“Today marks the 33rd anniversary of the restoration of the priesthood to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of African decent. …” Go to this link to read about how Elijah Abel relates to this anniversary. http://www.sistasinzion.com/2011/06/elijah-abel-black-mormon-pioneer.html
See this page for videos of Mormons telling about their lives: http://www.blacklds.org/i-am-a-mormon-videos Also see the following link for other Mormons sharing personal experiences: http://mormon.org/people/find/ethnicity/african-american/
While commenting on a Broadway parody of Mormon missionaries who go to Uganda, Michael Otterson, Head of Public Affairs for the Church, documents a record of humanitarian service in Africa. Here are comments from his Washington Post article: “… As I reflected on all that time spent parodying this particular target, I also wondered what …
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65pWLY5tD3s “Last Laborer: Thoughts and Reflections of a Black Mormon” by Keith N. Hamilton, © 2011. For more information visit: www.lastlaborer.com or www.keithnhamilton.com. This book is the remarkable personal story of Keith Hamilton, who joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church) in 1980 while attending NCSU. Keith served a …
By The LDS Newsroom “Africa has been held in reserve by the Lord,” Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in an October 2010 visit to Burundi. “Africa will someday be seen as a bright land full of gospel hope and happiness.” Africa is one of the fastest growing areas …
By The LDS Newsroom SALT LAKE CITY—This month, millions of individuals of African descent are celebrating Black History Month by exploring their family history roots. In the U.S., FamilySearch volunteers have been busy helping digitize historic documents and create free, searchable indexes to them online. Throughout Africa, from Accra to Zimbabwe, where irreplaceable family information …
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Scott Colom: Appreciating my Mormon father The Commercial Dispatch Often when I visit a new place or meet a stranger, I think of my Mormon father. James Parkinson and I may not look like father and son, but Parky, as I refer to him, has had an important impact on my life, an impact that …
Two choirs celebrate Black History Month – Washington Post The Mormon Tabernacle Choir of Washington DC and the Alfred Street Baptist Church Senior Choir of Alexandria VA will perform a joint musical program in honor of Black History Month. “The concert will bring two faith traditions together … http://voices.washingtonpost.com/arts-post/2011/02/two_choirs_celebrate_black_his.html
Snow and rain may stop them from going to class, but nothing can stop BYU students from commemorating the life of Martin Luther King Jr. With candles in their hands and songs in the air, hundreds of families, friends, students and professors gathered under the Bell Tower to honor King’s mission and achievement on Monday …
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Please see this recent article by Marvin Perkins of Blacks in the Scriptures on significant changes to the headings and footnotes in LDS Scriptures: http://www.blacklds.org/changes-to-lds-scripture-headings-footnotes