Blacks and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — From the end of the nineteenth century until 1978, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints did not allow black men of African descent to be ordained to the priesthood or allow black men or women of African descent to participate in temple … Wikipedia
Black people and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — This article is about Blacks and the modern LDS church. For Blacks and the early Mormon movement, see Black people and the Latter Day Saint movement. From 1849 to 1978, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (LDS Church) had a policy… … Wikipedia
Black people in Mormon doctrine — From 1849 to 1978, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (LDS Church) had a policy against ordaining black men to the priesthood, and forbidding black men and women from taking part in ceremonies in Mormon temples. Associated with this… … Wikipedia
Blacks and the Latter Day Saint movement — See Blacks and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints for information specific to that branch in this movement The Latter Day Saint movement has had a range of policies and doctrines relating to race in regard to African descended people … Wikipedia
Lavina Fielding Anderson — (born in 1944) is a Latter Day Saint scholar, writer, editor, and feminist. Anderson holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Washington. Her editing credits include Sisters in Spirit: Mormon Women in Historical and Cultural Perspective… … Wikipedia
Signature Books — is a press specializing in subjects related to Utah, Mormonism, and Western Americana. The company was founded in 1980 by George D. Smith and Scott Kenney and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. History In the late 1970s, Scott Kenney decided there … Wikipedia
Saintspeak — infobox Book | name = Saintspeak title orig = translator = image caption = author = Orson Scott Card cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = publisher = Signature Books release date = 1981 media type = Print… … Wikipedia
Gary Myers (writer) — Infobox Writer imagesize = 150px name = Gary Myers birthname = Gary Clayton Myers caption = pseudonym = birthdate = birth date|1952|8|15 birthplace = Lynwood, California, United States deathdate = deathplace = occupation = short story writer… … Wikipedia
1978 Revelation on Priesthood — The 1978 Revelation on Priesthood was a revelation to the leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (LDS Church) which reversed a long standing policy excluding men of black African descent from the priesthood. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Black people and early Mormonism — This article is about black people and the early Mormon movement. For Black people and the modern LDS church, see Black people and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. Early Mormonism had a range of policies and doctrines relating to… … Wikipedia