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A fun and insightful article in the Deseret News … http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865584709/Sistas-in-Zion-are-voices-of-humor-and-faith-on-stereotypes-misconceptions-and-all-things-Mormon.html?pg=all

Read http://www.patheos.com/Mormon/Pastor-to-Pastor-Margaret-Blair-Young-09-18-2012 for the article by Maragaret Blair Young. Here are excerpts: “Yes, there are children of light and children of darkness, but the distinction is not based on skin color, but on their reception of the Word. And even with the children of darkness who turn away from the Word, God works earnestly for their repentance …

Pastor to Pastor: President Hinckley’s Personal Apology for Racism in the Church Read More »

The Genesis Group: Support for Black Latter-day Saints. By Margaret Blair Young  … As Gray puts it, “Back then, having three black Mormons together was like having a quorum. There weren’t many of us.” In fact, in… http://ldsmag.com/article/1/11298

See http://www.fairblog.org/2012/03/09/fair-conversations-episode-16-max-mueller-on-blacks-and-the-priesthood/ toilettree-cordless-water-flosser-colors This is best cordless flosser available right now. If you are looking for a device that you can take with you when you travel, this is it. This model is cordless, small enough to fit in any normal carryon bag, light, and very easy to handle. Speaking of travelling, this second generation …

Max Mueller on Blacks and the Priesthood Read More »

See: http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/broward/blog/2012/03/broward_pastor_blasts_mitt_rom.html This article includes the following: Fred Bethel, who is African-American, is a Mormon bishop in Fort Lauderdale. Here’s what he said via email: “I can appreciate Rev. Dozier’s active participation in the 2012 presidential campaign and support for his candidate. But the delegate lead Romney currently has, demonstrates that most Americans do not …

Bishop Bethel Responds to Rev Dozier on Racism Read More »

Because of a recent statement by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints strongly denouncing all forms of racism within and without the Church both past and present, many are curious about the history of the Church’s restrictions on priesthood, a policy that ended thirty four years ago. An article in BYU Studies on this …

A Mormon Priesthood Timeline Read More »

http://ldsmag.com/society/people/article/9415?ac=1

See this article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/mindful-of-history-mormon-church-reaches-out-to-minorities/2012/02/13/gIQAZKJrKR_story.html?tid=ts_carousel By Hamil R. Harris, Published: February 17 The Washington Post It was Sunday morning, and the church was filled with more than 200 men, women and children, praying, singing and testifying.“I have been searching for a faith all of my life,” Melvin Davis, 60, of Southeast declared from the pulpit. The grocery …

Church reaches out to minorities Read More »