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Apparently this has become an issue in social media as of late:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxUkG4wFTco

If only they had interviewed the infamous black Mormon apologist (the only one) Richard Nygren.

DCP should be able to provide the “get” as it’s called in the rarefied air amongst film producers.

This is a good video detailing the 200 yeas of black Mormons in the church:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-qGKqveZaM

Vēritās wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:34 pm

Apparently this has become an issue in social media as of late:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxUkG4wFTco

I don’t think that it is any longer the case that interracial marriage is forbidden or even counseled against. I know a number of mixed-race couples in the LDS Church. I have no doubt that she could have had a local leader who said this stuff, but it does not reflect current LDS policy.

The advice to marry the same race is still being hosted on LDS.org

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/bc/ ... ion_34.pdf

drumdude wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 10, 2023 2:32 am

The advice to marry the same race is still being hosted on LDS.org

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/bc/ ... ion_34.pdf

That’s disappointing! They need to excise that.

Kishkumen wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 10, 2023 2:15 pm

drumdude wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 10, 2023 2:32 am

The advice to marry the same race is still being hosted on LDS.org

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/bc/ ... ion_34.pdf

That’s disappointing! They need to excise that.

Just for yuks, I went to the site and ran a few searches on the subject of choosing an eternal companion. Only one that I found included that quote from Kimball and it omitted the "race" portion of the quote (properly, i.e., using ellipses). None of the manuals referred to common race as an important criteria for selecting a marriage partner. The clear emphasis is on marrying another Mormon and marrying in the temple. If the manual drumdude linked to is actually in use today, someone in correlation was asleep at the switch.

Thanks, Res Ipsa. It is important to be accurate in our criticisms.

Kishkumen wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 10, 2023 2:43 pm

Thanks, Res Ipsa. It is important to be accurate in our criticisms.

And I should have also said that I agree with your comment about the quote and that it should be taken off the site.