Also, thanks to Ardis for providing the medium. It is extremely important that these voices can be heard and understood.

Thanks to elder bednars talk “none shall offend thee” I have been able to keep my thoughts in my testimony and loosing what is dear.

Due to that talk I have managed to get sealed in the temple and be happily married for the past three years.

Thank you for your testimony and sharing this story. It truly has made me view this topic and issue in a better light. I think to simply characterize it as a gross mistake that is not irreparable is an amazing perspective.

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I am a black american LDS member. I have experienced the same sort of things here. I have had girls tell me their families don’t support interracial marriage. This blew my mind due to the fact that I live in southern California. One of the most liberal places in the U.S.

I like you have thought many times about blacks and the priesthood, though until now I had never reached a conclusion such as yours. Prior to reading this I had a small bit of resentment toward the church in this issue. Though thanks to elder bednars

Pour moi il est clair que si la prêtrise n’était pas accordée aux hommes noirs ce n’est pas à cause de leur couleur de peau. C’était à cause de certains hommes blancs qui n’étaient pas encore au niveau de compréhension nécessaire, ils n’avaient pas encore dépassé les “folles traditions de leurs pères”.
On retrouve ce souci dans le Livre de Mormon, certains néphites orgueilleux faisaient des différences selon la couleur de peau, d’où ce remarquable verset sur le fait que Dieu ne fait acception de personne quelques soient sa couleur ou son genre.

[Stating that "whites weren't ready" as the cause for the priesthood restriction is as speculative as any other assumed cause. I'll ask again that these speculations not be posted here, both because they are speculative, and because they tend to invite debate. -- AEP]