Comments for Blacklds.org http://www.blacklds.org A Web Site Dedicated to Black Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:43:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Black Mormons straddle two worlds on 30th anniversary by Jeremy Matheson http://www.blacklds.org/130/black-mormons-straddle-two-worlds-on-30th-anniversary#comment-1026 Jeremy Matheson Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:47:03 +0000 http://www.blacklds.org/?p=130#comment-1026 I come from a white Mormon family, raised in Utah who has questioned race issues in the church for years and have had all issues resolved to my satisfaction with the exception of one, which I would like some help with. Our church officials and especially our presidencies are divinely inspired. We believe our prophets to be divinely chosen by God, who communicate directly with God on a regular basis to receive guidance and revelation; so why did He allow Brigham Young to place a ban on African Americans holding the priesthood without correction and clarification? -Especially after Joseph Smith had already given the priesthood to members of African decent. Furthermore, how did the 'ban' remain in effect for nearly a hundred and fifty years? If you have any insight regarding this issue I would greatly appreciate some input. Thank you for your faith, Jeremy I come from a white Mormon family, raised in Utah who has questioned race issues in the church for years and have had all issues resolved to my satisfaction with the exception of one, which I would like some help with. Our church officials and especially our presidencies are divinely inspired. We believe our prophets to be divinely chosen by God, who communicate directly with God on a regular basis to receive guidance and revelation; so why did He allow Brigham Young to place a ban on African Americans holding the priesthood without correction and clarification? -Especially after Joseph Smith had already given the priesthood to members of African decent. Furthermore, how did the ‘ban’ remain in effect for nearly a hundred and fifty years?
If you have any insight regarding this issue I would greatly appreciate some input.
Thank you for your faith,
Jeremy

]]> Comment on Video: Priesthood for Mormon Men of Every Race by Don Layton http://www.blacklds.org/134/video-priesthood-for-mormon-men-of-every-race#comment-1003 Don Layton Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:49:34 +0000 http://www.blacklds.org/?p=134#comment-1003 Wow! Is it possible to love people you haven't even met? You bet it is! I am so amazed at the spirit of the people in this video. They are, in the very fullest sense, Latter Day Saints. I love them, and I love all of those who are willing to set aside heresay to seek for those things that are good. I wish our churhes were much more full of Black Saints. Not only are they not under some curse of Cain, I suspect that many of them were among the most faithful of the faithful...they had to be. Wow! Is it possible to love people you haven’t even met? You bet it is! I am so amazed at the spirit of the people in this video. They are, in the very fullest sense, Latter Day Saints. I love them, and I love all of those who are willing to set aside heresay to seek for those things that are good. I wish our churhes were much more full of Black Saints. Not only are they not under some curse of Cain, I suspect that many of them were among the most faithful of the faithful…they had to be.

]]> Comment on Video: Priesthood for Mormon Men of Every Race by Denyse DuBrucq http://www.blacklds.org/134/video-priesthood-for-mormon-men-of-every-race#comment-1002 Denyse DuBrucq Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:59:09 +0000 http://www.blacklds.org/?p=134#comment-1002 This video is profound and the decision necessary. I joined the Church in 1962 and changed churches in the early 1970's because God's kingdom included everyone and the Church did not. With this change, and better understanding of the "authority" of the Priesthood of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, I am back. With this change, I accept God's authorized Priesthood for all. What a wonderful change 1978 brought to LDS. This video is profound and the decision necessary. I joined the Church in 1962 and changed churches in the early 1970’s because God’s kingdom included everyone and the Church did not. With this change, and better understanding of the “authority” of the Priesthood of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, I am back. With this change, I accept God’s authorized Priesthood for all. What a wonderful change 1978 brought to LDS.

]]> Comment on Priesthood Commemoration Fireside to be Rebroadcast by Will Pigott http://www.blacklds.org/137/priesthood-commemoration-fireside-to-be-rebroadcast#comment-978 Will Pigott Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:28:21 +0000 http://www.blacklds.org/?p=137#comment-978 I would like a link to a recorded version of the fireside. I heard it articulated the church's position well. I would like a link to a recorded version of the fireside. I heard it articulated the church’s position well.

