1978 Revelation on Priesthood
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title:
1978 Revelation on Priesthood
text:
The 1978 Declaration 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 ordination to the denomination's priesthood and both Black men and women from priesthood ordinances in the temple. Leaders stated it was a revelation from God. Beginning in the 1850s, individuals of Black African descent were prohibited from ordination to the LDS Church's priesthood—in other cases hel
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_Revelation_on_Priesthood
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2008-01-09T00:53:51Z
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2024-09-11T01:36:29Z
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