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The ban was lifted in June 1978 and Mauss and others were hoping the church could mark the 20th anniversary with an official statement state-ment repudiating racist "folklore" that he said still lingers as official doctrine among some Mormons. "There is no way in hell or on earth that they will come out with such a statement" now, said Mauss, irritated by a leak of internal documents docu-ments outlining the proposal. "When people from the outside are beating (Mormon leaders) over the head to do something or say something they have a disinclination to respond under that kind of public pressure. . On Monday, the Mormon church's governing First President issued a statement that it had not considered an official disavowal of past racist teachings and that it was surprised by press accounts indicating indicat-ing otherwise. "Since the 1978 revelation granting grant-ing the priesthood to all worthy males, millions of people of all races have embraced the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.... The 1978 official declaration continues to speak for itself," the statement said. Church spokesman Don LeFevre referred to the statement when asked to respond to Mauss' comments com-ments about church leaders now backing away from the issue. The church's statement was in response to an article Monday in The Los Angeles Times that said leaders of the 10 million-member Mormon church are debating a proposal pro-posal to publicly repudiate some historic his-toric teachings and statements linking link-ing skin color to the biblical curse of Cain and to the Mormon doctrine involving righteousness in heaven. The story cited internal documents explaining that the past teachings still circulate in books and are offensive offen-sive black Mormons. Mauss, in a telephone interview Wreck kills RC. woman A 64-year-old Park City woman died after suffering injuries in a motorcycle accident 60 miles west of Delta. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, Charlotte Maeder of Iron Mountain Drive was riding on the back of a motorcycle driven by her husband, hus-band, Werner, on Friday 60 miles west of Delta on U.S. 50. While negotiating a sharp curve, part of the motorcycle touched the ground, causing the accident, Sgt. Howard Madsen of UHP said. Werner was taken to LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City in serious seri-ous condition and released on Saturday. attn. horsemen Pubuc Auction Tack & Saddle Liquidation Tue. June 2, 7:00 p.k late Friday from his Washington, D.C., hotel where he is presiding over the Mormon History Association's annual meeting, said he was among those consulted by a lower-level church authority on the matter. He said a paper explaining his views was among the documents leaked. "I regard it as an enormous breach of ethics on the part of the guy who leaked it because it wasnt his stuff," said Mauss, who declined to identify the person he claims disclosed dis-closed the internal papers. Mauss would only describe the person as a "third party" not directly involved in the discussions. He said the statement state-ment from the First Presidency was truthful because the debate had not reached that level of the church's hierarchy. The three-member First Presidency is the final decision-making body of the church. Mauss said members of the church's Public Affairs committee were still gathering gather-ing information from him and others on the issue and discussing it when the story broke. The deliberations came at a time when church membership is blossoming blos-soming in Africa and other developing develop-ing nations. In February, Mormon church President Gordon B. Hinckley completed a five-country tour of Africa, where the church boasts more than 110,000 converts. More recently, Hinckley addressed a regional conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People a first for a leader of the church. But the Times reported that black members of the church in the United States and some Mormon scholars have warned that the "racist legacy" contained in various Mormon documents and statements made by past church leaders revered by members as prophets could undermine the church's progress. The Mormon church didnt always deny its priesthood to blacks. Church founder Joseph Smith ordained a black man to the priesthood priest-hood in the 1830s and went against popular opinion at the time by insisting that blacks were not inferior inferi-or to whites. It was Smith's successor, Brigham Young, who said in 1852 that blacks were inferior and that slavery was a divine necessity. As a result, blacks were denied the Mormon priesthood priest-hood and could not participate in sacred Mormon temple ceremonies. While Mauss said there is no clear explanation of the ban in Mormon scripture, church officials publicly theorized the policy had to do with the curses of Cain and Ham as told in the Bible and other Mormon scripture. Another explanation dealt with Mormon theology of a pre-earth life where individuals lived as spirits. Some church authorities speculated that blacks on Earth were cursed with a dark skin for having failed in the heavenly pre-existence to fight with God in a battle with the devil. Mauss, a professor of sociology and religious studies at Washington State University in Pullman; Wash., said Mormon blacks he knows are offended that such teachings still circulate cir-culate without an official disclaimer. But at least one Mormon scholar said such a statement may not be necessary or wise. Historian Jessie Embry, who has conducted extensive exten-sive oral histories on modern-day black Mormons and other ethnic groups in the church, said the issue is isolated in North America and the majority of Mormon blacks view past statements about the priesthood priest-hood ban as inconsequential. "No matter what was said (in the past), you can't rewrite it," Embry said. "It's better to say what was said, than to white-wash things out history." Celebrate Utah Trails Wholesale tack & saddle distributor is forced to dispose of $125,000.00 In inventory. Inventory includes: over 100 ty.: saddles. Roping, ranch, show, full silver, barrel racing, pf'J pleasure, pony English & Australian saddles. Also, t . winter blankets, saddle blankets, pads, assorted plain fimi i silver mounted bridles and halters, English bridles, ."1 (aids, lunge lines, bits, lariets, saddle bag buckets, . r' icjurs, assorted grooming Items, assorted reins, bell : w 1 boots & hundreds of other tack items. AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Creditors have ordered this mer-f mer-f i 'diandlse to be sold In lots and by the piece to the j'Wgf?et bidder regardless of cost or loss. If you are in the market for a new saddle or tack, plan to open a tack store, run a tack store, or simply want to make money, plan to attend this auction. Vievying from 6:00 p.m. UTAH STATE FAIR PARK ESM. WOO West Satt Lake City Auctioneer- Mike Murphy 800-854-4848 Gov. Michael 0. Leavitt has declared June 6-13 Utah Trails Week, in recognition of historic and recreational trails throughout Utah. This week-long observance coincides with National Trails Day, held Saturday, June 6. "Utah Trails Week and National Trails Day festivities throughout Utah and the nation Tnclude dedications of new trails," educational exhibits, trail rides and hikes, and trail maintenance activities, said Jobri Knudson, state trails program coordinator with Utah State Parks and Recreation. 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