Black in Mormonism: How the Priesthood-Temple Ban Became Fully Entrenched Policy in the Church (Part 1)
June 10, 2024And since we know that Joseph Smith didn’t institute any sort of priesthood or temple ban on Black Mormons, we…Blacks in Mormonism: Black Africans in the Early Church (Part 1)
June 10, 2024Yeah, and I also think it's important for people to understand that originally, even though the declaration is renouncing our…Blacks in Mormonism: Black Africans in the Early Church (Part 2)
June 10, 2024Gave him some things in 1835 or 1842 when he was ready, when the Church was ready, when they could…Blacks in Mormonism: Black Africans in the Early Church (Part 3)
June 10, 2024We don't need to say that everything was right regarding Blacks in Mormonism. We can acknowledge the shadows.Blacks in Mormonism: Black Africans in the Early Church (Part 4)
June 10, 2024We don't need to say that everything was right regarding Blacks in Mormonism. We can acknowledge the shadows.Black in Mormonism: 1852 and The Beginnings of the Priesthood-Temple Ban in the Church (Part 4)
June 5, 2024In the details of the historical record, we can find no evidence that God inspired the priesthood ban on Blacks…Black in Mormonism: 1852 and The Beginnings of the Priesthood-Temple Ban in the Church (Part 3)
June 5, 2024And an elder named William Applebee was on assignment to visit Eastern Church branches, and he visited the Massachusetts branch,…Black in Mormonism: 1852 and The Beginnings of the Priesthood-Temple Ban in the Church (Part 2)
June 5, 2024What happens between 1844, when Joseph Smith dies, and 1852? If 1852 is the year that there begins to be…Black in Mormonism: 1852 and The Beginnings of the Priesthood-Temple Ban in the Church (Part 1)
June 5, 2024Today we are going to probe what exists in the historical record to learn what happened between 1847 and 1852…Blacks in Mormonism: Are Mormons Racist: Joseph Smith and Black Africans (Part 2)
June 5, 2024In the historical context of January 1836, a significant figure emerged in the early days of Blacks in Mormonism —…