Official Declarations 1 & 2: ”Long Promised Day” (polygamy and race & the priesthood)
Unshaken Saints
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Is There a Difference in Race in the Book of Mormon?
There's a lot you could say about skin colour difference in the book of mormon. But for jacob, those were my older brothers. This is a family we're talking about. So do not revile them over some kind of skin color difference. In this is a generation removed from from the separation of nephites and lamanites. And that's exact exactly what joseph smith was trying to do in his time period. Like it said in that intro, he did give the priesthood to worthy black mails in his day. There are places where it seems harsh as far as dividing things, but to see god's command throughout its time to to reconcile racial
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