We’ve been talking a lot about the ban, but when did the ban actually begin? Warner McCary seems to be the last person who might have been ordained as late as 1846. Apostle Parley P.
With the last-lasting priesthood and temple ban that ended in 1978, Mormons have a poor record with regards to race relations. I talked about reasons why Brigham Young changed from support of ordination of blacks
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 in February 1852, he is quoted as saying that black
Mormons are familiar with stories of persecutions in Missouri back in the 1830s. Why were Mormons so persecuted? It turns out that the people of Missouri were concerned that Mormons were trying to start a
In today’s world, Mormonism is seen as a predominantly white church, but in Joseph Smith’s day, it was perceived as just the opposite. Mormons were considered so different back then that many scientists and doctors
