The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently broadcast (in June of 2018 ), a huge PC marketing event called " the Be One Celebration, featuring more than a Dozen Negro members of the LDS Church paraded on stage singing dancing and praying in classic southern Baptist style in an effort to convince us that the Church now embraces all people and cultures as equals and united as one in Christ Jesus as saints in his restored church. The event comes as a celebration of Jesus finally changing his mind about Negros entering LDS Temples and holding the "priesthood.
I have made a number of Videos examining how well LDS history vs this PC parade in recent years fit into the narrative of an all knowing unchanging god founding and leading the Church through Living prophets in the "restored gospel" of these "latter days". This being an important Truth &Authority Claim of the Mormon Hierarchy of LDS Corporate leadership. The Brethren now dismiss this as an inability for the Lord of Hosts to get through to a dozen or so consecutive presidents of his one true Church that Negroes are and always were worthy children of God and were only kept from the Priesthood and Temple sealing ordinances by the blindness of racist prophets starting with Brigham Young ,while Ignoring the fact that Joseph Smith Penned Scripture forbidding the Canaanites who he also identifies as Black Skinned from the priesthood. The curse of Cain doctrine appears to have been dropped and condemned as false theories of selectively uninspired Prophets, though parts of the underlying doctrine of worthiness demonstrated in the pre-mortal existencedetermines our status at birth still is used in the Patriarchal Blessings.
How do the words of the Prophets of the past stack up with our present PC Prophets preaching the equality of mankind in the one world religion format.
the Gospel Topics essay as it is called on lds.org entitled Race and Priesthood tells us that the Israelite god, who always tells us that his people are superior to all people, thus directly contradicting the LDS scriptures which they conveniently fail to include in the essay.
So lets see what LDS scriptures and Prophets have said on this subject and see if Jesus has been consistent over the years or if his uninspired leaders have just managed to hold priesthood authority while ignoring spiritual promptings from an unchanging Jesus .
Although the Book of Mormon specifically states that the Lamanites were cursed with a skin of Blackness to keep the righteous white Nephites from interbreeding with them as found in 2 Nephi Chapter 5 and Alma Chapter 3 thus showing the latter-day essay writers to be completely dishonest in their 1st Presidency approved statement, we are going to focus on items specific to Blacks People said to be of African decent , since they are separated in Mormon history even from people with dark skin from places like Fiji at least since about 1959 when it comes to being "Temple and Priesthood Worthy".
From the Joseph Smith Inspired version of the Bible we read in Moses chapter 7 ... For behold, the Lord shall curse the land with much heat, and the bareness thereof shall go forth forever; and there was a blackness came upon all the children of Canaan, that they were despised among all people." ... OUCH ,... there was a blackness came upon all the children of Canaan, that they were despised among all people . Please note that the Canaanites are declared as ineligible for the Priesthood in Joseph Smiths Book of Abraham Chapter 1 which he wrote as he became a Freemason and introduced Masonic Secret Handshakes as tokens of the priesthood in the Temple endowment since only people able to demonstrate knowledge of these secret handshakes combined with various secret masonic signs will enter the Pearly gates of the highest Degree of the Celestial Kingdom. Therefore Negroes could only be sealed to worthy white folk in Mormon Temples as SERVANTS.
Families can be together forever through Heavenly fathers plan by being sealed together, and no other way in Mormon Theology. Now Negroes can be together too, Hurray!! Thankyou Jesus for changing your mind 40 years ago so we can now celebrate our oneness and equality in Mormon marketing pieces.
Luckily for Black families though the Church seemed to have failed to do adequate demographic studies in Sao Paulo Brazil prior to selecting that location for the first South American Church leaders were among the local population who would of course be deemed unworthy to enter the new LDS Temple , much less serve as the much needed Temple workers to operate the "House of the Lord",
So Spenser done got him up a revelation and saved the day, soz all the people carrying one or more drops of the blood of Cain in their veins could now circumvent the decree of his Holiness Brigham Young and enter the Temple before the Millennium. Thus Negroes could be sealed to their families for all eternity just like the rest of tithe paying humanity who follow the Brethren in all humility and faith
If being sealed is not something you are familiar with it may be because it is almost unique to Mormonism although there is one other religion I am aware of that practices sealing. That religion is Satanism , which is somewhat less popular , so no wonder it was new to some of you.
