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Christian & Jabari Parker Live! on Sistas in Zion Radio - General Conference Sunday!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKtBNUtG666iHvEDA7VKYWbhxr2X0_wkaBRncavleur97sM4Fw4hZNbFjA7Tdoobv-2tw4HL2HnkNTT_ZFWHIXGX4wXI0Aggd_aSqJaZ-QqszovB3nvV_G0P0MeHn_I0lPAZ6HOL8pnc/s1600/cj2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKtBNUtG666iHvEDA7VKYWbhxr2X0_wkaBRncavleur97sM4Fw4hZNbFjA7Tdoobv-2tw4HL2HnkNTT_ZFWHIXGX4wXI0Aggd_aSqJaZ-QqszovB3nvV_G0P0MeHn_I0lPAZ6HOL8pnc/s320/cj2.jpg" width="208" /></a>Sistas in Zion Radio, Sunday, April 1, 2012, 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. With live in-studio guests: Christian & Jabari Parker!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmFa776awcmuReduM29bGM8VVKPwsBYDIJlsNV1vx5xxck6G2pxjXxayhw4drmhm7tN_Y_6176ChN9ApgC7x94JkR80mlghCWWMAhXTkYsj3rju0XWCL_eElE7tbT6uyAK9K20_4OKdU/s1600/cj6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmFa776awcmuReduM29bGM8VVKPwsBYDIJlsNV1vx5xxck6G2pxjXxayhw4drmhm7tN_Y_6176ChN9ApgC7x94JkR80mlghCWWMAhXTkYsj3rju0XWCL_eElE7tbT6uyAK9K20_4OKdU/s200/cj6.jpg" width="194" /></a>Christian & Jabari Parker are brothers from the South Side of Chicago who have been inseparable since their brotherhood came to be. Not only do they share a love of basketball, but also a love and devotion to their faith as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They'll holla at the Sistas & listeners on faith and their unique life experiences.<br /><br />Christian now lives in Seattle and plans on attending the University of Washington. Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, he overcame many obstacles in making his way to serving a full-time LDS mission in Atlanta, Georgia. He remains strong in the LDS Church, and plays a key role in his sibling’s lives through his example and experiences.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHXav6ktmdz2LkZpcYn4EyWnpqOjDfwAR2ZfpqOpvNpNrXTVTmPIcBCEzNbSWULAq7hD8Ik7R7kah77_eEkAKWNN7GFGf-flvqfgpAHlvDTKzoiSRaVfoxvkFKB-HWFZSY6-a5f66nn0/s1600/cj5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHXav6ktmdz2LkZpcYn4EyWnpqOjDfwAR2ZfpqOpvNpNrXTVTmPIcBCEzNbSWULAq7hD8Ik7R7kah77_eEkAKWNN7GFGf-flvqfgpAHlvDTKzoiSRaVfoxvkFKB-HWFZSY6-a5f66nn0/s320/cj5.jpg" width="320" /></a> Jabari is currently a junior in high school and is listed as the #1 High School Basketball player in the country. He is being recruited by all of the top college basketball programs throughout the country. He is an active member of the Hyde Park Ward in Chicago, attending early-morning Seminary regularly. Despite all of the attention he receives for his basketball talent, Jabari continues to stay humble and devout in his responsibilities as an Aaronic Priesthood holder in the LDS faith.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFjx-r14lBTyfuTNeNZhl6kGZzLoNPvmCikiXIonp7gRW1kHuwRPELwVo5MHTNo7Hycp_nUjft5B4UXUuXQjlumXpRf1hSzY_68-CoJd-o3oA1fF1r5371ZYIv_Xd7ahk3E83fROf3cw/s1600/cj4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFjx-r14lBTyfuTNeNZhl6kGZzLoNPvmCikiXIonp7gRW1kHuwRPELwVo5MHTNo7Hycp_nUjft5B4UXUuXQjlumXpRf1hSzY_68-CoJd-o3oA1fF1r5371ZYIv_Xd7ahk3E83fROf3cw/s320/cj4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>

Christian & Jabari Parker Live! on Sistas in Zion Radio - General Conference Sunday!

