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Two$church$centers a. African$ppls$are$never$barred$from$joining$ church$and$Joseph$Smith$even$ordains$them$ to$the$priesthood Church$in$the$west a. 1862$announcement$that$church$won’t$ ordain$ppl$of$African$decent Worldwide$church a. Official$declaration$2 2$me$26:33$bom$disdains$racism a. Black$and$white$bond$and$free$all$are$alike$ unto$god$both$Jew$and$gentile Priesthood$in$the$Old$Testament a. Extended$only$to$certain$groups$(Levite’s,$ priests$of$midis$,$etc) b. Most$priesthood$was$Aaronic$and$prophets$ operated$with$Melchizedek$ Priesthood$in$the$NT a. Savior$taught$only$the$House$of$Israel,$but$ priesthood$was$given$to$men$of$any$tribe b. Revelation$in$acts$9Y10$to$take$gospel$to$ Gentiles c. Ethiopian$baptized$in$acts$8:24Y39 Priesthood$Restored a. Skin$color$identified$as$a$mark$in$BoM$but$ doesn’t$involve$priesthood$restriction Joseph$Smith$and$race a. Ordained$at$least$one$person$of$African$ descent,$Elijah$Abel,$to$the$priesthood b. JS$ran$for$president$in$1844$on$abolitionist$ platform c. JS$counseled$missionaries$to$teach$slaves$

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