tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post7899643363063822050..comments2024-01-01T15:35:12.954-07:00Comments on Simple Utah Mormon Politics: Mormania: The December 1969 Statement on Blacks and the LDS PriesthoodFrank Stahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-2067367448750359092013-05-20T16:07:48.463-06:002013-05-20T16:07:48.463-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-44038194285643477852010-10-20T10:21:29.827-06:002010-10-20T10:21:29.827-06:00The part of that statement that I find myself usin...The part of that statement that I find myself using most often is the line clarifying that blacks were not to receive the priesthood "for reasons which we believe are known to God, but which He has <b>not made fully known</b> to man." I suppose people can theorize, but when a Latter-day Saint seems to think that we know all the reasons, I share that statement with them. Plainly said, we don't know exactly why the Lord required this of the saints, and it's important to recognize the limits of our knowledge.<br /><br />As Elder Oaks says, it's not the Lord's habit to give us the reasons behind every revelation; once we start positing reasons for a commandment, we're usually on our own.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498290529550647229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-1694746808350058592010-10-19T16:26:27.556-06:002010-10-19T16:26:27.556-06:00Being a little younger than other people, I didn&#...Being a little younger than other people, I didn't live through this era and need to learn more about it. Thanks for the little bit of history, Frank.JHPhttp://www.justandholy.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-17142797435089729152010-10-18T01:27:11.457-06:002010-10-18T01:27:11.457-06:00As a black member of the Church. You have documen...As a black member of the Church. You have documented something so noteworthy. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-46209187134981521252010-10-17T21:29:10.577-06:002010-10-17T21:29:10.577-06:00Phoenix: To the best of my knowledge, this web sit...Phoenix: To the best of my knowledge, this web site accurately reproduces both the 1969 and the 1949 statements by the First Presidency: http://www.signaturebookslibrary.org/neither/neitherappx.htm#AppendixFrank Stahelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-52645755764546937732010-10-17T21:12:56.447-06:002010-10-17T21:12:56.447-06:00Nice article. Could you reprint that 1969 statemen...Nice article. Could you reprint that 1969 statement in its entirety? I have never read it.Phoenix Robertshttp://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/baronphoenixnoreply@blogger.com