Sista Beehive on Black Mormons on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiK2vXz1eKBwy5pB9xdLUtJQ67G1CPvnCDj43CwdimH1Vf7mf05dRRibUcUnhdnHB2Gr6-Lu6sehoWBtTARd6At6Rffm536CFCVarEzmlmBoJ9t5YCGoaWIjk63hBfYAr5yI4wRhboWU/s1600/2.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/AVvXsEiyiK2vXz1eKBwy5pB9xdLUtJQ67G1CPvnCDj43CwdimH1Vf7mf05dRRibUcUnhdnHB2Gr6-Lu6sehoWBtTARd6At6Rffm536CFCVarEzmlmBoJ9t5YCGoaWIjk63hBfYAr5yI4wRhboWU/s200/2.jpg" width="200" /></a>When I got the call that The Daily Show with Jon Stewart wanted to talk to black Mormons about our assumed voting dilemma the first thing I said was, "how did you get my number?" Cause where I come from you guard your phone number as much as you do your social security number.<br /><br />After I found out who I needed to call and <strike>cuss out</strike>  talk to about sharing my digits I said, "I'll think about it and let you know." That was three months ago and obviously I eventually said yes.<br /><br />Here's what I want y'all to know; we filmed for THREE, I repeat THREE hours. And I think that Jon Stewart might have something against Mormons cause craft services (that's what the call the people who feed you in showbiz) was no where to be found and we were HUNGRY. <a href="http://www.sistasinzion.com/2012/10/jimmy-kimmel-doesnt-believe-there-are.html" target="_blank">Jimmy Kimmel doesn't believe that black Mormons exist</a> and Jon Stewart is trying to starve to death the ones who do. That's probably why the black republican guy was so angry.<br /><br />And what they call argumentative and intolerant we call famine without a fast. When they locked a group of black people in a room for three hours without feeding them, what did they think would happen? They lucky we didn't start Hunger Games up in there. I'm sayin' not a drop of green jello was to be found. Well when we die I hope that Jon Stewart knows to get the funeral potatoes ready.<br /><br />At the end of the day the Sistas would consider going on The Daily Show again, but we are going to have to send him a rider with our list of demands cause Sistas gotta eat. And keep this on the DL, but Jon Stewart might moonlight as a Mormon Bishop cause none of us got paid to be on the show, y'all I think Jon Stewart tried to give me a <a href="http://lds.about.com/od/organizationsauxiliaries/p/church_callings.htm" target="_blank">calling</a>!<br /><br />Ps: All of us in the video actually know each other and are good friends, not that we're saying all black Mormons know each other...cause that would sound crazy...<br /><br /><b>Check out Sista Beehive on The Daily Show in the video below:</b><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font: 11px arial; height: 340px; width: 512px;"><tbody><tr style="background-color: #e5e5e5;" valign="middle"><td style="padding: 2px 1px 0px 5px;"><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/" style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Daily Show with Jon Stewart</a></td><td style="font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 5px 0px 5px; text-align: right;">Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c</td></tr><tr style="height: 14px;" valign="middle"><td colspan="2" style="padding: 2px 1px 0px 5px;"><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-october-9-2012/the-black-mormon-vote" style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Black Mormon Vote</a></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #353535; height: 14px;" valign="middle"><td colspan="2" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 5px 0px 5px; text-align: right; width: 512px;"><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/" style="color: #96deff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.thedailyshow.com</a></td></tr><tr valign="middle"><td colspan="2" style="padding: 0px;"><embed allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" bgcolor="#000000" flashvars="autoPlay=false" height="288" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:419963" style="display: block;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="512" wmode="window"></embed></td></tr><tr style="height: 18px;" valign="middle"><td colspan="2" style="padding: 0px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="height: 100%px; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr valign="middle"><td style="padding: 3px; width: 33%;"><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/" style="color: #333333; font: 10px arial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Daily Show Full Episodes</a></td><td style="padding: 3px; width: 33%;"><a href="http://www.indecisionforever.com/" style="color: #333333; font: 10px arial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Political Humor & Satire Blog</a></td><td style="padding: 3px; width: 33%;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow" style="color: #333333; font: 10px arial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Daily Show on Facebook</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Praise God Almighty,<br />Sista Beehive

Sista Beehive on Black Mormons on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

When I got the call that The Daily Show with Jon Stewart wanted to talk to black Mormons about our assumed voting dilemma the first thing I ...