]]> Comment on Transcript and video of Devotional on Revelation on Priesthood by Rick Mills http://www.blacklds.org/138/transcript-and-video-of-devotional-on-revelation-on-priesthood#comment-970 Rick Mills Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:59:43 +0000 http://www.blacklds.org/?p=138#comment-970 Dear Wonderful Brothers and Sisters, I listened to the video rebroadcast of the 2008 Priesthood Commemoration Broadcast and found it difficult to understand the words that were spoken even when I turned up the volume. I have a dear black friend who might be favorably influenced by the obvious progress in love and devotion so many of the blacks have made. Has a DVD of the Broadcast been produced that might be easier to understand? If so please let me know and how to obtain it. Thank you very much for your dedicated service to the Lord. Sincerely Rick Mills Dear Wonderful Brothers and Sisters,

I listened to the video rebroadcast of the 2008 Priesthood Commemoration Broadcast and found it difficult to understand the words that were spoken even when I turned up the volume. I have a dear black friend who might be favorably influenced by the obvious progress in love and devotion so many of the blacks have made. Has a DVD of the Broadcast been produced that might be easier to understand? If so please let me know and how to obtain it.

Thank you very much for your dedicated service to the Lord.

Sincerely

Rick Mills

]]> Comment on Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Revelation on Priesthood by admin http://www.blacklds.org/129/celebration-of-the-30th-anniversary-of-revelation-on-priesthood#comment-961 admin Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:41:55 +0000 http://www.blacklds.org/?p=129#comment-961 Karyn: Funny you should mention this -- I just made a post about the rebroadcast: http://www.blacklds.org/137 Karyn: Funny you should mention this — I just made a post about the rebroadcast:

http://www.blacklds.org/137

]]> Comment on Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Revelation on Priesthood by Karyn http://www.blacklds.org/129/celebration-of-the-30th-anniversary-of-revelation-on-priesthood#comment-960 Karyn Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:24:49 +0000 http://www.blacklds.org/?p=129#comment-960 Good News my friends it will be rebroadcasted. KBYU-TV Sunday, June 15th @ 1:00 p.m. BYU Television Wednesday, June 11th @ 6:00 p.m. Thursday, June 12th @ 10:00 p.m. Friday, June 13th @ 12:00 p.m. Sunday, June 15th @ 11:00 a.m. Not the best times, but I'm grateful it's even being rebroadcasted. Good News my friends it will be rebroadcasted.

KBYU-TV
Sunday, June 15th @ 1:00 p.m.
BYU Television

Wednesday, June 11th @ 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 12th @ 10:00 p.m.
Friday, June 13th @ 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 15th @ 11:00 a.m.

Not the best times, but I’m grateful it’s even being rebroadcasted.

]]> Comment on 30th Anniversary of Priesthood Revelation - News Links by Civil Religion » Blog Archive » Latter-day Saint’s June 8th commemoration fosters unity http://www.blacklds.org/133/30th-anniversary-of-priesthood-revelation-news-links#comment-956 Civil Religion » Blog Archive » Latter-day Saint’s June 8th commemoration fosters unity Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:32:17 +0000 http://www.blacklds.org/?p=133#comment-956 [...] See news stories in conjunction with the celebration posted on blacklds.org: click here [...] [...] See news stories in conjunction with the celebration posted on blacklds.org: click here [...]

]]> Comment on Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life - A Glass Half Full by Rudy Click http://www.blacklds.org/97/pew-forum-research-poll-shows-that-mormons-have-a-higher-percentage-of-black-membership-than-catholics-or-mainline-protestants#comment-953 Rudy Click Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:07:59 +0000 http://www.blacklds.org/97/pew-forum-research-poll-shows-that-mormons-have-a-higher-percentage-of-black-membership-than-catholics-or-mainline-protestants#comment-953 I am a afro-american member serving as a ward misson leader in Kernersville NC. I am very interested in your research and would like to develop a network of black members locally to inform peple of this information and build culture awarness. Do you have any ideas to share? I am a afro-american member serving as a ward misson leader in Kernersville NC. I am very interested in your research and would like to develop a network of black members locally to inform peple of this information and build culture awarness. Do you have any ideas to share?

]]> Comment on Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Revelation on Priesthood by Tadd Barnett http://www.blacklds.org/129/celebration-of-the-30th-anniversary-of-revelation-on-priesthood#comment-947 Tadd Barnett Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:33:17 +0000 http://www.blacklds.org/?p=129#comment-947 I really wanted to go to this event, but could not because I do not live in Utah. Will this commemoration ever be broadcast? I really would like to hear the talks and see the video. I really wish this would have been made available to church members outside Utah. This was such a momentous event, and really should have been celebrated by the church as a whole at the same time. I really wanted to go to this event, but could not because I do not live in Utah. Will this commemoration ever be broadcast? I really would like to hear the talks and see the video. I really wish this would have been made available to church members outside Utah. This was such a momentous event, and really should have been celebrated by the church as a whole at the same time.

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