On this week's podcast, historian Matthew Harris examines the amazing life and tumultuous times of apostle Hugh B. Brown.

After denying that the 1886 pro-polygamy 'Taylor revelation' existed, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints quietly ...

That concept requires a full understanding of the use of priesthood authority by women in the church, according to the essay, especially in LDS temples, the ultimate form of Mormon worship.

The Mormon priesthood is still lay and usually part time. College professors and car salesmen alike hold offices like “bishop” or “elder.” Among the church’s most famous lay priests is ...

SALT LAKE CITY — For the first time in its history, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will broadcast the priesthood session of its general conference live on television and online.

In 1852, the second prophet-president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young, implemented a ban on people of African descent from holding the priesthood and accessing ...

SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) In the past, the LDS Church has said history isn’t clear on why blacks were banned from its all-male priesthood for more than a century. Now it is. The reason, according to ...

In 1852, Brigham Young—second prophet/president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—implemented a ban on people of African descent holding the priesthood and accessing temple rituals, ...

(RNS) — As someone who has studied the way women’s voices have been amplified and silenced in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ... was conferring priesthood authority, as ...

James is Black, and until 1978, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prohibited Black people from participating in the priesthood. JONES: I knew even as a 12-year-old boy that something ...

(RNS) — Women are second-class citizens in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, guest columnist ... some to think Smith was conferring priesthood authority, as priesthood “keys ...