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Elbert Peck: Sunstone Magazine Editor Part 1 - Early Years | Ep. 104

2,657 views · Published 10 December 2007 · 34:41 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: Mormon Stories Podcast · 2007 · People & Blogs

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Elbert Eugene Peck was editor of Sunstone Magazine from 1986 to 2001.  In this episode, Elbert discusses his early years in Washington D.C., his mission, his time at BYU with the Seventh East Press, and the events leading to him taking over Sunstone Magazine.

Episode Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/portfolio-items/mormon-stories-104-107-elbert-peck-and-sunstone-magazine/

Pt 2: https://youtu.be/-iAp1TCqv-M
Pt 3: https://youtu.be/PShxWY3yS8Q
Pt 4: https://youtu.be/2NvCVMOwkb8

Chapters
00:00 Early years
01:15 Roots of his faith
03:01 Mission California, Nevada. BYU studies.
04:13 After the mission going back to BYU. Mormon history study group.
05:30 Seventh East press. Being the first editor
07:18 BYU professors supporting it. Meeting Peggy Fletcher and start working for her. Sunstone review
08:45 Moving back to Washington and getting a job there. Organizing a symposium there with all the big names
10:23 Joining Sunstone. Daniel Rector as a business manager. Son of Hartman Rector jr
14:43 Not very clear on the delineation of duties. Caused friction later
15:21 Subscription rates when Elbert joined. How it did financially at the time
17:48 Keeping spirits up
18:38 Hope or aspiration for what he wanted with it. Scripture lecture studies
20:00 Getting more faithful voices in. Examples. Looking back it was a naive philosophy
22:10 Reviving a lot of traditions, eg publishing plays and columns. Poems. Cartoons
24:13 Vision for the role Sunstone would play. Targeting for college educated Mormons. Peak 10,000 subscriptions
27:46 Lynn Packer article about Paul Dunn. Story breaks at the Arizona Republic. Sunstone taking a reflective point.
29:55 Cartoons being faxed around the church, Elbert includes these too
31:03 Public response to the Paul Dunn issue. Losing subscriptions

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