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020 1852 and The Beginnings of the Priesthood-Temple Ban in the Church

Church History Matters

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The Role of Joseph Smith in the Church

The groundwork for a priesthood temple restriction was laid in 1852 during the presidency of Brigham Young. It's going to take over a half a century before it solidifies into something resembling church policy that restricts priesthood and temple participation for black Africans. The first equivalent to what we would call a church handbook doesn't really appear until 1877. We'll see a couple examples of that today as we go through.

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