For a class project (video storytelling) I created a 5 minute pilot video on the Mormon/blacks/priesthood issue. It definitely leaves you hanging, and lacks a ton in production value–but hey….it was for practice! Download Video over Broadband (right-click and select "Save Link As" to download) Let me know what you think. It ends quite abruptly, but hopefully there will be more to come.
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In this podcast, we interview Gregory Prince, author of "David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism", as he discusses President McKay’s involvement in the Blacks/Priesthood issue. Link to Podcast
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(This podcast has been removed at the request of the interviewee) Today we interview a young man named Hyrum, founder of the thechurchisnottrue.com web site. In this interview, Hyrum tells his story of why he left the Mormon church. Link to podcast
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David O. McKay presented a dramatic contrast to his predecessors: an athletic, movie-star-handsome, clean-shaven figure who often wore a white double-breasted suit; contrasted to the dark-suited, bearded polygamists (or, in the case of George Albert Smith, son of a polygamist) who preceded him as Church President ever since Joseph Smith. In an age prior to professional image-makers, he instinctively grasped the importance of appearance, and coupled it to the substance of a professional educator to become an icon of Mormonism whose persona did much to change the negative image of the Church in much of the world. Link to...
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I served an LDS mission in Guatemala in the late 1980s. As my mission progressed, we began to average over 700 baptisms per month, with some companionships baptizing over 40 in one month. When I confronted my mission president about the issue–the response wasn’t what I hoped it would be. After returning home, I wrote a letter to Elder Dallin H. Oaks. Today we claim 12+ million in the Church, but truth be told, less than 1/2 of them actually consider themselves Mormon….and thus perhaps the reason why activity rates are so closely guarded. Link to podcast
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Welcome to the Mormon Stories blog. The purpose of this blog is to provide Mormons of all types (true believer, liberal, fundamentalist, ex, post, etc) an open forum to tell their stories. We will conduct a weekly podcast, along with regular posts. We also hope to venture into the realm of video documentary creation, so stay tuned!!!! Anyway, thanks for visiting us, and please come back soon!!! John Dehlin
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