Join us as Matthew Harris returns to discuss Gordon B. Hinckley's efforts to address lingering racism in the church, the push to remove Bruce R. McConkie's Mormon Doctrine from shelves, and members' calls for an apology for the church's past racism. We also explore Elder Holland's attempts to rebrand these doctrines as "folklore," the continuation of racist teachings by BYU professors like Randy Bott, and the creation of the Gospel Topics Essays. We are thrilled to announce that we have reached our donation goal to compensate Dr. Matt Harris for his contributions to this series. We sincerely thank everyone who supported this effort. While the goal to pay Matt has been met, producing this series incurred significant costs for the Open Stories Foundation. If you find value in this content and want to help cover these expenses and support future productions, we encourage you to donate at https://www.mormonstories.org/donate/ Your generosity makes a difference—thank you! To buy Matt Harris' book, visit here: https://www.amazon.com/Second-Class-Saints-Mormons-Struggle-Equality/dp/019769571X Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/mormon-prophets-push-to-erase-racist-past/ 00:00:00 Introductions 00:05:35 Recap of the last episode 00:11:00 Elder Morrison said the church has always stood against racism 00:14:18 Morrison’s statement 00:19:22 Clip of Alexander Morrison 00:21:37 Gordon B. Hinckley 00:27:36 Darius Gray was talking to Hinckley’s daughter 00:29:48 Clip of Hinckley speaking against racism 00:42:50 “I want to apologize for the role that the church has played in racism” 00:45:55 Margaret Young and Darius Gray made this film that shocked the leaders 00:54:10 Elder Holland quote from the PBS interview 01:01:45 Margaret Toscano 01:08:10 Others repeat this “folklore” rhetoric 01:15:30 Terry Ball 01:16:43 Clip from Terry Ball 01:31:55 They took down the episode on KBYU 01:34:30 Are Mormons Christians? 01:37:15 Mormon Doctrine being taken out of print 01:46:00 Matt Harris’ reasons for why the book was taken out of print 01:52:22 Rewriting the chapter headings 02:02:15 Randy Bott 02:13:45 The church released two statements denouncing Randy Bott’s statements 02:26:00 Clip of Christofferson on how revelation is received 02:31:00 Randy Bott was pushed out of BYU faculty 02:37:00 The creation of the Gospel Topics Essays 02:45:15 Reading from the Race and the Priesthood Essay 02:53:30 Closing Remarks ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/join Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117