Ok How bout some quotes from the Prophets of Gods one true Church.
When all the other children of Adam have had the privilege of receiving the priesthood and of coming into the Kingdom of God and of being redeemed from the four quarters of the earth, and have received their resurrection from the dead, then it will be time enough to remove the curse from Cain and his posterity.
Prophet Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, v. 2, pp. 142-143; online at Link is here.
You must not think, from what I say, that I am opposed to slavery. No! The negro is damned, and is to serve his master till God chooses to remove the curse of Ham.
Prophet Brigham Young, New York Herald, May 4, 1855, as cited in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Spring 1973, p. 56
The moment we consent to mingle with the seed of Cain the Church must go to destruction, - we should receive the curse which has been placed upon the seed of Cain, and never more be numbered with the children of Adam who are heirs to the priesthood until that curse be removed.
- Prophet Brigham Young, Brigham Young Addresses, Feb. 5, 1852, LDS historical department; online at Link is here.
Cain slew his brother.... 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 should be the 'servant of servants,' and they will be, until that curse is removed; and the Abolitionists cannot help it, nor in the least alter that decree. How long is that race to endure the dreadful curse that is upon them? That curse will remain upon them, and they never can hold the Priesthood or share in it until all the other descendants of Adam have received the promises and enjoyed the blessings of the Priesthood and the keys thereof. Until the last ones of the residue of Adam's children are brought up to that favorable position, the children of Cain cannot receive the first ordinances of the Priesthood. They were the first that were cursed, and they will be the last from whom the curse will be removed. When the residue of the family of Adam come up and receive their blessings, then the curse will be removed from the seed of Cain, and they will receive blessings in like proportion.
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. The volition of the creature is free; this is a law of their existence, and the Lord cannot violate his own law; were he to do that, he would cease to be God. He has placed life and death before his children, and it is for them to choose. If they choose life, they receive the blessings of life; if they chose death, they must abide the penalty. This is a law which has always existed from all eternity, and will continue to exist throughout all the eternities to come.
Prophet John Taylor (1808 - 1887):
For instance, the descendants of Cain cannot cast off their skin of blackness, at once, and immediately, although every should of them should repent.... Cain and his posterity must wear the mark which God put upon them; and his white friends may wash the race of Cain with fuller's soap every day, they cannot wash away God's mark.
Prophet John Taylor, Millennial Star, v. 14, p. 418; online at Link is here.
And after the flood we are told that the curse that had been pronounced upon Cain was continued through Ham's wife, as he had married a wife of that seed. And why did it pass through the flood? Because it was necessary that the devil should have a representation upon the earth as well as God; and that man should be a free agent to act for himself, and that all men might have the opportunity of receiving or rejecting the truth, and be governed by it or not according to their wishes and abide the result; and that those who would be able to associate with the Gods in the eternal worlds. It is the same eternal programme. God knew it and Adam knew it.
Prophet John Taylor, Journal of Discourses, v. 22, p. 304
Prophet John Taylor (1808 - 1887):
For instance, the descendants of Cain cannot cast off their skin of blackness, at once, and immediately, although every should of them should repent.... Cain and his posterity must wear the mark which God put upon them; and his white friends may wash the race of Cain with fuller's soap every day, they cannot wash away God's mark.
Prophet John Taylor, Millennial Star, v. 14, p. 418; online at Link is here.
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And after the flood we are told that the curse that had been pronounced upon Cain was continued through Ham's wife, as he had married a wife of that seed. And why did it pass through the flood? Because it was necessary that the devil should have a representation upon the earth as well as God; and that man should be a free agent to act for himself, and that all men might have the opportunity of receiving or rejecting the truth, and be governed by it or not according to their wishes and abide the result; and that those who would be able to associate with the Gods in the eternal worlds. It is the same eternal programme. God knew it and Adam knew it.
Prophet John Taylor, Journal of Discourses, v. 22, p. 304; online at Link is here.
Apostle Orson Hyde (1805-1878):
We feel it to be our duty to define our position in relation to the subject of slavery. There are several men in the valley of the Salt Lake from the Southern States, who have their slaves with them.
