Mormon missionary
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Missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often referred to as Mormon missionaries, are volunteer representatives of the church who engage variously in proselytizing, church ser
Two Mormon missionaries
The Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, United States, is one of 10 such centers located throughout the world.
Missionaries in Mexico, dressed for tropical weather
A family history missionary couple
Black people and Mormonism
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During the history of the Latter Day Saint movement, the relationship between Black people and Mormonism has included enslavement, exclusion and inclusion, and official and unofficial discrimination.
Mormonism's founder, Joseph Smith, expressed a range of views about Black people throughout his life.
Elijah Abel was an early LDS priesthood leader in the quorum of the seventy.
Noah cursing Ham. Smith and Young taught that Black people had the curse of Ham and the curse of Cain.
Biddy Mason was one of 14 Black people who sued for their freedom after being illegally held captive by white Mormons in San Bernardino, California.