Are Mormons racist?

Question

I've never seen an African-American in Utah...

Answer 1

First of all; we like to be known as members of "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" or LDS. Also, Mormon was a prophet in the Book of Mormon that abridged all the writings of his ancestors before he was killed in battle. Early in our churches history, members (LDS) included all races (yes, black LDS) and a few of the black brethren held the priesthood.

Now I am going to tell everyone that LDS (Mormons) are not racist in general. I agree with Alisha that most if not all faiths have members with bigoted ideas. That is unfortunate, but that is why we have forgiveness and changes of heart.

And because a certain race is not in abundance in a certain state or area does not mean that the dominant faith of that community is racist. Racism is a bain on society and vehemently spoke out against in our faith. We believe that we are all a child of God. This might sound a little strange to those that don't belong to the church, but we (LDS) believe we not only have a Heavenly Father, but also a Heavenly Mother. We were spirit children in heaven before we came to this earth via our earthly parents.

That is why I believe we are not racist. We are all brothers and sisters.

Answer 2

Are you asking if Mormons are racists or are you asking if Utahns are racists? You said you have never seen an African-American in Utah. Not every one in Utah is Mormon.
There are Mormons in Africa. There are Mormons in Washington D.C. and there are plenty of African Americans in Washington D.C.
No Mormons are not racist. Utahns are also not racists.
There are more African-Americans moving to Utah every year.

Answer 3

I live in Utah and am a Mormon. No, we aren't racist. I have a ton of Black friends and friends of every race. In fact, I am part Polynesian. Utah has the highest concentration of Polynesians than any other state in the country. Does that mean every other state is racist against Polynesians? And why on earth would it mean that we are racist because other people choose not to live here? That makes no sense. Should we force them to live here so that we can have the "right, proper, or politically correct" amount. That is ridiculous.

Answer 4

If Mormons are sitting down eating at the Nauvoo Cafe at the Joseph Smith Memorial building and a non-white sits down at the table next to them they will show their racism not through words but through their own actions. Last month this very same thing happened. At the Nauvoo Cafe, a Mormon family was sitting down at a table eating together but the grandma had a battery powered wheelchair. She left a bag and a purse on her wheelchair. When the Non-white sat down next to them immediately the grandma grabbed her purse as soon as she saw the non-white customer. Less then a minute later the daughter of that grandma after eyeballing the non-white also grabbed the grandmas bag off that wheelchair. She then said out loud, "Grandma, are we watching your stuff"?

As a matter of fact if that non-white never sat down next to them they would have never acted so defensively or have grabbed their bags. If nobody else sat down there the bags would have remained where they were. Likewise, if a white man sat down next to the bags the bags would have also remained right where they were.

This is a clear sign of Mormon Racism. Racism and Bigotry is everywhere including at the LDS Temple square! I Testify to the fact! I witnessed this first hand!

Answer 5

Truth is that Mormons have a history that links them to racism... but it is just that: history. It is not the current Mormons' fault what their ancestors did or didn't do. It is also not the Mormons' fault that not very many black people move to Utah. It is a very rural area, generally speaking, and most blacks live in urban settings. In the end, there is nothing stopping black people from moving there. That said, regardless of your color, it is a relatively conservative and rural area to live in, and not for everybody. I, for one, prefer to stay out east. In any case, whereas their biggest city, Salt Lake City, has less than 2% of its population being black, it has almost 20% of its population being hispanic. That does not suggest racism, even if racism WAS somehow logically linked to population demographics.

Answer 6

Do you live in Utah to judge that?

It is nearly the same ask asking if Native Americans are racist because I've never seen a Caucasian person living in a reservation?

Answer 7

Yes. Mormons are racist. They believe they are superior to black people who carry the curse of Cane. There probably are some non racist Mormons, however the majority are undercover racist.

Answer 8

To be truthful, not too many black people live in utah, the gangs are runned by latinos, not african Americans or even white people, when I grew up there in the 70's and 80's , I think there was only two black people that graduated with me in my whole high school class. In Utah, Oregon, California, New Mexico and Idaho and Colorado, its all populated with whites and hispanic people, you go south and its whites and black people (and hispanic). Mormons are racist not because Utah has no blacks, but becaus eof thw war in heaven doctrine and what they say is Cain's Mark.

Answer 9

As an ex-mormon I can say that there are racist Mormons and non-racist Mormons, just as there are Jews, Catholics, Muslims, Hindus, etc that are racist and others that are non-racist.

Mormon beliefs had a history of promoting racist attitudes, since people of color where prohibited from being in the priesthood up until the early 1970s. The Mormon church in recent years has tried to promote more acceptance of diversity among the membership, but they still suffer from the effects of their history, and people of color still make up a very small minority of their membership.

Answer 10

Nope. In fact, soon after the lifting of the priesthood in 1978 to all worthy males the world over, one of the newest stakes in Africa not only has its own temple of the Lord, but they have all black leadership.

Here in Louisiana where I live we have a stake president that is Hispanic, his first counselor is Caucasion, and his second counselor is black. We have several blacks in the ward I attend.

Blacks have long been members in the LDS Church; it's simply something that hasn't been advertised because that would be focusing on member's skin color rather than their faith.