There is so much out there to help us learn! Here are some of additional materials we found from the same sources listed in the “Notes on Sources” appendix, but that we weren’t able to include in the body of the 5-lesson series. We hope you find them useful for additional personal study.
Note: This is a living page and we will keep adding to this appendix as we discover more materials, so please check back for more! We’ll put a date next to new items added since the initial page launch so you can easily find what’s new.
General Conference Talks
“Doctrine of Inclusion” – M. Russell Ballard, October 2001
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2001/10/doctrine-of-inclusion?lang=eng
“Brother’s Keeper” – Dallin H Oaks, October 1986
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1986/10/brothers-keeper?lang=eng
“Taking Upon Ourselves the Name of Jesus Christ” – Robert C. Gay, October 2018
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2018/10/taking-upon-ourselves-the-name-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng
ChurchOfJesusChrist.org
“Be One” Website (lots of resources here)
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/topics/blacks-in-the-church?cid=rdb_v_beone
Race and The Church: All Are Alike Unto God–Official Statement
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/race-church
“No More Strangers” – Elder Alexander B. Morrison, Ensign, Sept 2000
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2000/09/no-more-strangers?lang=eng
“We all have a place in the Lord’s Church” by Arteh Odjidja
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/inspiration/we-all-have-a-place-in-the-lords-church?lang=eng
“The Gospel Can Bring All of Us Together” by Mable Burt
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2020/12/young-adults/the-gospel-can-bring-all-of-us-together
Ministering Is Seeing Others as the Savior Does (“Ministering Principles”)
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2019/06/ministering-is-seeing-others-as-the-savior-does?lang=eng
How Can We Create a Culture of Inclusion at Church? (“Ministering Principles”)
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2019/07/how-can-we-create-a-culture-of-inclusion-at-church?lang=eng
“Finding Unity in a Time of Division” by Jenessa Taylor, Hirepan Zarco, Mackenzie Brown
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/inspiration/finding-unity-in-a-time-of-division?lang=eng
Church Newsroom
“You Have Come at Last”: Nigerian Builds Latter-day Saint Congregation, Waits for Missionaries”
https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/pioneers-in-every-land-nigeria-anthony-obinna?lang=eng
“Church Making Strides Preserving African Family Histories”
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/church-making-strides-preserving-african-family-histories
Free Black Woman Who Embraced Gospel in 1841 Is Portrayed in Theater Vignette
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/free-black-woman-who-embraced-gospel-in-1841-is-portrayed-in-theater-vignette?lang=eng
Church Statement Regarding ‘Washington Post’ Article on Race and the Church, Feb 2012
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/racial-remarks-in-washington-post-article
BYU Talks/Speeches/Articles
The Church in a Cross-Cultural World | Religious Studies Center President Dieter F. Uchtdorf 2003 (Religious Studies Center)
https://rsc-legacy.byu.edu/archived/voice-my-servants/church-cross-cultural-world
Elder Ballard March 2020 Children of Heavenly Father BYU Devotional
https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/m-russell-ballard/children-heavenly-father/
BYU Devotional: “Loving our Neighbors” by Carolina Núñez, an associate dean and professor in the BYU Law School, September 18, 2018.
https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/carolina-nunez/loving-our-neighbors/
Racism continues to surface in the Church and at BYU
https://universe.byu.edu/2020/06/03/lisis-384-final/
BYU Political Science Department Statement on Racism including suggestions on further reading:
https://politicalscience.byu.edu/political-science-departments-statement-on-racism
2-Part podcast by the Maxwell Institute (BYU):
#22—Race and Mormonism in the 19th century, with Paul Reeve and Ardis Parshall (part 1 of 2) – https://mi.byu.edu/mip-22-reeve-parshall-p1/
#23—Race and Mormonism in the 19th century, with Paul Reeve and Ardis Parshall (part 2) – https://mi.byu.edu/mip-23-mormonism-race-reeve-parshall-p2/
Elijah Abel: The Life and Times of a Black Priesthood Holder (BYU Studies)
https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/elijah-abel-the-life-and-times-of-a-black-priesthood-holder/
BYU Race, Equity, Belonging Report
https://brightspotcdn.byu.edu/12/58/d61b3164487da5946d13471e7567/byu-race-equity-belonging-report-feb21.pdf?fbclid=IwAR17qLS28DpebDlv_yriNQsMqd3UaInVK3Jp5LCPzoSK5RqdW9T6sFVrCuk
“Latter-day Saints and the Problem of Pain”
Neal A. Maxwell Lecture, David Holland (son of Elder Holland) – 2016
https://mi.byu.edu/maxwell2016/
BYU’s Kennedy Center Speakers
The David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies is the heart of international engagement for the BYU community. See also https://kennedy.byu.edu/lectures/
“Believe it or Not: The Stories of an African Refugee” – Leonard Balgawa
https://kennedy.byu.edu/events/believe-it-or-not/
“Segregation By Design: Local Politics And Inequality In American Cities” – Jessica Trounstine
https://kennedy.byu.edu/events/segregation-by-design/
“Rethinking Jim Crow Segregation” – Nathan D.B. Connolly
https://kennedy.byu.edu/events/rethinking-jim-crow-segregation/
“Race And Sport: A Panel”
https://kennedy.byu.edu/events/race-and-sport/
“African Healing And The Atlantic Slave Trade”
https://kennedy.byu.edu/events/african-healing-and-the-atlantic-slave-trade/
Kennedy Center Lectures Winter 2021: Race: Myths and Realities.
Live every Wednesday at noon. See old lectures in the archives
https://kennedy.byu.edu/events/race-myths-and-realities/
LDSLiving.com
“This is the Gospel” podcast: ‘Waiting Upon the Lord”
https://www.ldsliving.com/pages/this-is-the-gospel#
“How We Misinterpret ‘Black’ and ‘Curse’ in the Scriptures: Insights from an African American Convert” by Marvin Perkins (LDS Living)
https://www.ldsliving.com/How-We-Misinterpret-Black-and-Curse-in-the-Scriptures-Insights-from-a-Black-Convert/s/88562
“A Black Mormon Man’s Thoughts on Race Pristhood and the Church’s essay – 2017 (LDS Living)
https://www.ldsliving.com/A-Black-Mormon-Mans-Thoughts-on-Race-Priesthood-and-the-Churchs-Essay/s/85553?page=2#story-content
Lola Ogunbote: “Racism and the human race against time” – January 2021 (LDS Living)
https://www.ldsliving.com/Lola-Ogunbote-Racism-and-the-Human-race-against-time/s/92997
“5 things 2 Latter-day Saint moms with children of color want you to know” – June 4, 2020 (LDS Living)
https://www.ldsliving.com/5-things-2-Latter-day-Saint-moms-with-children-of-color-want-you-to-know/s/92951
Books: Deseret Book
“In the Lord’s Due Time” by Joseph Freeman (Deseret Book)
https://deseretbook.com/p/in-the-lord-s-due-time?ref=Grid%20%7C%20Search-1&variant_id=169377-ebook
Any books from “Sistas in Zion” (Zandra Vranes/Tamu Smith) (Deseret Book)
“Zandra Vranes” search link: https://deseretbook.com/products?keywords=zandra+vranes
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