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[…] Brigham Young to Charles C. Rich regarding an accusation that Apostle Rich had committed adultery with a black woman servant. In the letter, Young supposedly wrote, “What a man does with his own property […]
[…] the faithful and obedient in the premortal existence. “There is a reason why one man is born black and with other disadvantages, while another is born white with great advantages. . . . Those […]
[…] busy with company and the only private spot the bathroom. We hiked above St. George, along the Black Ridge, tracing the route of the pioneer water system. We explored Pipe Springs, Warner Valley, Oak […]
[…] ways that would be a blessing to blacks or women. When we became ready enough to accept black men in that role, priesthood power was given to them through revelation. We are becoming ready, […]
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