Allow me to share some personal experiences and insights about the so called 'priesthood ban' which ended on 8 June 1978 by direct revelation from on high. A lot has been said on this subject by scriptorians and scholars alike. In this setting, I will be neither of those. In fact, there are certain things that I am not willing to do (when approaching this subject), and that includes speculation and/or guess work. Rather, I will be sharing a number of thoughts, feelings and experiences on the matter, as I am an "African Mormon" and thus this directly applies to me. I would also like to reiterate that though commentaries like these are often helpful and useful, I hope that in the coming days that they will no longer be necessary. I therefore address this to whom ever it may concern.
Many months ago, when I first started out on my mission, I remember clearly some encounters that I had regarding this issue. They took me totally by surprise and in each setting I was generally caught off-guard, but now I can usually see it coming from a mile away, and time and experience have taught me a thing or two. Let me share a few of those.
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