This week's open tread themes have focused on Blacks and their participation in the Mormon church. Thirty-five days after the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ended its ban on blacks in its priesthood, still haunts many African-American members. They occasionally hear racist comments from fellow believers, such as “black skin is cursed” and “when you become more … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Blacks and the Mormon Church
Blacks and the Mormon Church
Friday Open Thread: Blacks and the Mormon Church
Martha Ann Jane Stevens Perkins Howell, born on January 20, 1875, was named for her maternal grandmother, Martha Vilate Crosby Flake, who had been a slave during the Mormon migration to the West. Martha Howell’s maternal grandfather was Green Flake, also born a slave, who was in the Vanguard Company for the Mormon pioneers. Martha’s mother was Lucinda Flake, and her father, of … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Blacks and the Mormon Church
Thursday Open Thread: Blacks and the Mormon Church
Jane Elizabeth Manning James fondly known as "Aunt Jane" was one of the first recorded African-American women to enter Utah. She was member of the Latter Day Saint Church and lived with Joseph Smith and his family for a time in Nauvoo, Illinois. She traveled with her husband to Utah, spending the winter of 1846–1847 at Winter Quarters. She petitioned the First Presidency to … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Blacks and the Mormon Church
Wednesday Open Thread: Blacks and the Mormon Church
"Green" Flake became one of the first African-American members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and was one of the first of three African-Americans to enter the Salt Lake Valley on July 22, 1847. Green Flake was born a slave on the Jordan Flake Plantation in Madsburr, Anson County, North Carolina on January 6, 1828. At the age of ten, Green was given to … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Blacks and the Mormon Church
Tuesday Open Thread: Blacks and the Mormon Church
Elijah Abel was one of the earliest African-American members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was the first African-American elder and seventy in the Latter Day Saint movement. Abel was also the first and one of the few black members in the early history of the church to receive the priesthood. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Blacks and the Mormon Church