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The dress rehearsal for “Be One,” an event put on by the LDS Church to celebrate the 1978 revelation on the priesthood on its 40th anniversary (which is June 1), in Salt Lake City, Thursday May 31, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The dress rehearsal for “Be One,” an event put on by the LDS Church to celebrate the 1978 revelation on the priesthood on its 40th anniversary (which is June 1), in Salt Lake City, Thursday May 31, 2018. Nidia Vidigal, Eddiong Ekpo, Ashley Bryant Miller, Michael Nugent, Williamson Sintyl, Nidia Vidigal.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The dress rehearsal for “Be One,” an event put on by the LDS Church to celebrate the 1978 revelation on the priesthood on its 40th anniversary (which is June 1), in Salt Lake City, Thursday May 31, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The dress rehearsal for “Be One,” an event put on by the LDS Church to celebrate the 1978 revelation on the priesthood on its 40th anniversary (which is June 1), in Salt Lake City, Thursday May 31, 2018. Mercy Owusu.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The dress rehearsal for “Be One,” an event put on by the LDS Church to celebrate the 1978 revelation on the priesthood on its 40th anniversary (which is June 1), in Salt Lake City, Thursday May 31, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The dress rehearsal for “Be One,” an event put on by the LDS Church to celebrate the 1978 revelation on the priesthood on its 40th anniversary (which is June 1), in Salt Lake City, Thursday May 31, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The dress rehearsal for “Be One,” an event put on by the LDS Church to celebrate the 1978 revelation on the priesthood on its 40th anniversary (which is June 1), in Salt Lake City, Thursday May 31, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The dress rehearsal for “Be One,” an event put on by the LDS Church to celebrate the 1978 revelation on the priesthood on its 40th anniversary (which is June 1), in Salt Lake City, Thursday May 31, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The dress rehearsal for “Be One,” an event put on by the LDS Church to celebrate the 1978 revelation on the priesthood on its 40th anniversary (which is June 1), in Salt Lake City, Thursday May 31, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The dress rehearsal for “Be One,” an event put on by the LDS Church to celebrate the 1978 revelation on the priesthood on its 40th anniversary (which is June 1), in Salt Lake City, Thursday May 31, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The dress rehearsal for “Be One,” an event put on by the LDS Church to celebrate the 1978 revelation on the priesthood on its 40th anniversary (which is June 1), in Salt Lake City, Thursday May 31, 2018. Gladys Knight.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
The dress rehearsal for “Be One,” an event put on by the LDS Church to celebrate the 1978 revelation on the priesthood on its 40th anniversary (which is June 1), in Salt Lake City, Thursday May 31, 2018. Gladys Knight.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is marking the 40th anniversary of the end of the ban on black men and boys holding the priesthood and on black women and girls entering Mormon temples.
The Utah-based faith will stage a celebration of that historic event Friday night at the LDS Conference Center in downtown Salt Lake City.
The event is called “Be One” and will feature speeches by top Mormon leaders and performances by Gladys Knight, Alex Boye and others.
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