Mark Staker
Black Pete’s Mormon Mission in 1831 (Part 2)
It may be surprising to many to discover that a man known in Mormon journals as Black Pete served a mission for the LDS Church
RickB
March 5, 2017
It may be surprising to many to discover that a man known in Mormon journals as Black Pete served a mission for the LDS Church
I really enjoyed sitting down with Dr. Mark Staker of the LDS Church History Library. Mark is a historian and has written about the first
It’s time to conclude #BlackHistoryMonth, and here’s my latest conversation with Dr. Paul Reeve! In recent years the LDS Church has published a series of
We’ve been talking a lot about the priesthood and temple ban, but when did the ban actually begin? Warner McCary seems to be the last
Orson Pratt is a new hero of mine! With the last-lasting priesthood and temple ban that ended in 1978, Mormons have a poor record with
In March 1847, Brigham Young was quoted as being favorably aware of Q. Walker Lewis, a black Elder in the LDS Church in Boston. But
I just set up an interview with Mark Staker at the Church History Library. He’s an expert on Kirtland. We’ll be talking about Black Pete
How did Joseph Smith deal with Muslims? It’s #BlackHistoryMonth and we’ve been discussing #BlackMormonHistory, but of course there are other marginalized groups, and I wanted
Mormons are familiar with stories of persecutions in Missouri back in the 1830s. Why were Mormons so persecuted? Part of it is due to slavery.