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Sistas in Zion Radio: Another Mormon for President + Funny, Female & Mormon

Sistas in Zion Radio! Every Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion/2012/08/12/another-mormon-for-president-funny-female-mormon">here</a> or on the radio box on the right! Call in at (646) 478-3671.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mayor Yeah Samake </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUH9RweAjh1bp4G21cj4sS6SMOa5fr2fk7FmiRknNDBjdbdzOUEZviw-ju1mkLZGCYWXVnTJvXf2Hd6VYZfSwaKYhPj1CGmFtoBuOhEtldBWQI8ZGOUBv1GCEIr39PXd2KGV_ltelo6E/s1600/YeahSamake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUH9RweAjh1bp4G21cj4sS6SMOa5fr2fk7FmiRknNDBjdbdzOUEZviw-ju1mkLZGCYWXVnTJvXf2Hd6VYZfSwaKYhPj1CGmFtoBuOhEtldBWQI8ZGOUBv1GCEIr39PXd2KGV_ltelo6E/s400/YeahSamake.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Mitt Romney isn't the only Mormon running for president, <a href="http://samake2012.com/about/" target="_blank">Yeah Samake</a> is hoping to become the president of his home country of Mali and make a change. Yeah was born into poverty in a small village in Ouélessébougou, Mali. Despite economic sacrifice Yeah's father sent all 18 of his children to school. Yeah earned a bachelors degree in teaching English as a second language in Bamako, Mali and a masters degree in public policy at BYU. In 2009, Yeah decided to return home to run for mayor of Ouélessébougou, and was elected with 86% of the vote. Yeah met his wife Marissa Coutinho while they were both students at BYU, they have two children.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Jenna Kim Jones</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpErNqRlpzgPEHw8yTb3It8FWiJ-yp3g-AcrwBf8CC_1QU-axK_0EEjfXApddbriPIzvab8iLEKeAPwKQqlu06f8cFSlCp8ivdd8ayXHY6icZ9NdKiAVPhD_Fi8XjdMDSdq8uMs3MieE/s1600/Jenna_3148+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpErNqRlpzgPEHw8yTb3It8FWiJ-yp3g-AcrwBf8CC_1QU-axK_0EEjfXApddbriPIzvab8iLEKeAPwKQqlu06f8cFSlCp8ivdd8ayXHY6icZ9NdKiAVPhD_Fi8XjdMDSdq8uMs3MieE/s400/Jenna_3148+2.jpg" width="267" /></a></div>She's female, she's funny and she's also a Mormon, proving the Sistas theory that the LDS know how to jest. <a href="http://www.jennakimjones.com/" target="_blank">Jenna Kim Jones</a> is a comedian and devoted tweeter with adoring fans all over the internet. A twitter follower recently tweeted, “With cartwheels & charisma, this heart breaker knows how to live; with a Diet Coke in one hand & a microphone in the other.” Jenna naturally assumes this tweet is about her. Born in Seoul, Korea she lived there for 8 years until moving to Provo, Utah. After 8 years in NYC, Jenna recently moved to LA. She's appeared on <i>The Daily Show </i>with Jon Stewart, sung numerous commercial jingles and performs regularly at some of the country's best comedy clubs and festivals. Though she's Mormon, Jenna is currently studying <i>The Secret </i>so that she can one day make it rain Skittles.

Sistas in Zion Radio: Another Mormon for President + Funny, Female & Mormon

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Sistas in Zion Radio - Single Saints: The Mormon Bachelor + Singles Ward Bishop Doug K. Earl

