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Nephi's Neighbors --and-- Black Latter-day Saints: A Faith-FULL History (WMV)

Matthew P. Roper, "NephiÆs Neighbors: Some LDS Perspectives on Book of Mormon Peoples & Pre-Columbian Populations," Mesa, Arizona: The Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research (FAIR), 2003, Windows Media Video (WMV).

LDS scholars overwhelmingly agree that there were other indigenous people in the New World when the Lehites arrived. Critics claim that such a belief is contrary to the official LDS position (at worst), or contrary to all the teachings of early General Authorities (at best). Matthew RoperÆs presentation demonstrates that many early LDS were open to the possibility that there were already people in the Americas prior to the coming of Book of Mormon peoples.

Matthew P. Roper is a Research Associate at the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies. He is currently engaged in several research projects relating to the early Latter-day Saint history and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. Brother Roper holds a B.A. in history and an M.A. in Sociology.

Margaret Blair-Young, "Black Latter-day Saints: A Faith-FULL History," Mesa, Arizona: The Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research (FAIR), 2003 FAIR Conference, Windows Media Video (WMV).

Margaret YoungÆs inspiring presentation relates several stories of early black Latter-day Saints and their struggles as well as dedication to the Gospel.

Margaret Blair Young is a writing instructor at Brigham Young University and has published two short story collections and six novels, including the Standing on the Promises trilogy which she co-authored with Darius Gray, president of the Church's "Genesis Group." The trilogy is historical "faction"--fictionalized as needed and supplied with copious endnotes. The three books, One More River to Cross, Bound for Canaan and The Last Mile of the Way cover the history of several great Mormon pioneers of color. Margaret has also authored a play about Jane Manning James, titled I Am Jane.

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