I was a convert pre 1978 when blacks were finally allowed the priesthood. I came from a very liberal but fractured family who were very distressed that I wanted to join a blatantly racist church. But I'm white and at 16 did not know any black people, so I begged and threatened my mom for permission to be baptized. All during my 40 years in the faith I kept looking for the church the missionaries
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