All Are Alike Unto God: Insights from the 1978 Revelation

In this special live-recorded episode of Dialogue Out Loud, we present highlights from the Dialogue Foundation’s April 26, 2025, event in Salt Lake City: All Are Alike Unto God: Insights from the 1978 Revelation.

This powerful panel brings together three scholars whose work has reshaped how we understand race, revelation, and institutional change in Latter-day Saint history:

Alice Faulkner Burch, editor of My Lord, He Calls Me: Stories of Faith by Black American Latter-day Saints (Deseret Book)

W. Paul Reeve, historian and author of Religion of a Different Color and Let’s Talk About Race and the Priesthood (Deseret Book)

Matthew Harris, author of Second-Class Saints: Black Mormons and the Struggle for Racial Equality (Oxford University Press)

Moderated by Dialogue Co-editor Caroline Kline, the discussion offers groundbreaking insights into the origins and aftermath of the 1978 revelation that lifted the Church’s priesthood and temple ban for Black members. The panelists examine new historical discoveries, theological reflections on the revelatory process, and the enduring question: How might this moment shape our understanding of future revelation in the Church?

Whether you’re a student of Church history, a believer in continuing revelation, or simply interested in racial justice within faith communities, this conversation invites you to consider the legacy and future of one of the most significant moments in modern Latter-day Saint history.