Sistas in Zion Radio, Sunday, April 1, 2012, 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. With live in-studio guests: Christian & Jabari Parker! Christian &...

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Just Another Manic Monday!

Let's get ready to rumble!...err we mean have Family Home Evening . Have a blessed Monday, Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel

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In the next half-hour we'll be coming to you live, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (MST). If you're in Utah's Wasatch Front area you can hear us on 860 AM or listen online at <a href="http://www.utahsbigtalker.com/">www.utahsbigtalker.com</a>. Ask us and our guests questions by calling (801) 470-0860 or ask on our <a href="http://facebook.com/sistasinzion">Facebook</a> wall or on twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/sistasinzion">@sistasinzion</a>.<br /><br />This week's guests:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_z3jVt47Y8TyQHCiyrbevY6mdA61UBDRejTriEUWHYmca1E4KUqzvYjzcSTU6lUo5KI2NGiBGWDQAxuALXLboXIN7DrWgO-N1xzlyt9_NelsSBQiTRpm2QwgV1A92TC1abo23f3nUTh0/s1600/jen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_z3jVt47Y8TyQHCiyrbevY6mdA61UBDRejTriEUWHYmca1E4KUqzvYjzcSTU6lUo5KI2NGiBGWDQAxuALXLboXIN7DrWgO-N1xzlyt9_NelsSBQiTRpm2QwgV1A92TC1abo23f3nUTh0/s1600/jen.jpg" /></a></div><u>Jennifer Borget</u> - Teaching faith to young children, keeping them engaged during worship services, the failures and the successes.<br /><br /> On air she delivers the news to the great people of the Lone Star State. She’s a wife, Mommy to an active toddler, and a self proclaimed “wanna-be Domestic Diva.” Jennifer authors a blog called Baby Makin Machine and you can check her out at <a href="http://www.babymakingmachine.com/">www.babymakingmachine.com</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCM0wJnGezZm0APPYqJb8_rs1iRRLqX3xPjawnnyv_cumQhYwuJ7t66gQUJMd7J8V25erYmR0_85scxK8LC8AAjmEYQeegOXxZME23ceHeMFeWDBsW3JevkZ9R1XXuNaRMpWUCqXEe3Bs/s1600/Mandi+Brady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCM0wJnGezZm0APPYqJb8_rs1iRRLqX3xPjawnnyv_cumQhYwuJ7t66gQUJMd7J8V25erYmR0_85scxK8LC8AAjmEYQeegOXxZME23ceHeMFeWDBsW3JevkZ9R1XXuNaRMpWUCqXEe3Bs/s1600/Mandi+Brady.jpg" /></a></div><u>Mandy Brady</u> - Etiquette Coach, on proper etiquette in a technology driven world. We're talking all aspects of etiquette; dating, church, workplace and more.<br /><br />Mandi lives in Draper, Utah. She's knows all about decorum -- as she is the Director for the Miss Outstanding Teen Draper Pageant. She was Miss Draper 1998 and 1st Attendant to Miss Days of '47 among other royalties. Mandi is an Interior Design Graduate from Utah State University. She is a woman of many talents. Currently she works as a Style Consultant, a Health Advisor, and Etiquette Coach.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8eZKWFSS0kRBxyzxT1ubB6R6b7ZSwLsfCkz-2PWhFOaulKrm7X-5qtDW8Aj3XhBQ4J4J-GmGlhFOUsvrNf5VsbpJ885unf7nTHTwVI4aaYzbgJrBT6nlWMu8RqiTJSAyS-zG5tghjSU/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8eZKWFSS0kRBxyzxT1ubB6R6b7ZSwLsfCkz-2PWhFOaulKrm7X-5qtDW8Aj3XhBQ4J4J-GmGlhFOUsvrNf5VsbpJ885unf7nTHTwVI4aaYzbgJrBT6nlWMu8RqiTJSAyS-zG5tghjSU/s1600/1.jpg" /></a></div><u>Sherry Leetham</u> - Finding balance in the spiritual, mental and physical aspects of life. Balancing living in a predominantly LDS environment and not being LDS.<br />  <br />Sherry has extensive knowledge and experience as a social worker and a fitness instructor. Sherry worked as a social worker in Tennessee for several years, worked in health and fitness in the Atlanta, Georgia area and Salt Lake City. Now, Sherry owns the company “Fit 2 Cheer.” Through her company, Sherry helps to "cheer" people into fitness <a href="http://www.getfit2cheer.com/" style="text-decoration: underline;">www.getfit2cheer.com</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NqfOOxeMQBGrk8o2iW1RFws8Zr-tW0a7pc8TglwJv3XtqsBH1YoGqWdS-rTXXn06b2pTD6ejDcVdd7dUjIgvvP0J_2PVY9xxfwsOWmZN3xnYxI75WGK5zkmmusKup3BzQdJLjn5JuqA/s1600/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NqfOOxeMQBGrk8o2iW1RFws8Zr-tW0a7pc8TglwJv3XtqsBH1YoGqWdS-rTXXn06b2pTD6ejDcVdd7dUjIgvvP0J_2PVY9xxfwsOWmZN3xnYxI75WGK5zkmmusKup3BzQdJLjn5JuqA/s1600/2.png" /></a></div><u>Barry Fell, LCSW</u> - LDS Home Teaching, what it is, the good, the bad and the ugly.<br /><br /> Barry's original home is England, but that all changed when he fell in love with an American girl. Barry's first line of work once in America was working with struggling youth. Barry has been in the field the last seven years and has loved witnessing young people adopt principles of health and happiness. Barry brings a wealth of clinical skill to his work.

