How We Misinterpret "Black" and "Curse" in the Scriptures: Insights from an African American Convert
by Danielle B. Wagner | February 3, 2020 | Makes You Think
This story was originally published by LDS Living in May 2018. Shortly after African Amer...
Why One Man Waited 25 Years to Receive the Priesthood + How He Changed a Community
by Church News | Makes You Think Mormon Life
When Harry Bailey Jr. learned from his bishop he could finally hold the priesthood after waiting a quarter ...
What President Jimmy Carter Said About the 1978 Priesthood Revelation
by LDS Church News | Mormon Life
Read the touching responses of black members of the LDS Church when they learned about the 1978 priest...
Elder Soares Shares How the 1978 Revelation Changed His Mission
by LDS Church News | Mormon Life
“After the revelation, the gospel spread out everywhere across Brazil,” Elder Soares said. “We saw many cit...
First Black Man Sealed in the Salt Lake Temple Shares the Moment He Heard the Priesthood Revelation
by Danielle B. Wagner | Makes You Think Mormon Life
In 1967, Isaac Thomas walked onto the Missouri Valley College campus on fraternity pledge night. As one of ...
President Nelson Invokes Blessing on Saints, President Oaks Acknowledges Pain of Past Priesthood Restriction
by LDS Church News | Makes You Think Mormon Life
During the Church's "Be One" event celebrating the 40th anniversary of the priesthood revelation, touching ...
Prophets' Reactions When They Learned of the Priesthood Revelation: "I Sat Down on That Pile of Dirt and Cried"
by Danielle B. Wagner | Makes You Think Mormon Life
June 8, 1978, is emblazoned into our collective memory as Latter-day Saints. Many of us identify with the s...
Race, the Priesthood, and Temples: A History of the Priesthood Ban (and How It Ended)
by W. Paul Reeve, adapted from "A Reason for Faith: Race, the Priesthood, and Temples," based on research from his book "Religion of a Different Color: Race and the Mormon Struggle for Whiteness" | Makes You Think Mormon Life
The Church’s history with race is complex and controversial. Here is a look at the priesthood and temple ba...
"Is There No Blessing for Me?" How the Priesthood and Temple Ban Impacted Black Women in the Church
by Chrisse Edmunds via BYU.edu | Makes You Think Mormon Life
The following is from the 2014 BYU Religious Education Student Symposium. In celebration of the 40th annive...
How to Talk to Your Kids About Race and the Priesthood
by Sherilyn Olsen | Makes You Think
With the Church's special worldwide event on June 1 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1978 revelatio...
