The Daily Herald is running photos from the Ogden, Utah, screening of Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons. Included with the photos is an article from the Associated Press: Wrapped in soulful, black spirituals, the 72-minute film takes viewers on a journey from the days of Mormon pioneers to the 1960s civil rights era, […]
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The Church has posted full transcripts of the talks given at last Sunday’s devotional on the revelation on the priesthood: Transcript of Catherine M. Stokes’ Address Transcript of President Fred A. Parker III’s Address Transcript of President Ahmad S. Corbitt’s Address Transcript of Elder Sheldon F. Child’s Address On the BYU Broadcasting website, you can
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The fireside held June 8th to commemorate the priesthood being given to all worthy men will be rebroadcast on BYU Television on the following dates and times: Wednesday, June 11, at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at 10 p.m. Friday, June 13, at noon Sunday, June 15, at 11 a.m. It will also be rebroadcast
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Latter-day Saint’s June 8th commemoration fosters unity by Dana King, St. Louis Post-Dispatch LDS 1978 blacks-in-the-priesthood decision: Why did it take so long? by Catherine Reese Newton, Salt Lake Tribune Black Mormons Cherish Faith, Despite Priesthood Ban Legacy by Elizabeth Ziegler, KCPW KCPW Radio interview with Don Harwell, president of The Genesis Group, a support
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Continent-Wide Day of Service in Africa Church Helps Fight to Eradicate Measles in Africa
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Video created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ action in June 1978 to extend its lay priesthood to men of all races.
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African Americans are joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes called “the Mormon church”) in greater numbers. A recent article in the North County Times examines the increase of blacks in congregations in New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, and San Antonio. Excerpts follow: “I was approached by two younger African-American Mormon missionaries, and
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A recent MormonTimes.com article highlights Nobody Knows, the new documentary about the history of blacks in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: “It’s an interesting piece … in that it’s not a church-proselyting piece, it is not a church-bashing piece,” said Darius Aidan Gray, co-producer of the film. “We have attempted to be
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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has an article on the 30th anniversary of the revelation on the priesthood. Excerpts follow: For more than a century, such scriptures were interpreted by Mormon leaders as a rationale to ban people of African descent from holding the priesthood. With each generation, the teaching became more ingrained. But by the
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BlackLDS.org has just added a new section for photos. The first set of pictures are of Church members and the Mormon temple in Ghana, Africa. View the photos here: BlackLDS.org Photos
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