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In the latest news in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we look at pioneer icon Jane Manning James' quest to be sealed despite the church's priesthood/temple ban; quotes from Relief Society counselor J. Anette Dennis' recent address; grassroots opposition to some of the faith's planned temples and more.

Dozens of authors, leaders, scholars and interviewees were part of a recent Brigham Young University study on the Black experience in a predominantly white church. Published last month, the research analyzed public accounts of Black members and found they experienced both positive spiritual joy, but also “racism and isolation.”

  The new kids on the block (those born after 2000) have no sense of why June 8th, 1978 launched one of the biggest news stories of the last century

A visiting volleyball player heard a racist heckler. LDS history sets the rest of the story apart.

A Black women's volleyball at Duke University says a BYU fan “targeted and racially heckled" Friday at a game at Brigham Young.

For the 175th anniversary of Mormon pioneers arriving in the Salt Lake Valley, FOX 13 News took a look back at pioneers of color who are often forgotten about when Utahns look back on history.

Black mormons at BYU are using Tik Tok to ask their fellow White students about race, gender and sexuality and Black history

Newest "Saints" volume shares stories of Church leaders and members from around the world as they navigate challenges from 1893 to 1955.

This week in Mormon Land: The Capitol gang, ‘First Vision’ poems, youth theme songs David Noyce © Rick Bowmer (Rick Bowmer | AP file photo) Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks during a news conference on Oct. 15, 2020. Romney is the most prominent Latter-day Saint in the 117th Congress. The Mormon Land newsletter is a weekly highlight reel of developments in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whether heralded in headlines, preached from the pulpit or ...

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