Racism in the Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 11:13; "And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the great city of Jerusalem, and also other cities. And I beheld the city of Nazareth; and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin, and she was exceedingly fair and white." 1...
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Some Intelligences Greater than Others Before Life, pg. 91-92; “God gave his children their free agency even in the spirit world…of choosing the good and rejecting the evil, or partaking of the evil to suffer the consequences of their sins. Because of this, some even...
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Who is Cain? 1958 Edition; Mormon Doctrine, pg 108; “Though he was a rebel and an associate of Lucifer in pre-existence, and though he was a liar from the beginning whose name was Perdition, Cain managed to attain the privilege of mortal birth... he came out in open...
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Cain Cursed with no Priesthood, Black Skin & Flat Nose Journal of Discourses 7:290; “…and the Lord put a mark upon him, which is the flat nose and black skin. Trace mankind down to after the flood, and then another curse is pronounced upon the same race—that they...
Racist Remarks by Mormon Church Leaders
Blacks NOT Created with Equal Intelligence Journal of Discourses 1:257-258; “…if all men were created alike, if all had the same degree of intelligence and purity of disposition, all would be equal. But, notwithstanding the declaration of American sages, and of the...
Racism in the Mormon Church
White Blood Mixed with Negro Blood Brings Death on the Spot Journal of Discourses 10:110-111; “Shall I tell you the law of God in regard to the African race? If the white man who belongs to the chosen seed mixes his blood with the seed of Cain, the penalty, under the...
Racist Remarks by Brigham Young
Blacks are the Seed of Cain, Slaves Journal of Discourses 2:184; “The seed of Ham, which is the seed of Cain descending through Ham, will, according to the curse put upon him, serve his brethren, and be a "servant of servants" to his fellow-creatures, until God...
Blacks in the Mormon Church
Blacks in the Mormon Church On February 26, 2005 I saw an article on my Google-alert that I just couldn’t ignore. It said; ‘Latter-day Saints face race issue’. This subject has always fascinated me so I clicked on the article to find out that a man by the name of...
African Americans and Utah Mormonism
African Americans and Utah Mormonism If we are blessed to live long enough, we can go back in the annals of our personal lives and see defining moments that have impacted us enough to help define who we have become. We can choose to either accept or reject these...
Jesus Loves the Little Children
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN If you grew up in the body of Christ I’m sure you remember that song. I first learned of it not as a child as most Christians do, but when my children came home from church to sing it to me. I can still remember crying after...