Apostle Orson Hyde, Millennial Star, 1851, p. 63
Apostle George F. Richards ( 1861 - 1950 ):
The Negro is an unfortunate man. He has been given a black skin. But that is as nothing compared with that greater handicap that he is not permitted to receive the Priesthood and the ordinances of the temple, necessary to prepare men and women to enter into and enjoy a fullness of glory in the celestial kingdom [i.e., godhood].
Apostle George F. Richards, Conference Report, April 1939, p. 58; online at Link is here.
Prophet David O. McKay (1873 - 1970):
I know of no scriptural basis for denying the Priesthood to Negroes other than one verse in the Book of Abraham (1:26); however, I believe, as you suggest that the real reason dates back to our pre-existent life.
Prophet David O. McKay, as quoted in Mormonism and the Negro, Part 2, p. 19; online at Link is here.
Prophet Joseph Fielding Smith (1876 - 1972):
Not only was Cain called to suffer, but because of his wickedness he became the father of an inferior race. A curse was placed upon him and that curse has been continued through his lineage and must do so while time endures.... they have been made to feel their inferiority and have been separated from the rest of mankind from the beginning.
Prophet Joseph Fielding Smith, The Way to Perfection, p. 101, 1935; online at Link is here.
It is true that the negro race is barred from holding the Priesthood, and this has always been the case. The Prophet Joseph Smith taught this doctrine, and it was made known to him, although we know of no such statement in any revelation in the Doctrine and Covenants, Book of Mormon, or the Bible.
Prophet Joseph Fielding Smith, The Improvement Era, v. 27, n. 6, p. 565; online at Link is here.
Scan of original quote: Link is here.
It is very clear that the mark which was set upon the descendants of Cain was a skin of blackness... It has been noticed in our day that men who have lost the spirit of the Lord, and from whom His blessings have been withdrawn, have turned dark to such an extent as to excite the comments of all who have known them.
Prophet Joseph Fielding Smith, Juvenile Instructor, v. 26, p. 635; online at Link is here.
There were no neutrals in the war in heaven. All took sides either with Christ or with Satan. Every man had his agency there, and men receive rewards here based upon their actions there, just as they will receive rewards hereafter for deeds done in the body. The Negro, evidently, is receiving the reward he merits.
Prophet Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, pp. 65-66; online at Link is here.
There is a reason why one man is born black and with other disadvantages, while another is born white with great advantages. The reason is that we once had an estate before we come here, and were obedient, more or less, to the laws that were given us there. Those who were faithful in all things there received greater blessings here, and those who were not faithful received less.
Prophet Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, p. 61; online at Link is here.
It is not the authorities of the Church who have placed a restriction on him [the black man] regarding the holding of the Priesthood. It was not the Prophet Joseph Smith.... It was the Lord!
Prophet Joseph Fielding Smith, quoted in John J. Stewart, The Glory of Mormonism, 1963, p. 154
Apostle LeGrand Richards (1886 – 1983):
Walters: On this revelation, of the priesthood to the Negro, I've heard all kinds of stories: I've heard that Joseph Smith appeared; and then I heard another story that Spencer Kimball had had a concern about this for some time, and simply shared it with the apostles, and they decided that this was the right time to move in that direction. Are any of those stories true, or are they all?
[Apostle LeGrand Richards: Well, the last one is pretty true, and I might tell you what provoked it in a way. Down in Brazil, there is so much Negro blood in the population there that it's hard to get leaders that don't have Negro blood in them. We just built a temple down there. It's going to be dedicated in October. All those people with Negro blood in them have been raising money to build that temple. If we don't change, then they can't even use it. Well, Brother Kimball worried about it, and he prayed a lot about it.
Apostle LeGrand Richards in an interview with Wesley P. Walters and Chris Vlachos, August 16, 1978, Church Office Building, available online at: Link is here.
Apostle Bruce R. McConkie (1915-1985):
Negroes in this life are denied the priesthood; under no circumstances can they hold this delegation of authority from the Almighty. The gospel message of salvation is not carried affirmatively to them.... Negroes are not equal with other races where the receipt of certain spiritual blessings are concerned...
Apostle Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, p. 477, 1958; online at Link is here.
