I was 10 years old when the Mormon church lifted its ban on African Americans holding the priesthood. I was happy yet very confused because I'd been taught at home and in church that God cursed them with black skin because they had not been as valiant before they came to earth. Other people around … Continue reading You Have a Choice
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Mormonthink Responds to Plural Marriage Essay
Mormonthink released a response to the LDS church’s essay titled “Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo”, and it’s well worth reading if you're interested in the early history of the mormon church. The details about Helen Mar Kimball are especially tragic. "Joseph told Heber (Helen's father) he needed to surrender his wife to Joseph in … Continue reading Mormonthink Responds to Plural Marriage Essay
