My sparks today cover the history of the priesthood restriction, the effect of memory, I’ll introduce you to Joseph Freeman, and end with some thoughts from Elder McConkie, who a few months after the Declaration stood up at a pulpit and admitted he had been wrong.

Links

Gospel Topic Essay – Priesthood and Temple Restriction

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/priesthood-and-temple-restriction?lang=eng

Gospel Topic Essay – Race and the Priesthood

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/race-and-the-priesthood?lang=eng

The Real Story of the Priesthood-Temple Ban – interview

https://faithmatters.org/the-real-story-of-the-priesthood-temple-ban-terryl-givens-with-paul-reeve/

Making Sense of the Church’s History on Race

https://faithmatters.org/making-sense-of-the-churchs-history-on-race/

Brigham Young February 5 Speech

https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/fc314280-4158-4286-a6c7-6571eccf11ad/0/0

Spencer W. Kimball

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1978/07/news-of-the-church/every-faithful-worthy-man-in-the-church-may-now-receive-the-priesthood?lang=eng

Revelations in Context Chapter

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/revelations-in-context/witnessing-the-faithfulness?lang=eng

McConkie talk

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/bruce-r-mcconkie/alike-unto-god/