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amethystmoons

Thinking about this pinterest comment

gay-mormon-wizard

yes, there is racism in the book of mormon. the point is that it's bad

gay-mormon-wizard

i made this post much earlier in my reread and it turns out this is a pattern. The Lamanites are given dark skin "because of their wickedness," and the prophets spend the entire rest of the book telling the Nephites that they will be destroyed because of their complacency in their own salvation. Stop thinking you're better than the Lamanites because of your skin color, they're more righteous than you because their men don't abuse their wives and children. The Nephites send children into battle and win because (probably) the Lamanites refuse to kill children. Prophets come from the Lamanites. Nephite prophets esteem the Lamanites as their equals. All are alike unto God. All will be judged according to their works. You're abusing your privilege. You're worse than the Lamanites and assuming you're better because of your skin. You will be destroyed because of your wickedness and your pride.

And the Nephites are destroyed by the Lamanites. The Nephites' racism contributed to the pride that was punished by their destruction. The point of the Book of Mormon's racism is that it's bad. We've just been looking at it wrong.

gay-mormon-wizard

they rejected the prophet Samuel because he was a Lamanite and condemned their sins.

you mean like how Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated? and Malcolm X? Like how every brown person in America who publicly speaks out against the Gaza genocide with any degree of effectiveness gets censured and disappeared? Like how black people weren't allowed to hold the priesthood? Like how Deseret Book broke contract with the guy who was writing a gospel-based antiracism course? And we are all paying for it because our tax money is funding genocide instead of healthcare, millions of brilliant minds are held back from higher education and leadership because of their race, capitalism is continuing to destroy us, and everybody is miserable.

White people reject the words of POC to their own long-term detriment. Nephites refuse to listen to Lamanite prophets because of their "skin of blackness" and it is why they get destroyed.

I feel like we lds folk have spent years talking ourselves in circles trying to find a non-racist explanation for the Lamanites being "cursed with a skin of blackness." But the racism is the point! the point is that racism is destructive! It causes those in the higher racial class to sin, become complacent, become proud, and warlike.

atsu-kinnie

Doomed siblings have me on a chokehold in a way no trope can ever achieve. Something so gut wrenchingly beautiful about two kids going through unimaginable trauma and coming out damaged forever. I always eat it up. Maybe they stay together and find solace only in each other, used and kicked out by society! Maybe they end up on opposite sides of the war! Maybe they end up betraying one another! Maybe one of them dies haunting the narrative forever! Maybe one of them destroys the world for the other! So many endless tragic possibilities!

#I hate to say it but #nephi and laman+lemuel #and also sam #tumblrstake

amethystmoons

"Um actually you're not a real Christian because mormons believe in a different Jesus." ok that's fine. You can't use any of these paintings bc they're actually of my Jesus and not yours.

hiseyeisonthesparrow

guess who i added to my tomodachi life island

#we never would have expected this from you #(positive)

hiseyeisonthesparrow

I'm calling it now. Kearon is the new Uchdorf. I can feel my blorbo senses tingling. We are all going to develop an obsession with this adorable golden retriever of a man

saintqueersalt

posts immediately preceding obsession

#patrick kearon

bookofmormonmemes

this modern revelation thing is easy af

joyousmistake

hi. mormonism hyperfixation?

listen. a video from Alyssa Grenfell appeared on my yt algorithm at a weak moment and it enraptured me and led to me learning literally everything i could about Mormonism and now i am full of useless facts about one of the biggest cults in the world. did you know that the Mormon church is estimated to be worth over $260 billion but they hide so much wealth in shell corporations and fiddle their taxes so it’s impossible to tell. did you know that the reasons that Mormons can drink soda with caffine now is that presidential candidate Mitt Romney was spotted with some and the Prophet said that the problem wasn’t caffine so he was all okay. did you know that Mormon Eden is in Missouri. did you know Mormon missionaries aren’t allowed out of sight and sound of each other for the entire two years they’re on their mission.

#mormon here- I think some of that is maybe Not True and/or a lil misrepresented but it's cool that you've researched this lol #I wouldn't really say that Eden is in Missouri but there is significance there #and we're not required to have food storage and stuff and it's not for the apocalypse or anything #it's just emergency preparedness really #and the secret underwear thing is a pretty big simplification tbh #it's not really a secret seeing as it's peoples favorite weird thing to mention #it's just a reminder of the covenants you've made to have with you always #I know plenty of people who don't wear their garments for whatever reason and it's chillbeans #I think it's comparable to pretty much any other religious clothing thing like hijabs ect ect #and I mean also I wouldn't call us a cult at all but arguing that one is an uphill battle because being a member means I'm unreliable as #a source or whatever idk and I'm to tired for that lol

have-you-been-here

inside of a mormon temple, any country

Have you been here?

I have been here

I have not been here

Voting ended onMay 6

#prev #it's actually used for baptisms for the dead- they give people who died without being baptized an opportunity to have the blessings #of these sacred ordinances if they choose to accept it! (agency is big important here)#also #we don't do any baptisms for babies ever. full stop. our scriptures call it abomination in fact #because babies can't choose to be baptized it's their parents doing it for them which is Not Cool #being baptized is a personal decision that you make (again agency is big important)#you're not allowed to be baptized until you're at least 8

have-you-been-here

inside of a mormon temple, any country

Have you been here?

I have been here

I have not been here

Voting ended onMay 6

#oh golly gee we've skewed the vote pretty bad lmao #which temple is this pic of btw do any of us know

saintqueersalt

"oh man, I wonder what day of the week it is!" the humble p-day emails:

#once again

apparently my home ward did the chastity lesson for the older youth today but. they taught with the gatherers of light and the priests combined as one class. why did they do that lmao

#why are they combining the young men and young women for this lesson what were they thinking #thats already a lesson that's kinda awkward for everyone involved let alone with the other class present also #I'm crying why would they think that was a good plan 😭😭😭#queerstake #tumblrstake #using the new yw names whenever I can cause I like them quite a bit lol

mimormonfeminist

After reading the tags @starmin-marmin left on this post I've been thinking about putting together a bi-annual queerstake digital publication. Maybe with a couple talks/essays, some art/poetry/fiction. A way for us all to connect without having to pay money to travel.

Anyway, what do y'all think? Would you be interested in that? Actually, let's turn it into a poll (the most tumblr way to make a decision).

Should Queerstake have a digital publication?

Yes

Maybe (nuance in tags)

Voting ended onMay 3

#first off-- yes absolutely #but I do have a couple questions about the logistics #is it gonna be a collaborative thing between many members? will we be able to submit pieces of art/writing if we want?#how many people will be in charge?#ect ect. regardless tho I'm all for it