Edward Kimball, Son of Spencer W. Kimball Part 1 - Mormon Stories Ep. 137

In this 2-part interview (audio and video), I speak with Edward L. Kimball: son of the late LDS Prophet Spencer W. Kimball. Edward Kimball is a retired law professor from Brigham Young University, and author of two biographies on Spencer W. Kimball: Spencer W. Kimball and Lengthen Your Stride, the Presidency of Spencer W. Kimball. Edward has also been an active supporter over the years of both Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought and Sunstone magazine. In this interview, we discuss:

What it's like to grow up the son of an LDS Prophet
An intimate look at Edward's impressions of President Kimball
The 1978 Blacks and the Priesthood Revelation and the Equal Rights Amendment fight within the church
Thoughts in reconciling the intellect with faith and the spirit.

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Timecodes:
00:00 Introduction
10:00 Having your dad to be called as an Apostle
12:33 Edward walking with crutches
15:18 Edward's mother
19:10 Education, mission, and job history
21:07 Having a father in the Quorum of the Twelve
22:28 Edward’s contact with his father and mother
23:22 Putting things on the shelf
24:28 Feelings about contact with his parents
26:10 What his family life was like
31:38 Origins of his testimony and faith
33:12 Expectations and speculation from the outside world
36:23 Indian Placement Program, race, and interracial marriage
41:12 Father's thoughts on church history and race
45:39 Race in doctrine
49:50 Dynamics leading to decision on priesthood ban
55:07 Brazilian saints being baptized and given the priesthood
1:04:30 Was the decision process a burden? Was the decision itself a relief?
1:07:26 His father being a part of the “revelation”

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