These are two sentences I intend to add to the Wikipedia article: "1978 Revelation on Priesthood" under the heading "Events Leading Up to the Revelation"

Issues regarding expansion in Nigeria were considered in correspondence between the South African Mission and the General Authorities in Utah from as early as 1946.[1]

Church leaders in the Caribbean, notably in the Dominican Republic (described at the time as 98% black) had expressed the difficulty of Proselytizing efforts in the region due to priesthood restrictions.[2]

  1. ^ Allen, James B. (1991). "Would-Be Saints: West Africa Before the 1978 Revelation". Journal of Mormon History.
  2. ^ Bringhurst, Newell (Fall 1992). "The Image of Blacks Within Mormonism As Presented in the Church News 1978-1988". American Periodicals.