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How Brazil Influenced Official Declaration 2 (Part 2 of 7)

An under-appreciated story in explaining the priesthood and temple ban was President Spencer W. Kimball’s announcement of a new temple in Brazil. In our next

RickB December 12, 2019

Did Nixon & Carter Pressure BYU Over Race? (Part 1 of 7)

There have been lots of rumors on the internet that the reason the LDS Church got rid of the temple/priesthood ban was because they were

RickB December 9, 2019

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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

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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: interracial marriage

How Brazil Influenced Official Declaration 2 (Part 2 of 7)

Did Nixon & Carter Pressure BYU Over Race? (Part 1 of 7)

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

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