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Episode 9 of Priesthood explores the complex history of the priesthood and temple ban on black members.

Sources
Essay: Citations on Blacks and the Priesthood
Essay: Blacks and Priesthood_FAIR LDS
Essay: Priesthood and Temple Restriction_LDS.org
Essay: Race and Priesthood_Gospel Topics_LDS.org
Essay: Discussing Difficult Topics__BYU RSC
Video: From Policy to Doctrine: MS 1910
Video: Revelation or Secret Meeting?_MS_1954
Video: The Lasting Legacy of the LDS Priesthood Ban_MS 1965
Video: The End of the Priesthood Ban Came with a Catch_MS 1958
Video: Renegade Mormon Apostle: Mormon Stories 1928
Video: Mormon Apostle Tries to End LDS Priesthood _MS_1941

AI Prompt
Explore the blacks temple and priesthood ban. Start its origins with Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. What was the policy?  Was the ban based in the scriptures or doctrine? What impact did the ban have on the Church generally and on members individually? What does this ban reveal about the nature of priesthood, prophets, revelation, and God? How and why was the ban removed? What's

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