Considerations for an Apology for Afrodescendants in Brazil
March 29, 2024I am not Black, but my ancestors are. Had I been of age before 1978, I would not have received the priesthood. I think about this as I consider the history of racism in […]
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LDS Women’s Authority and the Temple: A Feminist FHE Discussion with Maxine Hanks
May 12, 2019[…] my application in June 1978. A few days later, the Church announced a revelation extending priesthood to black members. It was so sudden, so huge, it blew our minds and changed the Church overnight. […]
Mormonism and White Supremacy As White Mormon Scholarship
April 24, 2021[…] who have opinions about (white) Mormon theology, (white) Mormon culture, (white) Mormon people or white American, anti- black supremacy as a concept and sociohistorical practice. This is because of the unconscious ways that her […]
The Last Code Talker
March 31, 2018[…] crawling like a giant beetle across the empty valley. He called to his grandfather, who was men ding a bridle in the shadehouse: “Shicheii!” The old man hobbled out into the summer glare, visoring […]
The Manipulation of History | Can We Manipulate the Past? By Fawn Brodie
May 1, 2018[…] a portion of their relevant “Negro past” by emphasizing Joseph Smith’s stand against giving the Priesthood to Blacks and forgetting the change in his attitude. Citing evidence from Joseph’s history and public addresses, Brodie […]
There is Work to Do First
April 15, 2024Introduction I and many Mormons ache to apologize for our 130-year practice of excluding people of Black African ancestry from temple and priesthood participation. We long to apologize for our community’s attempts during and […]
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December 26, 2012
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Simply Implausible: DNA and a Mesoamerican Setting for the Book of Mormon
March 26, 2018[…] the limited geographic model has attained ascendancy among some LDS scholars. These approaches are destructive to our community and undermine legitimate questions and intellectual discourse. Conclusion The insistence by LDS scholars on a limited […]
What Do We Know of God’s Will for His LGBT Children?: An Examination of the LDS Church’s Position on Homosexuality
October 26, 2018[…] many of its doctrinal positions, deemphasizing or repudiating teachings once thought to be doctrine. The ban on Black Latter-day Saints from holding the priesthood was thought to be the mind and will of God, […]
The Development of the Mormon Temple Endowment Ceremony
April 17, 2018[…] Wise; Director: Wetzel O. Whitaker; Assistant Director: Dave Jacobs, For example, the preacher’s reference to Satan having black skin was omitted in recent years; compare Witte and Fraser c1980, 23 with Sackett 1982, 38. […]