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President Hinckley speaks on war and peace; Church re- All rights reserved. acts to Elizabeth Smart return; New interest in Mormon Printed in the United States of America. studies; and much more! 02-05_letters.qxd 5/21/2003 1:41 AM Page 2 SUNSTONE YEA, YEA NAY, NAY sometimes disturbing elements of our past Founded in 1974 THE WHOLE STORY SCOTT KENNEY 1974–1978 are still available to the general public. As ALLEN D. ROBERTS 1978–1980 UNSTONE’S MARCH 2003 ISSUE IN- much as I would like to spend countless PEGGY FLETCHER 1978–1986 DANIEL H. RECTOR 1986–1991 S cludes an article, “Out of the Best Books,” hours delving through microfiches in dark LINDA JEAN STEPHENSON 1991–1992 ELBERT EUGENE PECK 1986–2001 that asserts that though the Church has mod- rooms, I am not currently able to do so. But I Editor ified its doctrine concerning blacks and the am able to sit down with a book now and DAN WOTHERSPOON Publisher Priesthood, many books with outdated again and enjoy exploring the evolution of WILLIAM STANFORD teachings are still widely available. The arti- Mormon thought. Associate Editor CAROL B. QUIST cle suggests as long as these teachings are still Another, even greater, risk may be in- Managing Editor easily available to the public, the Church volved. Eventually the Church may feel sim- JOHN HATCH may have difficulty claiming it has truly left ply removing the teachings from public view Section Editors MICHAEL AUSTIN, book reviews the doctrine of black inferiority behind. The is not enough. Leaders may decide to restrict PHYLLIS BAKER, fiction contest SCOT DENHALTER, Cybersaints article states, “Are such speculations and pro- all access to these records, as has happened ALAN AND VICKIE EASTMAN, Righteous Dominion nouncements really ‘in the past’ when they in the past. I’m sure that as a champion of HUGO OLAIZ, News/Update DIXIE PARTRIDGE, poetry are in print and allowed to stand without re- such academic endeavors, SUNSTONE would MARY ELLEN ROBERTSON, women’s studies MICHAEL SCHOENFELD, Sunstone Gallery pudiation?” While I understand this argu- never wish to encourage the Church to re- DARRON SMITH, The Long-Promised Day? ment, I wonder if the alternatives to press any historical material. ALISON TAKENAKA, Margin Notes Editorial Assistants publishing such teachings are not more dam- The best option is to allow free access to NATHAN BANG, JOHN-CHARLES DUFFY, REBECCA ENGLAND ERIC JONES, HUGO OLAIZ, WILLIAM B. QUIST aging to both the Church and the cause of all Church teachings, past and present, and Contributing Columnists academic study? allow people to investigate and come to their MICHAEL AUSTIN, D. JEFF BURTON DIAN SADERUP MONSON, MICHAEL NIELSEN, JANA RIESS On the surface, it may seem that the ap- own conclusions. Although McConkie as- Photographer and Taping Engineer propriate thing to do to would be to reprint serts some very disturbing doctrines in STEVE MAYFIELD Cartoonists these books with the questionable teachings Mormon Doctrine, this same SUNSTONE issue KYLE ANDERSON, PAT BAGLEY, MACADE removed. This has been done many times in quotes his statement in another forum: Much-Appreciated Volunteers DEVERY ANDERSON, PHYLLIS BAKER, MAXINE HANKS the past and has inevitably invited criticism. “Forget everything that I have said, or what BARBARA HAUGSOEN, LEANN HILLAM, BEVERLY HOPPE For example, in the first edition of Mormon President Brigham Young or President CHRIS KEMP, CAROLYN LAMBERT, STEVE MAYFIELD WILLIAM B. QUIST, KATHY WILSON, JAKE ZOLLINGER Doctrine, Bruce R. McConkie asserts the George Q. Cannon or whoever has said in Catholic church is the “church of the Devil.” days past that is contrary to the present reve- In subsequent editions, this reference has lation.