RainMain, I'm in the process of converting to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon).

If you'd like to PM me I can try to clarify some of what sounds like some major misinformation you were given. I won't try to convert you (I promise!) but I don't want you to come away from our church beleiving some things that are outright wrong.

For the rest of the people reading the thread: rest assured that while the church may have had racist policies in the past (as did most churches), they have been completely and whole-heartedly eliminated as we all (I'm saying we as in human beings) have become re-educated thanks to the Civil rights movement in the last 50 years. there are several black Mormons in my ward, and they have all of the same opportunities as the rest of us do.

Also, and I will repeat this over and over and over again: the LDS church does NOT support polygamy!! There are some splinter sects who call themselves "Mormon" but are NOT affiliated or approved of by the church that do, but the actual Church of Latter Day Saints frowns very heavily upon it. Anyone found to be practicing polygamy will be excommunicated immediately.

(Edited to add: Missionaries can be men or women. Elder is a title for any man who has reached adulthood (there's more to it, but that's the simple way of putting it). Adult women in the church are referred to as sisters)

Back to your regularly scheduled thread (RainMan, PM me!)