D&C Changes

[Shaka]

I have a friend that is part of the new breed of LDS historian and a BYU professor. She's not too long in the tooth but has started publishing some articles mostly revolving around LDS women. Currently she's doing research in England I think.

She posted this on Facebook today and was pretty excited about it. I thought some of you might find it interesting.

http://leicesterdoctrineandcovenants.blogspot.com/2013/03/lds-church-releases-new-edition-of.html

[Clark Addison]

Thanks for linking. It is really cool that the church released a complete side-by-side list of the changes. If you are cynical, you will say that they were just beating others to the punch, as it was bound to happen soon anyway, but it is still cool.

I agree with the post that the intro to OD2 is very interesting. Especially the part that says

Early in its history, Church leaders stopped conferring the priesthood on black males of African descent. Church records offer no clear insights into the origins of this practice. Church leaders believed that a revelation from God was needed to alter this practice and prayerfully sought guidance.

[Shaka]

Thanks for linking. It is really cool that the church released a complete side-by-side list of the changes. If you are cynical, you will say that they were just beating others to the punch, as it was bound to happen soon anyway, but it is still cool.

I agree with the post that the intro to OD2 is very interesting. Especially the part that says

I also believe that to be an interesting admission. Hopefully it's a sign of things to come.

[Katy Lied]

I'm pretty excited about this and will probably devote half of my GD classtime on Sunday to this. I like Shaka's friend's take on this. Great link.

[Pelado]

Very cool.

[Shaka]

The blogger isn't my friend. She's simply the one who shared the article.

[Pheidippides]

I'm pretty excited about this and will probably devote half of my GD classtime on Sunday to this. I like Shaka's friend's take on this. Great link.

You and me both. Completely redoing my lesson. This is a good thing.

[Shaka]

I take it back. It was my friend that wrote it.

[Katy Lied]

Helpful that my lesson is on the restoration of the priesthood.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Thanks for linking. It is really cool that the church released a complete side-by-side list of the changes. If you are cynical, you will say that they were just beating others to the punch, as it was bound to happen soon anyway, but it is still cool.

I agree with the post that the intro to OD2 is very interesting. Especially the part that says

"no clear insights" my eye. The entire intro represents significant progress but we still aren't being honest.

[Joe Public]

"no clear insights" my eye. The entire intro represents significant progress but we still aren't being honest.

That's my initial reaction, too.

[Pheidippides]

"no clear insights" my eye. The entire intro represents significant progress but we still aren't being honest.

I think they cleverly hedged that one by saying church records, and then probably self-define church records to mean something very narrow.

Which is not to say I disagree - it's not honest. But it's a step forward anyway.

[Indy Coug]

So there's an Official Declaration or internal memo somewhere that the church has where they formally set forth the policy not to ordain blacks to the priesthood?

[Jeff Lebowski]

So there's an Official Declaration or internal memo somewhere that the church has where they formally set forth the policy not to ordain blacks to the priesthood?

There is plenty of material in the historical record to see how it came to be.

Feb 5,1852 - Brigham Young announces policy of denying priesthood to all those black African ancestry, even "if there never was a prophet, or apostle of Jesus Christ spoke it before" because "negroes are the children of old Cain....any man having one drop of the seed of Cain in him cannot hold the priesthood."

[Indy Coug]

There is plenty of material in the historical record to see how it came to be.

So your answer is "No"?