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Coyote, I remember "talks" in mormon sacrament meeting when I was a youngster. One in particular stuck with me. It related how "A young couple traveled many miles to the SLC temple to be married, and as they tried to enter, they were turned away. The gatekeeper stated, 'I had a burning in my bosom that they were unworthy and not to be allowed in.' Then, it was discovered that the man had a Negro great, great grandfather. The Spirit can detect one ounce of Negro blood."

This is the attitude that members in the 50's-60's grew up with.

It wasn't just prevalent. It was DOCTRINE until 1978. PEOPLE take heed, in 1978 Mitt was already a father. He was an adult man and believed in the teaching that a drop of "black" blood was enough to exclude men of color from holding the priesthood! Mitt firmly supported this doctrine, and so did I. I however have since repented. The LDS Chruch never repented.....they just got a new "feel good" politically expedient revelation from the prophet.

No apology, no regret....no statement that we were wrong, but just a new 'revelation' that God now thinks it is okey-dokey for Black men to be treated equally.

Of course other millions of people treated people of African descent dispicably. Those organization recognized they were in error and have changed, but Mormonism can't do the same because they believe it was commanded of God - to Mormonism, God has now simply changed his mind.

( And I thought God never changes - oops just another difference between Christianity/Judaism and Mormonism.)

It wasn’t just prevalent. It was DOCTRINE until 1978. PEOPLE take heed, in 1978 Mitt was already a father. He was an adult man and believed in the teaching that a drop of “black” blood was enough to exclude men of color from holding the priesthood! Mitt firmly supported this doctrine, and so did I. I however have since repented. The LDS Chruch never repented.....they just got a new “feel good” politically expedient revelation from the prophet.

No apology, no regret....no statement that we were wrong, but just a new ‘revelation’ that God now thinks it is okey-dokey for Black men to be treated equally.

Of course other millions of people treated people of African descent dispicably. Those organization recognized they were in error and have changed, but Mormonism can’t do the same because they believe it was commanded of God - to Mormonism, God has now simply changed his mind.

( And I thought God never changes - oops just another difference between Christianity/Judaism and Mormonism.)

Do you know how fast the Church is growing in Africa? Do you know how many members are there? Do you know why the Church just dedicated a temple in Ghana?