http://news.yahoo.com/house-gop-leader-once-addressed-white-supremacists-224357238--politics.html

From the article: "when he appeared in 2002 at a convention of
the European-American Unity and Rights Organization. Former Ku
Klux Klan leader David Duke founded the group, which the
Southern Poverty Law Center has classified as a hate group."

The headline, "House GOP Leader Once Addressed White
Supremacists" grabs the eye.

Gee, what about This for a headline "Thomas S. Monson
Repeatedly Addressed White Supremacist Group."

In 1954, Apostle Mark E. Petersen laid out the Church's
position on race:

"So, do the Latter-day Saints believe in segregation as a
principle? Let us consider the great mercy of God for a moment.
A Chinese, born in China with a dark skin, and with all of the
handicaps of that race seems to have little opportunity, out
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. Are we
prejudiced, against him? Unjustly, sometimes we're accused of
having such a prejudice. But what does the mercy of God have
for him? This Negro, who in the pre-existence life 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"

Of course this is all consistent with the passages in the Book
of Mormon that classify a dark skin as a curse from God.

Now Thomas S. Monson became an apostle in the LDS Church in
1963. While Mark E. Petersen Still had 20 years to go as his
senior apostle. Many times between 1963 and 1978 (when the
Church finally changed its official racist policy) Thomas S.
Monson addressed the Church--and not just as a visiting
speaker, but as one of its top leaders.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/30/2014 12:53AM by baura.

Your observation really gives a good perspective on the issue. Now if Monson et al had truly repented of their racist doctrines, I'd be good with it. Forgiveness is good. But since the church hasnt repented, they only lied about their past by calling it policy instead of doctrine, they havent really repented. And since their scriptures still contain these doctrines, they must still hold these views. Until they admit the racism was doctrinal and formally reject their racist scriptures, they cant expext people to see them as anything but racist still.