3 Mormons: Blacks and the Priesthood

The LDS Church was restored during an era of intense racial discrimination. Christianity at large had all kinds of racial prejudices that would be deemed unacceptable today. Pastors advocated slavery, preachers would openly say, “black people will not be saved, “ etc....

Do you Need Authority to Baptize?

In 1842 Joseph Smith, the first prophet and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wrote down 13 of the religion’s fundamental beliefs. Number four on the list says this: “We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are:...