SALT LAKE CITY — The world needs to eliminate racism, sexism and nationalism, an LDS leader said as he opened the final session of the faith's 187th Semiannual General Conference on Sunday afternoon.
Holding up black Mormon pioneer Jane Manning James as an example of "a remarkable disciple," Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles invited listeners "to welcome and embrace anyone who is making his or her own trek today, no matter where they are in their journey."
Then he called for compassion and an end to all bigotry.
"We need to embrace God’s children compassionately and eliminate any prejudice, including racism, sexism, and nationalism," Elder Ballard said. "Let it be said that we truly believe — and truly live — the words of the Book of Mormon prophet Nephi: '(The Lord) inviteth ... all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female ... and all are alike unto God.'"
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Said one of the fifteen all-white all-male leadership cohort of an institution that allows openly white supremacists to be members in good standing, endorses racism as the word of God, has failed to explicitly denounce and apologise for 150 years of racial discrimination, where females are disqualified from presiding leadership roles simply because they were born female, and where legally married gay people are branded apostate, excommunicated and their children disallowed from being members.
Ballard, instead of telling the world what it needs to do, how about you actually get your own house in order first?
Actions, not words, then you can start pointing fingers.