February 16 – Racist Mormon Teachings. Acts 17:26 “And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation”.
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This behavior problem in Mormonism is one of the top reasons I left the Church. I’m not exactly ‘white and delightsome’, which to the Church, is a sign I didn’t side with Jesus in the pre-existence. My heritage came with the heavy burden of shame, and then all of a sudden in 1978 I was told God suddenly liked me.
Ask a Mormon what they think of God changing His mind, and what they think of the racist teachings that are still embedded in Mormon canon. See Moses 7:22.
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“Negroes in this life are denied the priesthood; under no circumstances can they hold this delegation of authority from the Almighty (Abr. 1:20-7). The gospel message of salvation is not carried affirmatively to them (Moses 7:8).” Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, p. 527, 1966.
While an active Mormon, I always felt bad for black members. Typically, they wouldn’t hang around for long. Usually, it was because faithful members tended to avoid them. I could never understand how or why black folks became Mormons prior to 1978. How could they be comfortable in a church that considered them to be inferior?
The Mormon church was made for white people. Sure, there are folks from different races that are true believers in the church, but I wounder if any of them often feel srt of unwelcomed