In the first place, being in the US illegally is not a crime. It is a misdemeanor. No different than a parking ticket or speeding ticket.
Secondly there is no law against aiding an illegal who is already in the US.
Thirdly the Bible says that “God is no respecter of persons.” Thus His church must treat all alike, whether citizen or not.
In the first place, being in the US illegally is not a crime. It is a misdemeanor.
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Sorry, you are incorrect. Both felonies and MISDEMEANORS are crimes (verified this with my husband the lawyer).
And why don’t the LDS go back to the policy of requiring they serve a mission from their home country? It used to be that if you were here illegally, then you had to go home for a period of time and serve from there.
Again, if a potential missionary was guilty of ANY OTHER CRIME then they would not be considered “worthy” to serve.
(Wow! By this standard next time you see a man leave a bank with a gun & money that's just had a die explode upon it, be sure you think back to this line of yours: ...the Bible says that “God is no respecter of persons” -- Thus His church must treat all alike, whether citizen or not -- and by this token, ya gotta offer the guy a hitchhiker ride if that's something you'd normally do minus the gun & $. We wouldn't wancha practicing "favoritism" or somethin' like that.)