Three important but somewhat neglected LDS statements on Islam and the Middle East

At the time he wrote “Ishmael, Our Brother,” for the June 1979 issue of the Ensign, James Mayfield was a professor of political science at the University of Utah:

https://www.lds.org/ensign/1979/06/ishmael-our-brother?lang=eng

That same June 1979 issue of the Ensign published the text of an important speech by Elder Howard W. Hunter, of the Council of the Twelve.  He had originally delivered his remarks at Brigham Young University in February of that year:

https://www.lds.org/ensign/1979/06/all-are-alike-unto-god?lang=eng

A year earlier, in February 1978, the First Presidency — then consisting of Spencer W. Kimball, N. Eldon Tanner, and Marion G. Romney — had issued an extraordinary message on “God’s Love for All Mankind” that remains essential reading for any Latter-day Saint who is reflecting upon issues involving Islam:

http://emp.byui.edu/SATTERFIELDB/FDINT203/FIrst%20Presidency%20Statement%20Feb%201978.html