Journal of Discourses 11:272; “I have endeavored to give you a few items relating to the celestial kingdom of God and to the other kingdoms which the Lord has prepared for his children. The Lamanites or Indians are just as much the children of our Father and God as we are. So also are the Africans. But we are also the children of adoption through obedience to the Gospel of his Son. Why are so many of the inhabitants of the earth cursed with a sin of blackness? It comes in consequence of their fathers rejecting the power of the Holy Priesthood, and the law of God. They will go down to death. And when all the rest of the children have received their blessings in the Holy Priesthood, then that curse will be removed from the seed of Cain, and they will then come up and possess the priesthood, and receive all the blessings which we now are entitled to.” – Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, August 19, 1866
John 1:12-13; “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”
If we become sons of God when we receive Him as our Savior then why would blacks or Indians be excluded? The Bible clearly states we were born sons not of blood or will of the flesh, meaning it isn’t because we’re the kids of a son of God and it’s not because we willed it to be so.
Paul tells us we are children of God by faith in Christ – Galatians 3:26 and in Romans he said those who are led by the Spirit are sons of God.
The problem here is that Mormons are led by their prophets, not the Spirit of God.
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