29/10/2020
“Today at Brigham Young University I shared a message about important issues of our day, including overcoming racism. Personal attitudes and official practices of racism are not consistent with the revealed word of God. We know that God created all mortals and we are all children of God. The challenge of racism is not a new one, but recent events have precipitated the current discussion.
“The shocking police-produced death of George Floyd in Minnesota last May was surely a trigger for nationwide protests in the United States, whose momentum was carried forward under the message of ‘Black Lives Matter.’ Of course Black lives matter! That is an eternal truth all reasonable people should support.
“Dear friends, let us all heed President Russell M. Nelson's call to repent, to change, and to improve. Only the gospel of Jesus Christ can unite and bring peace to people of all races and nationalities. We who believe in that gospel—whatever our origins—must unite in love of each other and of our Savior, Jesus Christ.” —President Dallin H. Oaks
Read full address here: https://bit.ly/34vQrBi
Artwork: used with permission from the artist Amber Eldredge
