. A history of Black LDS social groups and organizations. The Genesis Group gave African Americans a better chance to connect with fellow African Americans through frequent socials. The first...

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Volume 23, No. 1

Contents

Articles/Essays

The Odyssey of Thomas Stuart Ferguson

Separate but Equal?: Black Brothers, Genesis Groups, or Integrated Wards?

The Mormon Priesthood Revelation and the Sao Paulo, Brazil Temple

Inadvertent Disclosure: Autobiography in the Poetry of Eliza R. Snow

Anthony Maitland Stenhouse, Bachelor Polygamist

Ezekiel 37, Sticks, and Babylonian Writing Boards: A Critical Reappraisal

“Arise from the Dust and Be Men”

“Arise from the Dust and Be Men”

Personal Voices

Tracks in the Field

A Member of the Tribe

Poetry

Grandpa

The Deseret Milk Company

Winnowing

Chokecherries

Reviews

Three Generations of Mormon Poetry: A zipper of haze; Tinder; Christmas Voices

Walking the Dark Side: Doc: The Rape of the Town of Lovell by Jack Olsen

A Great Heart and a Fine Mind: One Man’s Search: Addresses by O. C. Tanner