Rickford wrote in 1975 that he accepted the priesthood ban “in faith, without any reservation” and expressed his belief that, whatever his own condition then, God was just. “I am just grateful that the Lord’s priesthood is once again upon the earth, with all its attendant blessings, authority, and responsibility. It matters less to me who has it and who hasn’t, but much more how it is utilised.”
On the day her received the news that the priesthood would now be extended to all worthy males, he and his wife June talked all through the night about what the news would mean for their family. The change was monumental. The next morning, George Rickford was ordained a priest in the Aaronic Priesthood. Two months later, he was ordained a Seventy, and two months after that, George and June Rickford were sealed in the London England Temple, along with their four children.
"I find it significant that when I asked my Heavenly Father in all earnestness, whether the Church was true, He didn't answer me either 'Yes, it's true,' or 'No, it isn't.' Instead He asked me to demonstrate my faith and trust in Him, and in His appointed messengers whom He had sent to give me the restored gospel. From that moment on, I decided to exercise more faith in spiritual matters than I had ever done before, and to leave it up to the Lord to guide me into His paths, because He knew that my heart was right and that I wanted only to find Him and to follow Him."
George remained resolute in his obedience through the years, both before he held the priesthood and afterwards. He exercised great faith in joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in waiting for promised blessings.
(https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/content/pioneers-in-every-land/i-will-take-it-in-faith?lang=eng)
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