Mormons march in Gay Pride Parade to build bridges

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Early Mormonism had a range of policies and doctrines relating to race in regard to black people of African descent. References to black people, their social condition during the 19th century, and their spiritual place in Western Christianity as well as Mormon scriptures were complicated, with varying degrees and forms of discrimination against black people.
When the Mormons migrated to Missouri they encountered the pro-slavery sentiments of their neighbors. Joseph Smith, Jr. upheld the laws regarding slaves and slaveholders, but remained abolitionist in his actions and doctrines.

Following the death of Joseph Smith, Jr., Mormon leaders beginning with Brigham Young instituted a policy of excluding most people of black African descent (regardless of actual skin color) from Priesthood ordination and from participation in temple ceremonies. These practices continued in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) until the 1978 Revelation on Priesthood, which was canonized as Official Declaration—2.

Brigham Young effectively, according to doctrine, was keeping blacks out of the highest kingdoms of heaven (to get there one must go through the temple.) Brigham Young changed the LDS Church drastically from what it was in its early days. RLDS (renamed Community of Christ in the 1990s) is much closer to what Joseph Smith started with (but it has been changed as well, however, its a much more liberal take on the LDS faith).