Colombia
Denied the priesthood because he was black, yet he chose to stay.
Horacio Tulio Insignares nearly walked away from the Church after being told he could not hold the priesthood because he was Black.…
LDS Storytime
Priesthood Ban
Uplifting stories of faith from Latter-day Saints around the world. Search, or narrow the library by place, theme, era, or format.
4 stories
Ghana · Nigeria
West Africans lined up to be baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Before missionaries officially arrived in West Africa, thousands were already spiritually prepared and waiting for baptism.
DR Congo
How the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came to Zaire/DR Congo
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Democratic Republic of the Congo began in the 1960s, when people in…
Nigeria
Denied the priesthood, these African Saints started to build the LDS Church anyway
Before missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reached Nigeria, Anthony Obinna was already gathering believers after dreaming of…
