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Archive for February, 2012

Three Mormon Myths About Blacks and the Priesthood

Monday, February 27th, 2012

http://ldsmag.com/society/people/article/9415?ac=1

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Church reaches out to minorities

Friday, February 17th, 2012

See this article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/mindful-of-history-mormon-church-reaches-out-to-minorities/2012/02/13/gIQAZKJrKR_story.html?tid=ts_carousel

By , Published: February 17 The Washington Post

It was Sunday morning, and the church was filled with more than 200 men, women and children, praying, singing and testifying.“I have been searching for a faith all of my life,” Melvin Davis, 60, of Southeast declared from the pulpit. The grocery clerk’s story, genial and direct, bared a quest for a spiritual home that long had come up short. …

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Local Mormon Bishop Living King’s Dream

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

FORT LAUDERDALE — Bishop Fred Bethel sees his congregation as an example of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of brotherhood.            

Bethel, 40, of the Fort Lauderdale Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1100 S.W. 15th Ave., ministers to a diverse congregation that represents almost every face known to man. …

http://www.sfltimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8990&Itemid=331

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