This copy is located in box 23, folder 7. The collection also includes Buerger's research notes, critical comments by colleagues, and correspondence related to this article. These items were donated in December , along with the bulk of Buerger's papers. At the time of accession, the collection numbered fifty-six boxes and consisted of Correspondence, People, and Subject files. Copies of published articles which are available in the library have been removed.
In addition, the Ernest L. Wilkinson Diary transcript was removed from the collection and assigned a separate number Ms The collection was further reduced to its current thirty-six boxes by removing duplicate copies.
It was apparently Buerger's practice to make several copies of significant documents, both for the purpose of cross-filing, and for circulation among interested parties.
The collection has been divided into three sections. The first section contains personal material, and is the only portion of the collection where Buerger's original order was disturbed.
Box 1, Diary Entries, consists of photocopies of excerpts from Buerger's missionary study notes, notes on telephone conversations or interviews, reports of conversations with professors and other students at Brigham Young University hereafter BYU , and transcripts of notes taken by others.
Originally this material was scattered throughout the collection, with several copies interfiled in various folders.
Boxes 2 through 4 contain both Buerger's personal correspondence and copies of letters relating to various doctrinal issues which have been circulating among Mormon dissidents for a number of years. Copies of the latter were originally filed alphabetically in both Correspondence and People folders.
There are no originals of the circulating letters, and some may be of questionable authenticity. There are two cases where letters were written under assumed names.
The "Janice Willden" letter was written by H. The John Davidson letters were written at a time when Buerger was concerned that a direct approach would result in a confrontation with local priesthood authorities.
He also felt that the church officials to whom the letters were addressed would be unlikely to respond to him directly. Section two, "People," contains either information pertaining to the individual noted on the folder or copies of papers written by that person. In cases where full papers or articles are included, the name of the paper has been added to the folder. The People section of the collection is heavily weighted toward persons currently writing on subjects of interest to Mormon scholars, and to twentieth-century church officials.
Subject files typically contain Buerger's research notes, copies of papers which relate to the designated topic, or excerpts from published material which Buerger has collated and arranged in some particular order, often chronological. The bulk of the Subject files are devoted to information about temple ceremonies, Adam-God, evolution, and prophetic infallibility. This section is probably the oldest part of the collection. In Boxes 24 to 26 there are numbered published accounts of the Mormon temple ceremony.
Buerger began by filing material according to subject categories designated in a commercially-prepared LDS filing system called Subdex 1. Many of the documents in the collection have Subdex classification numbers. Buerger papers provide a record of his spiritual and intellectual development during a period of conflict and change within the larger LDS community.
The collection also contains a unique compilation of documents relating to controversial aspects of Mormon theology and history. The Buerger collection provides an insight into the struggle of one member of a small group of self-described Mormon intellectuals who sought to combine religious conviction with scientific empiricism. The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. For further information, please review the J.
Special Collections, J. Most of the material in this series is related to Buerger's interest in doctrinal questions. Diary entries are either photocopied or transcribed from Buerger's personal journals for the purpose of documenting personal exchanges with colleagues or recording speculations about the content and nature of conflicting points of view within the church. Correspondence prior to the mids consists primarily of letter copies or transcripts having to do with evolution, Adam-God, the Word of Wisdom, and the so-called Negro question.
The later correspondence files contain both incoming and outgoing letters, most of which are related to Buerger's research and writing. The majority of the material found in this series is related to the conflicting views on Mormon history, theology, and culture held by present-day LDS church officials, Mormon intellectuals, and various dissidents.
The most comprehensive information on any one person pertains to Bruce R. McConkie, whose theology Buerger strongly opposed. While most of the files in this series contain information by or about twentieth-century Mormon scholars and theologians, there is some information on prominent nineteenth-century church officials.
Subject files are organized in accordance with a filing system designed specifically for use by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Mormon Church places great value on a lifetime of gospel study, both as the basis for ongoing spiritual growth and as a foundation for living according to doctrinal principles. The Mormon tradition of service includes callings for teachers, group leaders, missionaries, writers and speakers.
Church publications are designed in part to provide resource material for a variety of service positions. Hence, church members are encouraged to keep personal files. The system used by David Buerger, called Subdex 1, consists of twenty-seven major categories, with each category divided into various subtopics.
The Subdex system provides the core organization for the collection, although Buerger added Correspondence and People sections as he became involved with other church members interested in doctrinal and educational questions not generally pursued in official church publications.
The original order of Buerger's files has been maintained as far as was possible in the process of sorting and deleting duplicates. The numbers on the upper right hand corners of many of the documents are Subdex numbers. For more information on the organization of files, see Appendix B. Archives West. Search digital objects only. Buerger papers Dates inclusive Restrictions on Use The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection.
Arrangement Organized in three series: I. Personal Material; II. People; III. Acquisition Information Gift of David J. Buerger in , and Processing Note Processed by Karen Carver in Personal Materials Return to Top Most of the material in this series is related to Buerger's interest in doctrinal questions. People Return to Top The majority of the material found in this series is related to the conflicting views on Mormon history, theology, and culture held by present-day LDS church officials, Mormon intellectuals, and various dissidents.
Subjects Return to Top Subject files are organized in accordance with a filing system designed specifically for use by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Lyle O. Clark V. Johnson, "Key to the Documents Used by B. Roberts in the Documentary History of the Church".
