Who are we to question history? We were not there, and so few details are given
As late as 1960 it was stated in GC that Indians can become WHITE & delightsome thru a CHURCH PROGRAM not intermarriage!
LIGHTER than Brothers
October 1960 LDS Church Conference, Spencer Kimball utilized 2 Nephi 30:6 when he stated how the Indians "are fast becoming a white and delightsome people." He said, "The [Indian] children in the home placement program in Utah are often lighter than their brothers and sisters in the hogans on the reservation" (Improvement Era, December 1960, pp. 922-3).
LIGHTER than parents
Kimball referred to a 16-year-old Indian girl who was both LDS and "several shades lighter than her parents..." He went on to say, "These young members of the Church are changing to whiteness and to delightsomeness. One white elder jokingly said that he and his companion were donating blood regularly to the hospital in the hope that the process might be accelerated."
Where you there?
Why was the BoM words changed to "PURE" & Delightsome?
AND MOST IMPORTANT:
What is so BAD about having dark skin that one would need a Miracle to overcome?
What does skin color have to do with a person's spirituality?
Brigham Young declared that apostates would "become gray-haired, wrinkled, and black, just like the Devil" (Journal of Discourse 5:332).
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 6/16/2005 12:03:09 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:believing Mormons literally developed horns when it got dark. :>)Is that like Mormons believing that dark skinned persons became white when they got right?Blaine: The BoM does indicate some dark-skinned people became lighter in color as they became more in tune with the truth. However, it does not mention how long this process took, and the suggestion is that inter-marriage with the lighter-skinned Nephites may have had something to do with it. I am pretty sure it was a natural phenomenon, although, who knows? That was then, this is now, as the saying goes. Who are we to question history? We were not there, and so few details are given (remember, the BoM is a condensed version, an "abridgement" of much longer records), it is at best inconclusive!!! In fact, most of your criticisms should be labeled IMO!! ):> AND you OFTEN reflect lack of faith in the power of God to perform miracles, which is exactly what JS said the Lord gave as his reason for telling him not to join any other churches. As the Lord said, "They teach for doctrine the commandments of men, which have a form of Godliness, but DENY THE POWER THEREOF."
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