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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 when I was fifteen-years-old in 1978, I was told God miraculously liked me. The newspaper’s headline served as a heads up this god couldn’t be trusted. The day before I read the news, I hadn’t done anything differently to earn his favor, so why did he like me now?
It reminded me of when I was baptized. At seven-years old I was perfect. Right after I turned eight, somehow, I needed to be baptized and forgiven of sins. I hadn’t done anything differently the day before, but now the LDS god looked at me as imperfect.
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.
Please, pray for those in the Church to stop and think about things like this and for Jesus to intervene!
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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.