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"Huffington Post": This Black Mormon in Utah Is Running for President of Kenya
From the 27 months he spent on a mission in his native land of Kenya to his views on the Church's priesthood ban, learn more about Kenyan presidential candidate Amram Musungu.
The Genesis of a church’s stand on race
On Dec. 25, 1964, as Mitt Romney enjoyed his last Christmas break as a high school student in Michigan, two Mormon missionaries visited Darius Gray in Colorado Springs and asked him if he had any last questions before joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He had one. A proud African American, Gray expressed wariness over a description in the Book of Mormon of a dark-skinned tribe being out of favor with God and asked, “How, in any way, does that relate to me?” The younger of the two missionaries stood off to the side as his senior companion explained, “‘Well, Brother Gray, the primary implication is that you won’t be able to hold the priesthood.’”
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BYU Magazine highlights the Black student experience at BYU in latest cover story
By Lindsey Williams
The Fall 2020 Issue of Y Magazine explores the Black student experience at Brigham Young University, sharing what it’s like to be on a campus where just over 1% of students are Black.
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Why one man decided to join the Church even after facing difficult questions about the Priesthood ban
The following article was written by Elder Fred A. “Tony” Parker and shared in a special Ensign issue celebrating the revelation extending the priesthood to all worthy male members in the Church.
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Elder Dube Shares the Difficult Moment He Learned About the Priesthood Ban on His Mission + How He Found Hope
This story from Elder Edward Dube of the Seventy was published in a special edition of the Ensign celebrating the 40th anniversary of the priesthood revelation. Learn more about the Church's celebration here. As Elder Dube said, "The priesthood has blessed me and my family in every way possible. It has been a great strength to me to have the blessings of the temple, the blessing of knowing that we will live together as families for eternity."
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‘An American story’: Black 14’s partnership with the Church is a story ‘nobody could have written’
By Morgan Pearson
Over 50 years ago, a group of University of Wyoming football players, later known as the Black 14, asked to meet with their coach to present their idea of wearing black armbands during their game against Brigham Young University in protest of the Church’s priesthood policy. Rather than being heard or supported, the players were immediately kicked off the team by their coach.
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Podcasts
Listen: How Being Arrested, "Grounded for Life" Led One Teen to the Gospel
By Katie Lambert
Donald Kelly's mother came to the United States with hope.
The First Meeting of the Genesis Group
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The Genesis Group: How 3 faith-filled men began the Black American member movement in the Church
By Eugene Orr
“For all of us Black members, this formation of our own group and having our own Black presidency presiding over it was a giant leap toward racial equity in the Church and beyond.”
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Asking to Be Released from a Church Calling: 4 Questions to Consider
By Austin Lee
The big question: Should I “resign” from a Church calling?
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February LDS Living Book Club: Read stories of faith from Black Latter-day Saints
This beautiful new collection of personal essays comes from Black American Latter-day Saints who, despite societal and cultural struggles, have remained strong in their faith.