Jerald L. Stephen J. Van Dusen, No. M'Clintock and Strong, No. Hyrum L. Andrus, "Doctrinal Basis of the Correlation Program".
Andrus, Notes from Summer Research Project. David H. Bailey, "Scientific Foundations of Mormon Theology". Bailey, "Mediocrity, Materialism and Mormonism". Bailey, "Forever Tentative". Bailey, Miscellaneous. Bruce R. Law of Consecration, United Order. Annotated Bibliography on Mormon Family. Ken Guyer, "Free Masonry in America, ". Magic and Sorcery, Astrology. Jehovah Does Not Equal Jesus. Joseph Smith Connections with Adam-God.
Adam-God Paper Dialogue Draft. Adam-God Research Dialogue Paper. Adam-God, Journal Extracts, B. Young Period. Brigham Young Adam-God Material. Adam-God, Charles W. Penrose Commentary. Adam-God, Spencer W. Adam-God, Eldon Watson Theory. Adam-God, Student papers, Commentary. Plural Marriage, The Manifesto. Anti-Polygamy Legislation by the U. Woodruff Manifesto, Problems and Analysis. Joseph Smith's Revelation on Plural Marriage. Plural Marriage and Fundamentalism. Plural Marriage, Post Manifesto.
Kingdom of God and Council of Fifty. Cleon Skousen and Ezra Taft Benson. Council on Foreign Relations. Institute of International Affairs. Cracks in the U. Logic and Philosophy 57, San Jose State. This matches the general pattern among the top Church leaders of largely neglecting the Old Testament especially when judged by the amount of content available , while the Pearl of Great Price also ranked low in percentages though this is perhaps understandable, given the size of the collection.
Table 1. Percentages of general conference talk citations drawn from each section of the scriptures by members of the current First Presidency. Table 2. Percentages of general conference talk citations drawn from each section of the scriptures by senior members of the current Quorum of the Twelve. Table 3. Percentages of general conference talk citations drawn from each section of the scriptures by junior members of the current Quorum of the Twelve. In addition to citing the scriptures themselves, President Nelson frequently turned to scriptural helps and appendices included in the English edition of the scriptures that the Church publishes, particularly the Joseph Smith-Translation excerpts around 50 citations and the Bible Dictionary around 20 citations.
In general, President Nelson tended to leave his talks well-cited and deeply rooted in the scriptures. President Nelson turned to a number of different sources outside of the scriptures that shaped his doctrinal understanding or were used to add emphasis to a particular idea. A glance at the top 10 sources or authors cited indicates a strong respect for presidents of the Church as well as a proclivity to quote hymns see Table 4. As might be guessed from his interest in the early Restoration as indicated by his heavy use of the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants discussed above , the single individual President Nelson has most frequently quoted is Joseph Smith the Prophet, with 37 different citations drawn primarily from Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith before and Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith thereafter.
The next source he turned to most frequently was the hymnbook, sitting at 30 citations these were used more frequently as supporting quotes for his talks or familiar phrases to use as focal points to reinforce his main points. He frequently relied on prior presidents of the Church he has quoted every president of the Church except President John Taylor , and many of these presidents form the majority of his most-cited individuals in his talks.
Table 4. Nelson in his general conference talks. President Nelson has displayed a tendency to quote the current president of the Church, resulting in high counts for Presidents Spencer W. Kimball, Gordon B. Hinckley, and Thomas S. Howard W. Hunter was also cited relatively frequently around the time of his presidency, but the short time that it lasted resulting in a lower count overall. Ezra Taft Benson seems to have been an outlier to this general rule, with Elder Nelson offering relatively few citations of President Benson during his presidency.
He has continued to quote Presidents Kimball and Hinckley after their presidencies, though he has done the same less frequently with other presidents for example, all 11 times he cites President Monson occurred during Thomas S.
This choice in which presidents he has continued to quote follows a larger pattern among leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that has made both Thomas S. Monson and Howard W. Hunter two of the three least-cited presidents of the Church after their deaths and Spencer W. Kimball and Gordon B.
Hinckley two of the most-frequently cited presidents of the Church after their deaths. Other sources President Nelson turns to frequently are also closely tied to the Church. McConkie with some regularity, reflecting the strong influence the two men had on Latter-day Saint thought during the mid-to-late th century. He also draws frequently on official statements and publications of the Church, such as letters of the First Presidency, The Family: A Proclamation to the World, and Church manuals.
He also showed some tendencies to quote other apostles, particularly Boyd K. Packer and James E. He was far less likely to quote women leaders in the Church than men—the only woman to get more than one citation was Eliza R. Snow, and she has only been quoted three times in his talks. It is an anomaly. Evidence This list is currently being developed. Journal of Samuel Holister Rogers Journal of Discourses , volume 6, p.
Wilford Woodruff's Journal, vol. Millenial Star , August 26, , vol. Diary of Joseph Lee Robinson, Oct. Millennial Star , Vol Journal of Discourses , vol. Journal of Dicourses , vol. Minutes of the Meeting of the Council of the Twelve. Minutes of the School of the Prophets , Provo, Utah, , p. Letter to the Honorable A. Saxey, Provo, Utah from Joseph F. Letter of F.
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