Black people and temple and priesthood policies in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Black people and temple and priesthood policies in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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From 1852 to 1978, temple and priesthood policies in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prohibited both Black women and men from temple ordinances and ordination in the all-male priesthood. In 1978, the church's highest governing body, the First Presidency, declared in the "Official Declaration 2" statement, that the restriction had been lifted. Between 1830 and 1852, a few Black men had been ordained to the Mormon priesthood in the Latter Day Saint movement, under Joseph Smith. As
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date created:
2011-07-22T13:32:43Z
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2024-08-31T08:02:22Z
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