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#BlackHistoryMonth
Some in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints state erroneously that the priesthood ban was wrong and not of God and the Brigham Young was a racist.
Those who do so do not understand the nature of history.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Some in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints state erroneously that the priesthood ban was wrong and not of God and the Brigham Young was a racist.
Those who do so do not understand the nature of history.
Before Brigham Young became President of the Church, Joseph Smith allowed blacks to be ordained to the priesthood, including Elijah Abel, Q. Walker Lewis, and Greene Flake.
Even after Joseph Smith’s martyrdom, Brigham Young allowed blacks to be ordained to the priesthood for at
Even after Joseph Smith’s martyrdom, Brigham Young allowed blacks to be ordained to the priesthood for at
least 3 1/2 years as President of the Twelve and 3 1/2 as Church President.
Thus we see that Brigham Young did not all the sudden become a racist on February 1852 when the ban was laid down.
Jane Manning James is probably the most famous black latter day saint to live in the US
Thus we see that Brigham Young did not all the sudden become a racist on February 1852 when the ban was laid down.
Jane Manning James is probably the most famous black latter day saint to live in the US
At least twice she asked two different Church Presidents to allow her to be endowed in the temple, a rite which was denied her because she was black; she asked John Taylor, who said no. A few years later, she asked Wilford Woodruff, who also said no. there is no evidence that
Those two profits asked the Lord what to do; but there also is no evidence they did NOT ask the Lord what to do.
According to the nature of history, just because there is no evidence for a thing does not mean that that thing did not happen. Thus, we can reasonably conclude
According to the nature of history, just because there is no evidence for a thing does not mean that that thing did not happen. Thus, we can reasonably conclude
That Woodruff and Taylor theoretically asked the Lord what to do and that He told them “no”.
we must also remember that Brigham Young sent missionaries to Polynesian, China, and India, all of which had the majority non-white population. Indeed, as others in #DesNat have so aptly
we must also remember that Brigham Young sent missionaries to Polynesian, China, and India, all of which had the majority non-white population. Indeed, as others in #DesNat have so aptly
Pointed out, Brigham Young had a harsh words to say about all races, not just blacks. But because critical race theory dominates #BlackLivesMatter and #BlackHistoryMonth zeitgeist, Brigham Young’s statements about blacks get the spotlight.
and #BlackHistoryMonth zeitgeist, Brigham Young’s statements about blacks get the spotlight.
For those who want to know my source on Jane Manning James: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1979/08/jane-manning-james-black-saint-1847-pioneer
In the 1950s and 1960s, David and McKay struggled with this problem as well. He asked the Lord multiple times what to do, and was told “not ye, although mcKay was granted leeway to allow black South Africans, mixed race Brazilians to be ordained, thus showing again revelation was
Required to end the ban because it was given by revelation because God never explained why Brigham Young, speaking as President of the Church, enacted the band. When God refuses to explain Himself, we must assume that He has His reasons and that Bis mouthpiece acted correctly.
My source on David O McKay: https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V35N01_157.pdf
Additionally, in 1925, Melvin J. Ballard went to Argentina and dedicated South America for the preaching of the gospel. In 1926, missionaries entered Brazil, and were first called to German-speaking missions because of the large amount of German-speaking immigrant families.
A few years later, mission leaders realized they needed to preach using Portuguese and not German to reach a wider audience. This reaching no doubt drove missionaries into conflict with mixed-race descendants of African slaves. Heber J. Grant was the Prophet then, and who is to
say he did not ask the Lord about the black issue but was told "no"? There is no record either way, but still proves revelation was paramount to the question. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1975/02/the-church-in-brazil?lang=eng
