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6 years after ‘fake apology’ for Black priesthood ban, many Latter-day Saints yearn for a real one

It may be the only way to truly “root out racism,” they say, and bring healing to all members.

(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Russell M. Nelson addresses the crowd at the 2018 "Be One," an event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1978 change that allowed Black men and boys to hold the priesthood and Black women and girls to enter Latter-day Saint temples. More and more Latter-day Saints are calling on the church to apologize for the now-discarded racist policy.