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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.
Jun 8, 1978 · President Kimball has asked that I now read this letter: “June 8, 1978. “To all general and local priesthood officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout the world: “Dear Brethren: “As we have witnessed the expansion of the work of the Lord over the earth, we have been grateful that people of many nations have ...
The 1978 Revelation of Reversion and Repair. Paul Reeve recently wrote, “In June 1978 President Spencer W. Kimball received a revelation which returned the church to its universal roots and restored what was lost: priesthood and temple admission to people of African descent.
Jul 8, 2023 · July 8, 2023. Within Christian tradition Pentecost has a connotation of great outpourings of the Holy Spirit, revelation, or miracles. 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 ...
On June 1, 1978, the Lord revealed to His prophet and to the members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles that “the long-promised day ha [d] come when every faithful, worthy man in the Church may receive the holy priesthood, with power to exercise its divine authority, and enjoy with his loved ones every blessing that flows ...
Nov 15, 1997 · Revelation of 1978 on the priesthood. The 1978 revelation received through President Spencer W. Kimball extending the priesthood to worthy males of all races is one of the events of greatest impact upon the worldwide spread of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
