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The 1978 Revelation on Priesthood was an announcement by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) that reversed a long-standing policy excluding men of Black African descent from ordination to the denomination's priesthood and both Black men and women
Jun 12, 2018 · In its first reporting of the 1978 revelation on priesthood, the Church News cited the extensive media attention given and a telegram sent by U.S. President Jimmy Carter. But the report’s most powerful words were the responses from black members.
Jul 8, 2023 · A Pentecost-like experience took place in June 1978, when temple blessings were extended to all who were worthy, regardless of race. This week, as part of our Come, Follow Me study, we revisit the miraculous events which occurred on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2), ten days after the Lord’s ascension.
May 31, 2018 · It came in the House of the Lord at the time of the receipt of the revelation to President Spencer W. Kimball extending priesthood and temple blessings to all worthy men regardless of race (see D&C Official Declaration 2).
No doubt the most dramatic moment of the Spencer W. Kimball administration and probably the highlight of Church history in the twentieth century occurred in June 1978, when the First Presidency announced a revelation allowing worthy men of all races to be ordained to the priesthood and allowing worthy men and women access to all temple ordinances.
The 1978 Revelation on Priesthood was an announcement by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that reversed a long-standing policy excluding men of Black African descent from the priesthood and both Black men and women from priesthood ordinances in the temple.
the 1978 Priesthood Revelation James B. Allen1 On 8 June 1978, in a letter to "general and local priesthood officers... throughout the world," the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made its most dramatic announcement of the twentieth century. President Spencer W. Kimball had received a revelation wherein
