Video created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ action in June 1978 to extend its lay priesthood to men of all races.
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This video is profound and the decision necessary. I joined the Church in 1962 and changed churches in the early 1970’s because God’s kingdom included everyone and the Church did not. With this change, and better understanding of the “authority” of the Priesthood of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, I am back. With this change, I accept God’s authorized Priesthood for all. What a wonderful change 1978 brought to LDS.
Wow! Is it possible to love people you haven’t even met? You bet it is! I am so amazed at the spirit of the people in this video. They are, in the very fullest sense, Latter Day Saints. I love them, and I love all of those who are willing to set aside heresay to seek for those things that are good. I wish our churhes were much more full of Black Saints. Not only are they not under some curse of Cain, I suspect that many of them were among the most faithful of the faithful…they had to be.
I’ll never forget the day this new revelation was announced. I was sitting in my office at the University of Redlands and heard it on the radio. Moments later, one of the non-Mormon women who worked with me, a young African-American, knocked on my door with a work-related question. She must have thought I had gone completely mad when I rushed over, tears streaming down my face, and embraced her. I am so grateful for those who put together this video as it brought back that wonderful moment–one of the truly defining experiences of my youth. We thank thee, Oh God, for a true Prophet–a man who was able to set aside over a century of tradition in order to hear the still, small Voice.
Watching this video brought back a flood of memories that I experienced when this revelation was announced. In 1978. I was at work like many others when I heard of the news. I remember the tears of joy that came to me as I contemplated the many wonderful people that I knew who had not be able to partake the opportunities and responsibilities of the Priesthood of God in their lives. The same special feelings returned again and again as I served in the Oakland temple as an ordinance and saw more of father’s special children come to the temple and receive temple blessings in their lives. I am so thankful that so many wonderful people of color looked beyond the claims of religious discrimination that were being prounounced by those who did not really understand and patiently kept the faith until our dreams were fulfilled by God and the doors were opened to all worthy males. Not only were the males blessed but their families too. Your brother in the Gospel
The announcement of this revelation was given a week before I graduated from high school. I remember the feeling of wonder that filled my being as I realized that promises were fulfilled.
Months later, as a soon to be missionary, I sat in the endowment room of the temple NEXT to another soon to be missionary who was “Black”. My eyes overflowed with tears as I felt that spirit of love which is God’s. The world WAS ready for ALL of Father’s children to be ONE in all things. Like the revelation given to Peter in Acts 10 . . . this moment changed the path of the Church of God. I am eternally grateful to the Prophets of the Lord who waited and followed His time table and NOT that of the world. The courage of the “Black” Saints in waiting upon the Lord is a lesson for the eternities.