Okay, while I appreciate all the input regarding this topic, I am really interested in finding out if there are Mormons out there who were taught that blacks are descendants of Cain and that the reason for their skin color is because of the curse that befalls all of Cain's (and later Hams) descendants. This was what my dad told me when I was growing up, but now he vehemently denies ever saying that, which makes me think that the church has instructed their members to deny previous teachings as they change their doctrine. I want to see if anyone will actually admit to this teaching as I KNOW that I did not come up with this on my own, everything I heard about the LDS teachings I got from my dad. I however did not believe this even when he would say it and I did accuse him of being a bigot, therefore I know it was not from what other Mormons said because of the heated discussions we had when I was a teenager. Needless to say he even made comments about how blacks were not as intelligent as whites and how he did not trust any non-white doctors. I am happy to say that God intervened in my heart and I never thought that, which to me seems incredible since children often believe what their parents teach them.
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