Renegade Apostle: Hugh B. Brown’s Early Attempts to Lift The Priesthood and Temple Ban | Ep. 1928

August 12, 2024

Today we are joined with historian Matthew Harris to discuss Hugh B. Brown and his attempts to lift the priesthood and temple ban for black members of the church. Hugh B. Brown was an attorney and joined the Quorum of the Twelve in 1958 and joined the First Presidency in 1961. He made countless efforts to convince the Brethren that the ban on blacks should be lifted and even told the New York Times that there was a strong possibility the ban would soon be removed. This response caused a great deal of problems at Church Headquarters.

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show notes

- Joseph Fielding Smith’s Evolving Views by Matt Harris

- The Charted Course by J. Reuben Clark

- Sterling McMurrin

- Lowell Bennion

- Sunstone Magazine The Swearing Elders

- Man, His Origin and Destiny by Joseph Fielding Smith

- Jesus The Christ by Talmage

- Oaks’ letter from “Amy”

- Elder Holland’s Musket Fire Speech

- Time Magazine Article

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