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In the next half-hour we'll be coming to you live, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (MST). If you're in Utah's Wasatch Front area you can ...

What would you do if this were true?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybBjl5WfMoDp30cqOKemNK3rBSdksq1PmQkmnMwJIkcge97P2yf-uhG1OWRt8lww46bWFSitNz6du-9P1eELxTLyDjgQilUTqhet9STNKwKdhO3nJtO4apWE2E1pkkIuz-hWzCilrr_c/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybBjl5WfMoDp30cqOKemNK3rBSdksq1PmQkmnMwJIkcge97P2yf-uhG1OWRt8lww46bWFSitNz6du-9P1eELxTLyDjgQilUTqhet9STNKwKdhO3nJtO4apWE2E1pkkIuz-hWzCilrr_c/s400/3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Limited space, get your family in before all spots are taken! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seats are moving faster than tickets to David Archuleta's mission farewell!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hallelujah Holla Back,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel</div><br />

What would you do if this were true?

Limited space, get your family in before all spots are taken! Seats are moving faster than tickets to David Archuleta's mission farewel...

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0aOnjIIqrjC-eWHoe8BvWOpAqevPLJx51YhoFBH15rSEqh2Tyrk-KBgSWhvLyvR1gjk4oeIX-beetw-xkkwkaoe7-R7_zM4OPk2XW6ezZEOJVGxo2iPp5qFIPCTh6M9fTwoAjNIOf6M/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0aOnjIIqrjC-eWHoe8BvWOpAqevPLJx51YhoFBH15rSEqh2Tyrk-KBgSWhvLyvR1gjk4oeIX-beetw-xkkwkaoe7-R7_zM4OPk2XW6ezZEOJVGxo2iPp5qFIPCTh6M9fTwoAjNIOf6M/s200/3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>You're prayers have been answered! Now you don't have to just read our words, you can hear the sound of our voices! (Aren't ya'll blessed!) We'll be coming to you live this Sunday and every Sunday, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (MST). If you're in Utah's Wasatch Front area you can hear us on 860 AM, and all are invited to listen online at <a href="http://www.utahsbigtalker.com/">www.utahsbigtalker.com</a>.We're taking your calls too, so Hallelujah Holla Back! Keep your Sabbath day holy with the Sistas!<br /><br />What topics would you like to hear us speak on? What guests would be your dream guests for us to chat with?<br /><br />Hallelujah Holla Back,<br />Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel<br /><br />