Sistas in Zion Radio! Every Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen live <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion/2012/07/01/single-saints--mormon-bachelor-mormon-singles" target="_blank">here</a> or below! Call in at (646) 478-3671.<br /><br />It's a SINGLE SAINTS Sunday at SIZ Radio! Special Guests: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SH6dljG3v6cSExzkQuptYBqTeomXpW_RvfwHGmnx-bPUcExSCG8XprNFAuVKAbPZ_-tWEBl1oj15ud8Ec7fQVHXwhW0ZXCUrLXhFMKfNE_RCSLhd2YQD8qJdrDe2LEGV6ijAP_Lxhag/s1600/TMB2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SH6dljG3v6cSExzkQuptYBqTeomXpW_RvfwHGmnx-bPUcExSCG8XprNFAuVKAbPZ_-tWEBl1oj15ud8Ec7fQVHXwhW0ZXCUrLXhFMKfNE_RCSLhd2YQD8qJdrDe2LEGV6ijAP_Lxhag/s400/TMB2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.themormonbachelorette.com/" target="_blank">The Mormon Bachelor:</a></span><br /><br />Erin Elton: 32, Los Angeles, CA Public Relations' Specialist - Erin started The Mormon Bachelor with Aubrey Messick in 2010 and has Produced 4 seasons since. Aubrey found her husband on TMB and they hope that they can help matchmake Chris as well. In her spare time Erin enjoys running, cooking, reading, editing movies, and working in general.<br /><br />Chris Barbour: 26, Provo, UT Student - Chris is currently attending BYU where he has one year left until he starts dental school. Originally from Sacramento, Chris enjoys hanging out with friends, athletics, especially water sports, and these days dating beautiful and righteous LDS women.<br /><br />Tiffany Migdat: 27, Claremont, CA Marketing Manager - Tiffany has worked in marketing forever but just went back to school for graphic design. She enjoys, fashion, spending time with family and socializing with friends.<br /><br /><b>Also the wisdom of a of former singles ward Bishop, Douglas K. Earl:</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilizDW38YBXKwWdqXM0vufKUCxar7P0K2Ao9Bt-2-01iguTCa7Hh8vsb1vXg3PliLvKOFKtfRIMFA-f5CdIeXkSk7gMt080ozAeUoMSywLmrgcFEVcUPUSOpaVUxnlqCsVvh03jFZ0imc/s1600/38840_1449508152386_3277963_n+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilizDW38YBXKwWdqXM0vufKUCxar7P0K2Ao9Bt-2-01iguTCa7Hh8vsb1vXg3PliLvKOFKtfRIMFA-f5CdIeXkSk7gMt080ozAeUoMSywLmrgcFEVcUPUSOpaVUxnlqCsVvh03jFZ0imc/s320/38840_1449508152386_3277963_n+(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />President Earl is an attorney in Moses Lake, Washington where he formerly served as an <a href="http://www.lds.org/" target="_blank">LDS </a>singles ward Bishop. He also served an LDS mission in Lima, Peru and as an MTC President in Spain. He is currently enjoying retired life with his wife Connie and serves in the LDS Columbia River Temple.

Sistas in Zion Radio - Single Saints: The Mormon Bachelor + Singles Ward Bishop Doug K. Earl

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Violence: Mormons Aren't Exempt

