Events such as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy or the attacks of 9/11 forever persist in one’s memory, said President Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency in his message at the beginning of Friday’s event.
“For Latter-day Saints who were adults at that time, the 1978 revelation on the priesthood was an event of such magnitude that it is also etched in memory.”
“When we are confronted with evidence that challenges our deeply held beliefs we are more likely to reframe the evidence than we are to alter our beliefs. We simply invent new reasons, new justifications, new explanations. Sometimes we ignore the evidence altogether.” (Mathew Syed 'Black Box Thinking')