Black Latter-day Saints express their faith and their wrestles with racism in the church
This new Deseret Book publication doesn’t sugarcoat the challenges these members face, sometimes from those with whom they share a pew.
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints commemorated the 40th anniversary of the end of the priesthood/temple ban Friday, June 1, 2018, in the Conference Center.
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.