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What A-Bott Black Mormons

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCKLMgr5srwjfIL-FT9pFKMYKlCSyhUxtmIdItCZ3YKSZrEJvshCiekONncYmS0g1bG2obsw22prAWDFg8b1gAEvBA2TTs3KCyyKqA4GUvi5YDzemdkwjU5qPyonETb1WHJ3kffFJuy0/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCKLMgr5srwjfIL-FT9pFKMYKlCSyhUxtmIdItCZ3YKSZrEJvshCiekONncYmS0g1bG2obsw22prAWDFg8b1gAEvBA2TTs3KCyyKqA4GUvi5YDzemdkwjU5qPyonETb1WHJ3kffFJuy0/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></a>Imagine that a loved one comes to you and tells you that they have been deeply hurt by words uttered by another. What do you do? You may speak to the person that hurt them, you may try to comfort them, you may know how they are feeling and share a personal experience with them, and you may hurt because they hurt, or shed tears because seeing them weep causes you to do the same.<br /><br />As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we are taught that all mankind are sons and daughters of a loving Heavenly Father, therefore we are all brothers and sisters. We are one another’s loved ones; in essence we are a family.<br /><br />In a recent <i>Washington Post</i> article entitled <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-genesis-of-a-churchs-stand-on-race/2012/02/22/gIQAQZXyfR_story.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">The Genesis of a church's stand on race</a>, BYU religion professor Brother Randy L. Bott was attributed to making the following statements:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="text-align: justify;">“God has always been discriminatory” when it comes to whom he grants the authority of the priesthood, says Bott, the BYU theologian. He quotes Mormon scripture that states that the Lord gives to people “all that he seeth fit.” Bott compares blacks with a young child prematurely asking for the keys to her father’s car, and explains that similarly until 1978, the Lord determined that blacks were not yet ready for the priesthood.</div></blockquote><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRsleTtNqXoOok3mOBuBz6-5h_wHSujt8yrOO-adokiAwrjnsaQ5nVwS8vBL3YqzS76C15X3f502YUPPVsSBR812zEPvna4bXzcUX5k-BF8ehspmpLDT5IZ22vQ46Gwxk2Cs1ae3TswU/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRsleTtNqXoOok3mOBuBz6-5h_wHSujt8yrOO-adokiAwrjnsaQ5nVwS8vBL3YqzS76C15X3f502YUPPVsSBR812zEPvna4bXzcUX5k-BF8ehspmpLDT5IZ22vQ46Gwxk2Cs1ae3TswU/s320/2.jpg" width="125" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_L._Bott" target="_blank">Randy L. Bott</a>, BYU Provo </td></tr></tbody></table><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="text-align: justify;">“What is discrimination?” Bott asks. “I think that is keeping something from somebody that would be a benefit for them, right? But what if it wouldn't have been a benefit to them?” Bott says that the denial of the priesthood to blacks on Earth — although not in the afterlife — protected them from the lowest rungs of hell reserved for people who abuse their priesthood powers. “You couldn't fall off the top of the ladder, because you weren’t on the top of the ladder. So, in reality the blacks not having the priesthood was the greatest blessing God could give them.” </div></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;">The saying goes "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." How untrue. We felt the sting of these words as did many of God's other children. Sometimes it may seem as though a particular issue has nothing to do with us and if we don't relate to the plight of another it can be easy to be apathetic. As Christians we believe in following the Savior's example by doing as he did; loving one another, bearing each other's burdens, comforting the weak and lifting each other up, because yes, we are our brother's keeper.<br /><br />Family members do not always see eye to eye and the things we choose to do and say can deeply impact and affect our brothers and sisters, as do our responses to their feelings. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints responded to the <i>Washington Post</i> article with <a href="http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/racial-remarks-in-washington-post-article" target="_blank"><i>Church Statement Regarding 'Washington Post' Article on Race and the Church</i></a> and also issued the following official statement:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i><a href="http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/race-church" target="_blank">The Church and Race: All Are Alike Unto God</a>:</i> The gospel of Jesus Christ is for everyone. The Book of Mormon states, “black and white, bond and free, male and female; … all are alike unto God” (2 Nephi 26:33). This is the Church’s official teaching.