Gordon Hinckley on Why Blacks Were Denied the LDS Priesthood

Until 1978, no person of African descent was allowed into the LDS (Mormon) priesthood. German Reporter asks LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley why this was the case. His response begs the question of whether Mr. Hinckley can rightly be called a "prophet, seer and revelator". His response also demonstrates the patronizing and paternalistic attitude that many in the LDS Church still adopt toward persons of color.

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[blutowpi]

Mormon Apostle speaks "I bear my solemn testimony that plural marriage is as true as any principle that has been revealed from the heavens. I bear my testimony that it is a necessity, and that the Church of Christ in its fulness never existed without it. Where you have the eternity of marriage you are bound to have plural marriage; bound to; and it is one of the marks of the Church of Jesus Christ in its sealing ordinances,". Where did the real church ever teach polygamy. Not Jesus' teaching

[blutowpi]

@imtherealthing "The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy. ...I heard the revelation on polygamy, and I believe it with all my heart, and I know it is from God.."LDS President and Prophet Brigham. Your prophet says you will never be a god if you are not a polygamist. He says it is a rev from morgod and KNOWS its true  According to your prophet, do you qualify. Do you have many wives? I know you hate me for telling you this but I fear for the LDS souls

[imtherealthing]

@TheAreYouForReal

Whatever serpent...you are a liar like your father lucifer.

[TheAreYouForReal]

@imtherealthing Stop trolling me, have you nothing better to do?

[TheAreYouForReal]

@imtherealthing Really? Well since you claim to know so much about me, you might start referring to me as "SHE" rather than "HE" as I am a female. Furthermore, you obviously think very highly of yourself to think anyone would "mimic" your name. It's pretty vain to think that anyone with the word "Real" in their username must be mimicing you.

[gunslingerroy]

The main question here to LDS visitors is:

Was it wrong to prohibit worthy african american male members of the LDS church, from attaining the priesthood prior to 1978?

[blackmamba54321]

@imtherealthing Don't worry realthing, I know where I stand. :)

[TheAreYouForReal]

@imtherealthing Really? You might find this interesting...  neirr.org/Deification.htm

[imtherealthing]

@blackmamba54321 Don't fall for the pretended goodness of TheAreYouForReal

He created this very account mimicking my name here on Youtube. He tries to lull you into a false pretended good will...but he is pure serpent. I have dealt with this serpent for a long time. You should see his posts under this name/new account and many others. He is serpent to the core. He starts like this and then tries to seed you with pretended sincere questions - he uses cutl witnessing techniques to "deprogram you"

[imtherealthing]

@TheAreYouForReal

YOUR QUOTE: "1st I want to thank you for responding with such respect, there seems to be so little of that on here and I think it would benefit all of us if we could just put down the defenses and speak to each other responsibly,"

MY REPLY: Who do you think you are fooling serpent? Your very name mimicks mine as you created it for that purpose. You can't fool us with your PRETENDED feigned goodness - remember I have seen your posts where your true serpent self shows itself