Why Brigham Changed His Mind on Black Ordination
Brigham Young is often seen as the person responsible for instituting the ban on black members from LDS temples and from the priesthood for male
Brigham Young is often seen as the person responsible for instituting the ban on black members from LDS temples and from the priesthood for male

I’ve just published a Kindle version of the Darron Smith interview. Get your copy for your Kindle! See http://amzn.to/2szgchJ I hope to have print version available
If you’re interested in “real” books, I’ve got 3 new titles on paperback. (I’m testing the waters on paperback.) These are available at Amazon, and

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

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