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Social pressure and the priesthood ban
Social pressure and the lifting of the Mormon priesthood ban
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- Question: Was the priesthood ban lifted as the result of social or government pressure?
- Question: Did President Jimmy Carter threaten the Church's tax-exempt status because of their policy on blacks and the priesthood?
- Gospel Topics: "Church authorities encountered faithful black and mixed-ancestry Mormons who had contributed financially and in other ways to the building of the São Paulo temple, a sanctuary they realized they would not be allowed to enter"
Social pressure and the lifting of the Mormon priesthood ban
Jump to details:
- Question: Was the priesthood ban lifted as the result of social or government pressure?
- Question: Did President Jimmy Carter threaten the Church's tax-exempt status because of their policy on blacks and the priesthood?
- Gospel Topics: "Church authorities encountered faithful black and mixed-ancestry Mormons who had contributed financially and in other ways to the building of the São Paulo temple, a sanctuary they realized they would not be allowed to enter"
Social pressure and the lifting of the Mormon priesthood ban
Jump to details:
- Question: Was the priesthood ban lifted as the result of social or government pressure?
- Question: Did President Jimmy Carter threaten the Church's tax-exempt status because of their policy on blacks and the priesthood?
- Gospel Topics: "Church authorities encountered faithful black and mixed-ancestry Mormons who had contributed financially and in other ways to the building of the São Paulo temple, a sanctuary they realized they would not be allowed to enter"
Social pressure and the lifting of the Mormon priesthood ban
Jump to details:
- Question: Was the priesthood ban lifted as the result of social or government pressure?
- Question: Did President Jimmy Carter threaten the Church's tax-exempt status because of their policy on blacks and the priesthood?
- Gospel Topics: "Church authorities encountered faithful black and mixed-ancestry Mormons who had contributed financially and in other ways to the building of the São Paulo temple, a sanctuary they realized they would not be allowed to enter"
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