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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LDS Position on Slavery Journal of Discourses 6:180; “One gentleman asked if we believed in slavery. I told him, No, we did not; "but," said I, "we believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ…" "Well," said he, "do not you believe in freeing the negroes?" I answered, "No;...
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Black Skin is Not a Blessing The Juvenile Instructor, Vol. 3, page 157; “We will first inquire into the results of the approbation or displeasure of God upon a people, starting with the belief that a black skin is a mark of the curse of heaven placed upon some...
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Cain is Black & Sinners Turn Black Juvenile Instructor, Vol. 26, pg. 635; “…From this it is very clear that the mark which was set upon the descendants of Cain was a skin of blackness, and there can be no doubt that this was the mark that Cain himself received;...
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Blacks Sinned in the Pre-existence The Church and the Negroid People, pp. 16-17; "Man will be punished for his own sins and not for Adam's transgression. If this is carried further, it would imply that the Negro is punished or alloted to a certain position on this...
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...