Before June 8th, 1978, most black members of the Church had not received the priesthood in this dispensation. While I don't personally believe it was God who instituted that policy in the first place, I most definitely believe God was behind the revelation to end the policy. Because of that, we remember today a true jubilation.
Just over three months later, the First Presidencies' landmark letter was canonized as Official Declaration--2
In the spirit of that jubilation, I want to recommend anew J. Stapley's fantastic sacrament meeting talk: Commemorating the Revelation.
Great minds think alike. *grin* I didn't realize we both would be linking to the same amazing post today.
ReplyDeleteThanks, man. This is a good day.
ReplyDeleteGreat minds, indeed, Papa D. :)
ReplyDeleteJ.--it is a good day. Thank you for your thoughts/outline. I only wish I could have been there in person.
Curious - why wasn't God behind the policy in the first place?
ReplyDeleteTom, do you want the long version or the short version?
ReplyDeleteLong version. Feel free to email me if you don't want to post it here.
ReplyDeleteOkay, Tom--you asked for the long version. However, since it's so long, it was just easier to dedicate a new post to it: Why I Don't Believe That God Instituted The Priesthood Ban
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