Why African Americans Should Stay Away From Mormonism
Because of Mormonism's racist past, they are seeking to convert African Americans so that they can prove they are not racist! They even use blacks in their ads, "I'm a Mormon." They think this will counter their past racism! I live among Mormons here in the southwest, and in our area there is not one Mormon who is black, and few who are Hispanic. In fact, I've had Hispanics complain to me about prejudice against them in totally Mormon areas! I believe it because down deep Mormons still believe what their own prophets have taught them in the past:
Brigham Young, second Mormon "prophet," (or profit, might be better):
You see some cl***es of the human family that are black, uncouth, uncomely, disagreeable and low in their habits, wild and seemingly deprived of nearly all the blessings of the intelligence that is generally bestowed upon mankind. . . . Cain slew his brother. Cain might have been killed, and that would put a termination to that line of human beings. This was not to be, and the Lord put a mark upon him, which was the flat nose and black skin. Trace mankind down to after the flood, and then another cursed is pronounced upon the same race--that they should be the "servants of servants;" and they will be until that curse is removed; and the Abolitionists cannot help it, nor in the least alter that decree (Journal of Discourses, 7:290; emphasis added)
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 law of God, is death on the spot. This will always be.
The third Mormon prophet, John Taylor supported Young's position:
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 p*** through the flood? Because it was necessary that the devil should have a representation upon the earth as well as God. . . . (ibid., 23:304; emphasis added).
Here's what the forth Mormon prophet Willie Woodruff had to say about blacks:
What was that mark? It was a mark of blackness. That mark rested upon Cain, and descended upon his posterity from that time until the present. To day there are millions of the descendants of Cain, through the lineage of Ham, in the world, and that mark of darkness still rest upon them (Millennial Star, 51:339; emphasis added).
The tenth "prophet" of the Mormon cult kept up the barrage of racist rhetoric:
Not only was Cain called upon to suffer, but because of his wickedness he became the father of an inferior race. A curse was place upon him and that curse has been continued through his lineage and must do so while time endures. Millions of souls have come into this world cursed with black skin and have been denied the privilege of Priesthood and the fullness of the blessings of the Gospel. These are the descendants of Cain. Moreover, they have been made to feel their inferiority and have been separated from the rest of mankind from the beginning… we will also hope that blessings may eventually be given to our Negro brethren, for they are our brethren--children of God---notwithstanding their black covering emblematical of eternal darkness.
One of their "apostles," McConkie was racist enough to say this about African Americans: Mormonism teaches: "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. . . . "
In 1978 the cult had to reverse itself, and allow blacks to be Mormon priests! This was because their missionary army had converted a lot of native Brazilians who were of mixed heritage; furthermore, many black football players in American colleges were boycotting the BYU Cougars (not that they are much of a team), and the prophet, "Kimball," had a "revelation" that blacks could now receive their super duper priesthood ordinations - and that's when they began their campaign to enlist blacks in the cult!
Folks, if you are looking in here and are either black or of a darker skin hue, know that the Mormons even today see a darker skin as a sign of sin (mark of Cain). They believe that the very best "spirits" are born into Mormon families - and their offspring's "white and delightsome" features attest to their spiritual superiority! In fact, Mormons who so often denounce the Calvinist view of predestination teach "foreordination," which is the same thing:
"Abraham was told that he was included among the valiant spirits and was therefore chosen or foreordained before his birth to be a leader in God's kingdom on earth (Abr. 3:22-23). The Lord likewise informed Jeremiah, "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and…I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations" (Jer. 1:5). Alma 2 taught that priests belonging to a "holy order" were foreordained "according to the foreknowledge of God, on account of their exceeding faith and good works" (Alma 13:1, 3). The Prophet Joseph Smith concluded that "every man who has a calling to minister to the inhabitants of the world was ordained to that very purpose in the Grand Council of heaven before this world was" (TPJS, p. 365). And in addition to these foreordinations to priesthood callings, many spirits may have been foreordained to specific nations and generations, which Paul characterized as the "bounds of habitation" (Acts 17:26), as well as to families and to varied ***ignments, work, or missions on earth.
While each of these selections is ultimately based on the omniscience and foreknowledge of God, several factors may influence one's earthly circumstances. Foreordination comes as a blessing or reward for premortal righteousness and valiant commitment to Jesus Christ. Birth into the house of Israel (my note, Mormons think they are the "house of Israel") and heirship to all the blessings of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are often seen as the birthright of dedicated souls (see Eph. 1:4-5; Rom. 9:4). These rights and blessings may still be obtained by any and all who elect to receive them, whether in this life or the next. People sooner or later will manifest, as Elder B. H. Roberts, of the Seventy, taught, "the strength of that intelligence and nobility to which their spirits had attained in the heavenly kingdom before they took bodies upon earth" (T. Madsen, Defender of the Faith [Salt Lake City, 1980], p. 2). The Doctrine and Covenants teaches that men and women may come to God through righteousness and diligence and thus become numbered with those who are "sons [and daughters] of Moses and of Aaron and the seed of Abraham, and the church and kingdom, and the elect of God" (D&C 84:34).
Basically what the Mormons are saying there is that the best spirits are foreordained to be Mormons. This is based on their belief in "premortal existence," or that spirits are rewarded according to their performance prior to coming to planet earth, the best being destined to be ordained "priests" in the Mormon cult! Guess the Mormons better change their view of Calvin!
See these sites for confirmation of quotes: http://www.christiandefense.org/mor_black.htm; http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/b...ation_eom.htm; http://www.mrm.org/white-and-delightsome
So, if your skin is darker than your "white and delightsome" Mormon neighbor, you might want to review racism as incorporated into Mormon history and doctrine. Remember, Mormons are trying to enlist blacks into their cult in order to rectify their racist past! Don't be used!
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