28 Years Ago

Twenty-eight years ago yesterday, June 8, 1978 The Brethren struck down a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men from the priesthood. This was a watershed moment in the Church's history.--the first "major" revelation affecting Church practice in a significant way in my lifetime. I was pleased to hear the news. It was exciting to see revelation at work. Four months later in General Conference, President N. Elden Tanner, presented Official Declaration 2 to the general Church body. The revelation was accepted unanimously by common consent, (a concept from which this blog takes its name) and canonized now in the Doctrine and Covenants.