Recorded in Heaven: The Testimonies of Len and Mary Hope

Title

Recorded in Heaven: The Testimonies of Len and Mary Hope

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2023

Authors

Hales, Scott (Primary)

Journal

BYU Studies Quarterly

Pagination

61–82

Volume

62

Issue

1

URL

https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/recorded-in-heaven/

Abstract

Len and Mary Hope were African American Latter-day Saints who joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Alabama (Len in 1919, Mary in 1925) and later raised their children in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Hopes’ story was recently featured in Saints, Volume 3: Boldly, Nobly, and Independent, introducing the couple’s experiences as Black Latter-day Saints in the early twentieth century to Church members around the world.

Table of Contents

Subject Keywords

Testimony
Conversion
Racism
Latter-day Saint History (1893-1955)
Latter-day Saint History (1956-Present)

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