Mormon History: Racial Priesthood/Temple Ban

Early Life of Elijah Ables #BlackHistoryMonth

February is #BlackHistoryMonth and we’re starting off with Russell Stevenson, a Ph.D. candidate at Michigan State University in African-American studies. He has written a biography

RickB January 29, 2018

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Dating the LDS Priesthood and Temple Ban

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

RickB February 26, 2017

Paul Reeve

How Did Others Deal with Slavery? #BlackHistoryMonth

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.

RickB February 12, 2017

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Rick Bennett, Host of Gospel Tangents

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.

Mormon History: Racial Priesthood/Temple Ban

Early Life of Elijah Ables #BlackHistoryMonth

Dating the LDS Priesthood and Temple Ban

How Did Others Deal with Slavery? #BlackHistoryMonth

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Rick Bennett, Host of Gospel Tangents