Faith Matters Foundation's video: Did Joseph Smith say Black men could never hold the priesthood

"Joseph Smith claims at least four revelations where he articulates that this gospel message is to be taken unto "every creature." Latter-day Saints like to quote, "every nation, kindred, tongue and people," but I think "every creature" leaves no room for doubt. This is universal. It's a universal gospel message and early Latter-day Saints seem to take that seriously. The first documented person of Black African descent to join the faith is 1830 in Kirtland, Ohio, and there have been Black Latter-day Saints ever since... There's no documented evidence of Joseph Smith ever articulating a racial priesthood or temple restriction... And I see the 1978 revelation as returning us back to those universal roots, not something dramatically different. It's restoring us back to where we started. And I think that's an important way to think about our racial history." Hear more from W. Paul Reeve in "The Real Story of the Priesthood/Temple Ban" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl0BBXQnzng&t=10s