Race and Skin Color in The Book of Mormon | Special Footnotes Segment 

As a dark-skinned black man (who grew up in Philly) this cleared up a lot for me. Thanks for discussing this topic!

Thank you everyone. I feel Dr. Lashawn Williams and more people like her are needed in the media for the church and as professionals at BYU and other places.

With tears in my eyes I my heart aches for anyone who has been deeply hurt because of the color of their skin. I happen to have white skin, but I was born and raised in NZ. I had a Samoan stepfather, Uncle in law, brother in law and son in law, all of whom I deeply love and admire. I know they are all beautiful sons and daughters of our ALL LOVING Father in Heaven and Savior. As a church, I pray that we can throw our arms open as wide as we possibly can, to include ALL of Gods beautiful children and do everything in our power to right the hurts that have existed for far too long. Thank goodness for a Prophet who wants to right the wrongs, the pain, and all the hurt that has existed in our past. I pray that going forward, we will through our arms around all our brothers and sisters in Christ.♥️😇🙏♥️

Thanks for sharing this conversation with us! It was very gratifying to see a group discuss a very sensitive topic with the Spirit and real intent.

Thank you so much for this! It makes way more sense to understand scripture this way! Love you guys! Thank you for sharing!

Really loved this discussion. Thank you for sharing

Thank you for this! What a perfect way to set the tone for the Book of Mormon this year.

I am a new listener and i loved this. Thank you so much for such an important discussion

Thank you. I have heard and read a number of interpretations on this theme. This one sounds the most correct. As a white person from South Africa, I can testify that a black skin has no correlation with level of righteousness. Some of the most spiritual people we met during extensive travel in the church were Black folk.

This was really great. I think sometimes we try to understand scripture with today's understandings and/or misconceptions.

This was very enlightening. I've been praying and looking for more guidance to better understand those verses, so this was excellent. Thank you.

Such a beautiful discussion and insights. I loved all the points raised. So enlightening! In addition to the Hebrew points, I also love the perspective of man will be punished for their own sins and not Adam’s transgressions. The issue of being raised from the waters of baptism means you are pure - NOT CURSED! So important to remember.

I think discussions like this on sensitive verses in the Book of Mormon will help large communities of colour to understand and appreciate what God has for them all, love and eternal welfare of their souls. I love the Book of Mormon. It teaches me to come unto Christ. My skin of colour has nothing to do with my character and what I can become if I choose to follow, or not, the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Beautiful discussion. Thanks, everyone.

Wonderful podcast. Enjoyed all participants and the sweet spirit each of you have brought with you. This has been needed for a long time. Thanks to all.

A new subsscriber. I enjoyed this segment and learned so much from the discussion. Thanks for all in the panel. So grateful to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. God bless us all to promote Zion anywhere and everywhere we may be especially in ourselves and our families. 😊❤ from the Philippines

Wow. Wonderful insight. Thank you

Love love love this!

It was great to hear the explanation of why blackness is not about skin color, but it still does not address why the Church denied the priesthood for so long. In the film"Green Flake" it shows that initially the priesthood was given to black people in the church, but the racism of some members caused policy to change. I don't understand why this went on so long. I am a faithful member of he church but have struggled with this issue since my conversion.

Please read/ explain Isaiah 60: 2 + . Spiritual darkness instead of skin darkness. Thank you.

Very interesting

Hmmm 🤔