Tag: Mormon Priesthood Ban
What restrictions did Blacks have in the Mormon Church?
During Joseph Smith’s ministry, there was no Mormon priesthood ban. Black men and women were able to join the Church. It doesn’t appear that there were any restrictions on what Black...
What did Joseph Smith teach about Black people’s roles and responsibilities in the church?
There is no record that Joseph Smith taught or instituted any policies regarding Black members of the Mormon Church. During the first two decades of the Mormon Church...
Brigham Young and the Priesthood Ban for Blacks in Mormonism
Brigham Young’s opinions and policies as president of the church appear to have changed over time. In Winter Quarters Young praised Q. Walker Lewis’s (a Black elder in the church) exemplary character as a priesthood holder...
The Priesthood Ban Ends in 1978
The Mormon priesthood ban for Black Mormons ended when President Spencer W. Kimball received a revelation. A few days later, the Twelve Apostles also received spiritual confirmation that President Kimball’s revelation was from the Lord...