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8799NgYjyVaOeL9h7b9Eo3Cp8LV2S8gSLvrN2Vd3siJYvFz9fwaIuddyrd2wLkJ4U9maNVDF2XU2jc8nq01V7iL7dPpGib6kC4i8xFIWr-bvz70sxtx9whx8Noc39CuRy7-C2_fgVQ34/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8799NgYjyVaOeL9h7b9Eo3Cp8LV2S8gSLvrN2Vd3siJYvFz9fwaIuddyrd2wLkJ4U9maNVDF2XU2jc8nq01V7iL7dPpGib6kC4i8xFIWr-bvz70sxtx9whx8Noc39CuRy7-C2_fgVQ34/s320/2.jpg" width="217" /></a>Reading your scriptures, praying often, serving a <a href="http://mormon.org/missionary-work/" target="_blank">mission</a>, keeping the Commandments, <a href="http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/temple-marriage" target="_blank">Temple</a> marriage, being faithful, magnifying <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/Mormon_Callings" target="_blank">callings</a>, all good options. Doing some or doing all, none of them make a person exempt from tragedy.<br /><br /> Yesterday's episode of <a href="http://www.sistasinzion.com/2012/06/sistas-in-zion-radio-mariama-kallon.html" target="_blank">SIZ Radio</a> was an eye opening, powerful and empowering show on violence, it's prevention and the might of forgiveness. If you missed the live show, you can listen <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion/2012/06/24/mariama-kallon-carly-ostler-with-byus-voices-of-courage" target="_blank">here</a>. We listened to Carly Ostler of <a href="http://voicesofcourage.byu.edu/" target="_blank">Voices of Courage</a> speak on the impact that violence can have in our lives, how a <a href="http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/7765" target="_blank">NCMO</a> (Non-committal Make-out) can be damaging, and most importantly, ways that we can eradicate violence from our culture. We heard first hand from <a href="http://deseretbook.com/timeout/presenter/20088" target="_blank">Mariama Kallon</a> as she tearfully shared with us her painful experiences of sexual assault, child slavery and the murder of her entire family.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUr0ql_NbQcuh0CX900SAJwrBWdaCrR0cur_WlOH91himNVdNUqcfxTohbC8b09dThnC67wSe53wRvJ0_EZHpYyEa2RPBPNfGDhDOkT347wuHu0phmMYChbL9TAOz-GOe-w4JjWkZdwf4/s1600/IMG_8324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUr0ql_NbQcuh0CX900SAJwrBWdaCrR0cur_WlOH91himNVdNUqcfxTohbC8b09dThnC67wSe53wRvJ0_EZHpYyEa2RPBPNfGDhDOkT347wuHu0phmMYChbL9TAOz-GOe-w4JjWkZdwf4/s320/IMG_8324.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Mariama Kallon, Right: Carly Ostler w/ BYU's VOC</td></tr></tbody></table>One of us recently spoke with a non-LDS friend who has family members that are <a href="http://lds.org/" target="_blank">LDS</a>. She told of how some of her family members conveyed to her that they felt lucky, that because they were LDS they would never go through some of the life experiences that she was having. It made her feel alone, and as if they felt that because she had not chosen the same religion as them, that she had brought her trials upon herself.<br />  <span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Rape doesn't care if you're <a href="http://mormon.org/" target="_blank">Mormon</a>. Neither does divorce, </span><span style="background-color: white;">adultery</span><span style="background-color: white;">, low self-esteem, bullying, pornography or any other of life's tribulations. Yes we can make choices in life that put us in harm's way, but being Christian doesn't automatically make one an </span><span style="background-color: white;">exemplary</span><span style="background-color: white;"> decision maker.</span><br /><br />We have never thought that because we are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints trouble would just pass us by, in fact our life experiences pointed out the contrary from a very young age. But we can't deny that we too had certain naivety as to why other people's lives seemed so much more than ours or how we could prevent things from happening to us. On the show Mariama told of a saying in Africa that says; "After God, is the white man," and spoke of how she would go through the garbage cans of a white person in Africa because even their garbage seemed better.<br /><br />When we look at our lives or the lives of others with skewed perception it's easy to think that we aren't susceptible to abuse or crime. Or to think that the statistics don't apply to us. It's easy to look at the life of another and think we know why their life appears better or worse than ours. Trial, tribulation, and sin know well the lesson of sharing, and they can be doled out on anyone.<br /><br />So if your faith doesn't exempt you, what good is it? Now that we know that we can all find ourselves IN trouble, their must be a way OUT of it. Mariama spoke of how she prays daily for a "heart of forgiveness." In the end she says that the people who have done things to her have moved on and are living their lives, and that if she does not forgive and dwells in the past that she will only hurt herself. Mariama testified that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is helping her to do just that, so that she can heal.

Violence: Mormons Aren't Exempt

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All Are Alike Unto God

"Black and white, bond and free, male and female; ... all are alike unto God" (2 Nephi 26:33) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made an official statement entitled <a href="http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/62083/All-are-alike-unto-God.html" target="_blank">All Are Alike Unto God</a> which spoke to our faith's history with blacks/people of African decent and reiterated what we hope we all know; that God loves us all. The statement resinated with us and inspired us to put together this song. On the 34th anniversary of all worthy men receiving the Priesthood in the <a href="http://lds.org/" target="_blank">LDS</a> church we think of the black Mormon Pioneers and faithful Saints who came before us and bore not only their burdens, but ours as well; we dedicate this song to them.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="253" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/K_X5vk5P2lc?rel=0" width="450"></iframe> <br /><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">God is Love,</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: white;">Black Mormons, Black Mormon Pioneers, Elijah Abel, Jane Manning James, Samuel Chambers, Amanda Chambers, Green Flake, African American Mormons, Mormon, LDS, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, </span></span></div></div>

All Are Alike Unto God

"Black and white, bond and free, male and female; ... all are alike unto God" (2 Nephi 26:33) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...

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