Tag: first black Mormon

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

Mark Staker

Black Pete: Former Slave Becomes First Black Mormon

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

RickB March 3, 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.

Tag: first black Mormon

Black Pete’s Mormon Mission in 1831 (Part 2)

Black Pete: Former Slave Becomes First Black Mormon

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Rick Bennett, Host of Gospel Tangents