Contrary to stupid headlines in the Salt Lake Tribune. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a very pro-life organization. The teachings on the value of unborn children, and the evaluation of the good or evil in abortion clearly do not align with the pro-aborition movement.
Peter M. Johnson, from rapper to general authority
The most exciting development with new general authorities is the first African-American general authority, Peter Matthew Johnson. Elder Johnson is not the first black general authority. That was Elder Helvicio Martins from Brazil. Elder Martins however is dead. Elder Johnson is not even the only current black general authority. Elder Joseph W. Sitati from Kenya and Elder Edward Dube from Zimbabwe are both black. Elder Johnson grew up in the borough of Queens in New York City. I believe he is the first gneral authority to have grown up there since Elder Hales. That is where similarities end. Elder Johnson and his brother were in a rap group. They would perform at weddings, high school dances and block parties. When he was 14 a violent event happened at a rap gathering he was at. In this talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/peter-m-johnson_faith-family-friendship/ he does not go into it. Shortly after that he moved to live with his mother in Hawaii. In Hawaii Elder Johns...
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