I believe that Hugh B. Brown tried to put it to a vote (more than once!), because I know he was against the ban, increasingly thought it practice not doctrine, and wanted to end it. And Lee coming in to say “not without revelation” is consistent with his stance on the issue. But there’s absolutely no way Ezra Taft Benson and Joseph Fielding Smith voted to end the ban. Not a chance.

And I’m going to need to see a pretty credible and convincing source to convince me otherwise. And if there is a solid source (or even a not-so-solid source), I’d really like to see it, because it should go in my paper. But I’m skeptical, because I really feel like I’d have seen such a source if it existed.

Also, for the record, McMurrin’s statements about things McKay said are really questionable. McKay was certainly troubled by the ban, but it is not clear that he really said what McMurrin claims he said.

I don’t remember if I’ve said it already, but I’d be very interested in reading your paper when you’re done.

I don;t want to post my paper online or anything, because like I said, I want to publish it, but I’d be happy to e-mail it to you in return for feedback.

The real truth is that I ‘almost mostly’ cite sources in my articles.

I have absolutely zero ambitions to be a super-star cowboy in the conversation against Mormonism, but I do like to throw out little gems of information that I personally know are true.

Because I prayed. j/k. Because I did the homework. Or somebody else did. Or I think the sources can easily be found using the magic Google monster.

I’m not sure if I’ve talked about it on my site, but if you’re still working on the paper, do a little searchy-poo on the Pratt brothers, and their connection with the Mormon race issue.

Mormonism copied their ‘blacks and evil’ from every other Christian church at the time. The Pratt brothers, however, invented the uniquely-Mormon obedience-and-behavior-in-the-pre-existence-determines-your-place-in-life-doctrine (e.g. skin color, geographical birth place, wealth or poverty, etc).

It was the Pratt Brothers’ unique ‘spiritual creativity’ that gave early Mormonism a refreshing splash of cool water, in my humblest of opinions.

Cheers.

Anyway, thanks for the info and thanks for stopping by.