Required Reading for Latter-day Saints
The following are articles which I believe every Latter-day Saint should be familiar with. They are both illuminating and insightful.
Word of Wisdom
Did the Word of Wisdom Become a Commandment in 1851? - Robert J. McCue, Dialogue Journal
The Word of Wisdom in Early Nineteenth Century Perspective - Lester Bush, Dialogue Journal
Polygamy
LDS Church Authority and New Plural Marriages, 1890-1904 - D. Michael Quinn, Dialogue Journal
Blacks and the Priesthood
The Fading of Pharoah's Curse: The Decline and Fall of the Priesthood Ban Against Blacks in the Mormon Church - Armand Mauss, Dialogue Journal
Mormonism's Negro Doctrine: An Historical Overview - Lester Bush, Dialogue Journal
Mormon Doctrine