Why all the Mormons in Puerto Rico are all white?

Question

Today I passed a Mormon church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ) in my car, and I saw many Mormons outside in the parking lot standing near their cars, and in their sides there were a bunch of bicycles. All of them were white. They looked like identical copies. They looked of American Decent, they were too white and too blonde. They were wearing their typical uniform, white shirt with a tie, black pants etc.

I always seen the typical Mormon for years and years in my country, and I rarely see a Mormon with black hair and a darker complexion. All of them look american, white and blonde. Why?

I know Joseph Smith, Jr was blonde but why follow that pattern?
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Answer 1

They're missionaries. They have bikes, and typically missionaries are the only ones who ride bikes. The reason you saw so many around bikes in suits was probably because they were in a meeting for missionaries called a zone meeting. The missionaries meet often (weekly?) in zone meetings. The reason they were blonde and white is because most came from the US, probably Utah, Idaho where a lot of Mormons live. Blonde...genes, luck of the draw, I don't know. There are more brown/dark haired Mormons in my citiy than blondes as I recall. Why not dark haired, darker skined? My guess is diversity. Most US missionaries travel out of the country on their missions, in part to give them a look at what the rest of the world is like. Not all go out of the country but a lot. The same goes for missionaries from outside the US as well, to give them a larger experience with people outside their culture/background. I've been LDS/Mormon for 14 years and have seen dozens of missionaries, and only half a dozen or so were blonde - however all but one of those blondes was from either Utah or Idaho. Regardless of hair color or skin tone, male missionaries ALWAYS were a suit with a white shirt (except their one day off a week), have short hair, a backpack, and are always very friendly. It's just the dress code. Women missionaries always wear a dress or skirt have neatly kept hair and carry a backpack or other large bag and are very nice. Both men and women missionaries travel inat least pairs ALWAYS.
Yes, Joseph Smith Jr was blonde, and while he had many wives (a now discontinued practice), not all Mormons are related to Joseph Smith Jr. I'm not, at least that I can tell.
Hope this helps.

UPDATE: We DON'T believe any one of color is inferior. Just like other things happen at the right time, worthy men of color were given the priesthood at the right time in history. It had nothing to do with color. It had to do with societies prejudices before 1978. It may seem like a long time from the civil rights movement of the 1960's to 1978 but it was less than 20 years. It does take a society time to change. The website below links to the offical delcaration concerning the priesthood and men of color. FYI women of any color do not hold the priesthood. And we don't feel like we are second class citizens because we don't hold the priesthood. But that's a different topic.
Sorry for misspellings, spell check isn't working.

Answer 2

There is a Mormon belief that some races are that way because they were not as good in the heavens before they came to earth. Joseph Smith is a false prophet. And Mormon book is an apocryphal book. It adds to a & takes away from the Word of God according to the bible.

Answer 3

Well that is very white of you! By the way in Utah they all drive Celestial White Suburbans known as MAV's. Mormon assault vehicles. Some drive White mini-vans.

Answer 4

Yes they do believe that people of color are inferior and are being punished. Here is a great link that explains so much about the cult of Mormonism. Watch the whole thing it is really fascinating!

http://www.mormonchallenge.com/streaming.htm

Answer 5

Because 90% of the freaks of Utah are CRACKERS. No self respecting Mexican or Black would ever go the way of or say that they are Mormon, or as we like to say in the NW, MORONS.

Answer 6

obviously you haven't been to california or any other place near it. there are more blacked hair people with darker skin there then there are white people with blonde hair. maybe you should go to church one time to really check it out?....just a thought, and I'm not really sure what that person above me is talking about. infact most people are so confused as to what we really practice.

Answer 7

I have met dark haired Mormons.

Answer 8

There are many Mormons of all colors where I'm from.

Answer 9

They got tired of the cold winters in Utah and moved.

Plus, they dont believe in marrying outside their race or religion.

Answer 10

They are all missionaries trying to convert people in your country.