Apostle Mark E. Peterson (1900 - 1984):
When he told Enoch not to preach the gospel to the descendants of Cain who were black, the Lord engaged in segregation.
I think the Lord segregated the Negro and who is man to change that segregation?
Is there reason then why the type of birth we receive in this life is not a reflection of our worthiness or lack of it in the pre-existent life?…can we account in any other way for the birth of some of the children of God in darkest Africa, or in flood-ridden China, or among the starving hordes of India, while some of the rest of us are born here in the United States? We cannot escape the conclusion that because of performance in our pre-existence some of us are born as Chinese, some as Japanese, some as Latter-day Saints. There are rewards and punishments, fully in harmony with His established policy in dealing with sinners and saints, rewarding all according to their deeds....
Let us consider the great mercy of God for a moment. A Chinese, born in China with a dark skin, and with all the handicaps of that race, seems to have little opportunity. But think of the mercy of God to Chinese people who are willing to accept the gospel. In spite of whatever they might have done in the pre-existence to justify being born over there as Chinamen, if they now, in this life, accept the gospel and live it the rest of their lives they can have the Priesthood, go to the temple and receive endowments and sealings, and that means they can have exaltation. Isn't the mercy of God marvelous? Think of the Negro, cursed as to the Priesthood.... This Negro, who, in the pre-existence lived the type of life which justified the Lord in sending him to the earth in the lineage of Cain with a black skin, and possibly being born in darkest Africa – if that Negro is willing when he hears the gospel to accept it, he may have many of the blessings of the gospel. In spite of all he did in the pre-existent life, the Lord is willing.... to give him the blessings of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost. If that Negro is faithful all his days, he can and will enter the Celestial Kingdom. He will go there as a servant, but he will get celestial glory.
We must not inter-marry with the Negro. Why? If I were to marry a Negro woman and have children by her, my children would oil be cursed as to the priesthood. Do I want my children cursed as to the priesthood? If there is one drop of Negro blood in my children, as I have read to you, they receive the curse. There isn't any argument, therefore, as to inter-marriage with the Negro, is there?
Apostle Mark E. Peterson, "Race Problems – As They Affect the Church," Address given at the Convention of Teachers of Religion on the College Level, delivered at BYU, August 27, 1954.
Apostle N. Eldon Tanner (1898 - 1982):
The Church has no intention of changing its doctrine on the Negro. Throughout the history of the original Christian church, the Negro never held the priesthood. There's really nothing we can do to change this. It's a law of God.'
Apostle N. Eldon Tanner, Seattle Magazine, Dec. 1967, p. 60;
Credit to Mormonthink and others for gathering together in one place so many relevant quotes of our Holy Inspired Prophets of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ !
Now just to make sure we are clear that the brethren and Mormon apologists are dishonest about pretending that Joe was all for racial equality and that Brigham was the culprit for denying Negroes the "Priesthood lets add to our recollection of what we found in Moses 7 and Abraham 1 directly from Joe, that the Inspired version of the Bible he "translated" in order to restore pure doctrines taken out by the great and abominable Catholic church of the devil also restored in chapter 9 of Genesis the clarification that Canaan and his decedents could be identified by the veil of darkness that the lord placed upon them so we could be sure to know who was ordained to be the servants of the Jews and other descendants of Shem.
Lets also give statements from Joe on the Slave Issue for Negroes since LDS apologetic articles like to
claim that Joe was an abolitionist.
Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805 – 1844):
I do not believe that the people of the North have any more right to say that the South shall not hold slaves, than the South have to say the North shall.... the first mention we have of slavery is found in the Holy Bible.... And so far from that prediction being averse to the mind of God, it [slavery] remains as a lasting monument of the decree of Jehovah, to the shame and confusion of all who have cried out against the South, in consequence of their holding the sons of Ham in servitude.
Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr., Letter to Oliver Cowdery as found in the Messenger and Advocate, Vol. II, No. 7, April 1836. as found online at the Joseph Smith Papers website
Question Thirteenth. 'Are the Mormons abolitionists?' No, unless delivering the people from priest craft, and the priests from the power of Satan, should be considered abolition. But we do not believe in setting the Negroes free.
Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr., Elders' Journal, July 1838. as found online at the Joseph Smith Papers website