Person in LDS History: Marion D Hanks

Richard Hanks

Hanks on 1978 Revelation (Rich Hanks 3 of 5)

Following the 1978 revelation, the LDS Church rescinded the ban preventing blacks from receiving priesthood & temple ordinances. Marion D Hanks was against the ban.

RickB March 30, 2025

Marion Hanks was called to stop baseball baptisms in England where children were baptized without parents' consent.

Richard Hanks

Breakdown British Baseball Baptisms (Rich Hanks 2 of 5)

In the 1950s & 60s, LDS missionaries in England were baptizing children after baseball games without their parents consent,known as baseball baptisms. Marion D Hanks

RickB March 27, 2025

Matt Harris

Inside the Room for 1978 Revelation (Matt Harris 4 of 6)

Can you imagine being inside the room for 1978 revelation? The journals of Marion D Hanks take us there when the 1978 revelation was announced

RickB August 12, 2024

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Rick Bennett is the friendly, independent historian at the heart of Gospel Tangents LDS Podcast: The Best Source for Mormon History, Science, and Theology. When he isn't interviewing Mormon scholars, prophets, and others, he is teaching math and statistics at Utah Valley University. He also freelances as a research biostatistician in the fields of Dermatology and Traumatic Brian Injuries, as well as in the network television/cable T.V. industries as a sports statistician. Rick holds a Master of Statistics Degree from the University of Utah.

Person in LDS History: Marion D Hanks

Hanks on 1978 Revelation (Rich Hanks 3 of 5)

Breakdown British Baseball Baptisms (Rich Hanks 2 of 5)

Inside the Room for 1978 Revelation (Matt Harris 4 of 6)

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