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
To most members of the Church, partaking of the sacrament is a special weekly experience but, at times, might be taken for granted. For the Malabi family of Bujumbura, Burundi, the service held last Aug. 15 was an opportunity that brought them to tears and rejoicing as they partook of the sacrament for the first …
See this link: Practicing the Church’s New Fourth-Fold Mission As we near the year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Latter-day Saints are still deeply involved in trying to lend a hand.
A great new song honoring our Relief Society Sisters by Alex Boye. Simply click on the link below and please share with those on your mailing list. http://blacksinthescriptures.com/in-the-news/
When Mariama Kallon was fleeing the rebels in Sierra Leone, she grabbed her scriptures and the plastic bag with her hygiene kit in it. She still has parts of the kit. “It blessed the lives of over 25 women in three weeks,” Kallon said of their time in the refugee camp. The women would line …