Everything about Official Declaration 2 totally explained
"Official Declaration—2" is the formal 1978 announcement by the
First Presidency of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) that the church's
priesthood would no longer by subject to restrictions based on
race or
skin color. Prior to the issuance of "Official Declaration—2", the church didn't ordain
black people of
African descent to the priesthood.
Canonization
"Official Declaration—2" was
canonized by the LDS Church at its
general conference on
1978-09-30 through the process of
common consent. Since 1981, the text has been included in the church's
Doctrine and Covenants, one of its
Standard Works of
scripture. It is the most recent text that has been added to the LDS Church's open canon of scripture. The announcement that was canonized had previously been announced by a
1978-06-08 letter from the First Presidency, which was composed of
Spencer W. Kimball,
N. Eldon Tanner, and
Marion G. Romney.
Revelation vs. declaration
Unlike much of the Doctrine and Covenants, "Official Declaration—2" isn't itself presented as a
revelation from God. However, its text announces that
Jesus Christ "by revelation has confirmed that the long-promised day has come when every faithful, worthy man in the Church may receive the holy priesthood." Thus, it's regarded as "the official declaration of the revelation." No text of the
revelation has been released by the church, but it's common for
Latter-day Saints to refer to the "revelation on the priesthood" in describing the changes wrought by the announcement and canonization of "Official Declaration—2".
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