David O. McKay reports on the First Presidency's decision not to allow Bruce R. McConkie's book Mormon Doctrine to be published again due to the many errors in the first edition.
- Type
- Personal Journal / Diary
- Hearsay
- DirectReprint
- Reference
David O. McKay, Presidential Diary, January 8, 1960, in Confidence Amid Change: The Presidential Diaries of David O. McKay, 1951–1970, ed. Harvard S. Heath (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2019), 303-4
- Audience
- Reading Public
PDF- Transcription
January 8, 1960, 11:55-12:15 p.m. The First Presidency held a meeting. We decided that Bruce R. McConkie's book, "Mormon Doctrine" recently published by Bookcraft Company must not be re-published, as it is full of errors and misstatements, and it is most unfortunate that it has received such wide circulation. It is reported to us that Brother McConkie has made corrections in his book, and is now preparing another edition. We decided this morning that we do not want him to publish another edition. We decided, also, to have no more books published by General Authorities without their first having the consent of the First Presidency.
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