</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SNOs6NHrUnd7CIczTlDDk62qOhhXKLpgtmJIes2mzeSnYbjfQed3nF-vvflh0VWIyfTQFZ7UUeuFPgyyVD2r2-c4T6RfMD-vxSkAzEPk6ZDkTHtTKVvMayd5dmy4kvVmbiXetdXsGUA/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SNOs6NHrUnd7CIczTlDDk62qOhhXKLpgtmJIes2mzeSnYbjfQed3nF-vvflh0VWIyfTQFZ7UUeuFPgyyVD2r2-c4T6RfMD-vxSkAzEPk6ZDkTHtTKVvMayd5dmy4kvVmbiXetdXsGUA/s200/1.jpg" width="160" /></a></div>People of all races have always been welcomed and baptized into the Church since its beginning. In fact, by the end of his life in 1844 Joseph Smith, the founding prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, opposed slavery. <span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">During this time some black males were ordained to the priesthood.</span> At some point the Church stopped ordaining male members of African descent, although <span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">there were a few exceptions.</span> <span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">It is not known precisely why, how or when this restriction began in the Church, but it has ended. </span>Church leaders sought divine guidance regarding the issue and more than three decades ago extended the priesthood to all worthy male members. The Church immediately began ordaining members to priesthood offices wherever they attended throughout the world.</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">The Church unequivocally condemns racism, including any and all past racism by individuals both inside and outside the Church.</span> In 2006, then Church president Gordon B. Hinckley declared that <span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">“no man who makes disparaging remarks concerning those of another race can consider himself a true disciple of Christ. Nor can he consider himself to be in harmony with the teachings of the Church. Let us all recognize that each of us is a son or daughter of our Father in Heaven, who loves all of His children.”</span></blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">Recently, the Church has also made the following statement on this subject: “The origins of priesthood availability are not entirely clear. <span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Some explanations with respect to this matter were made in the absence of direct revelation</span> and references to these explanations are sometimes cited in publications. <span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">These previous personal statements do not represent Church doctrine.</span>” </blockquote>We highlighted portions of the statement that had especially particular meaning to us. The acknowledgment that prior to 1978, black Saints held the Priesthood and some where even ordained during the "restriction," brings new life and awareness to the stories of black pioneers such as <a href="http://www.sistasinzion.com/2011/06/elijah-abel-black-mormon-pioneer.html" target="_blank">Elijah Abel</a> and his family. The statement firmly shows the Church's intolerance of racism, even past racism by members. And it speaks to issues such as those of the statements in the <i>Washington Post</i> article, making it clear that explanations that have been given regarding why blacks were not given full membership in the Church are pure speculation.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwt-TBJpuMl21fc4FMKpw5EsBVAhmiMLMX25qx-gDi8vaAHVumfAp66XDsd-YrGoOAGXxVIK9-uWJDTSMTJqhrTc9SjaEa9LY-HvOgBWmKjycmMAjRCriIIFdZrYluLnyJtlaBSX6duE/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwt-TBJpuMl21fc4FMKpw5EsBVAhmiMLMX25qx-gDi8vaAHVumfAp66XDsd-YrGoOAGXxVIK9-uWJDTSMTJqhrTc9SjaEa9LY-HvOgBWmKjycmMAjRCriIIFdZrYluLnyJtlaBSX6duE/s200/2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>We have been asked by many if we are "satisfied" with the Church's response or if we "buy it?" We can tell you that statements such as those in the <i>Washington Post</i> article and the unsolicited explanations offered to us by Church members and leaders cut to the core. Many times it has been said, "What can you do?" "They'll never respond." "They don't care how black Mormons feel." A response has been made, "they" do care.  The Church's statement speaks directly to some of our qualms. We were also asked, "So that's it, it's fixed?" Our response is; there is always work to do in God's kingdom.<br /><br />We have read and reread these statements and urge all to do the same. Just as the spotlight is shone on the questions about our faith, so should it shine on the much needed responses. So share, tweet, retweet, pin and post, because we think that they are well worth reading, processing, digesting, thinking and praying on. Remember, the family that prays together stays together and we truly feel blessed to be a part of our family in Christ.<br /><br />Your Sistas in the Gospel,<br />Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel</div>

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