Removing Racist Scripture: RFM: 425
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Bill Reel
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🗓️ 27 October 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Is it really possible that the LDS Church is removing the racist passages from the Book of Mormon? Not from the English version, but instead from the versions prepared for distribution in developing nations such as in Africa? Join RFM as he reviews the evidence and make up your own mind!
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, everybody. This is Radio Free Mormon, broadcasting behind enemy lines. |
| 0:05.4 | Tonight's episode is removing racist scripture, specifically from the Book of Mormon. |
| 0:11.9 | Now, I have a question for you. What would you think if I told you that the LDS Church appears to be engaged in a widespread practice of removing racist scripture from the book of Mormon. |
| 0:25.8 | Primarily, those copies of the Book of Mormon translated for developing nations up to and including |
| 0:32.1 | those in Africa. Yes, it appears that the LDS Church is removing racist scripture for copies of the |
| 0:39.8 | Book of Mormon produced in Africa. Now, if I were to tell you just that much, it would be accurate, |
| 0:46.8 | but it's not the whole story. To tell the whole story, I'm going to need the rest of this episode. |
| 0:51.5 | So follow along with me, if you will. This is going to get interesting, |
| 0:55.2 | really fast. Here's the title slide. LDS Church removes racist verses from the book of Mormon. |
| 1:04.2 | Now, how are they doing this you might add? Well, first off, let's go back to this very particular |
| 1:08.9 | verse. The single most racist verse, I believe, the one that has caused the most problems over the year, |
| 1:15.8 | in the Book of Mormon, is found in the second part of Second Nephi, chapter 5. |
| 1:21.1 | Now, there are a sprinkling of racist scriptures throughout the book of Mormon. |
| 1:24.7 | Some of them are easier to be explained away by apologists. This one is a sticking point because the language is so specific, and in fact, |
| 1:33.2 | it is this verse that figures in the minor scandal that occurred back in January of 2020, |
| 1:40.0 | when the brand new Come Follow Me Manuel was being produced by the church. |
| 1:48.8 | It was on the book of Mormon, and in it when they got to 2nd Nephi chapter 5, |
| 1:52.2 | lo and behold, what to my wondering eyes should appear. |
| 1:55.7 | But this, here is a photograph of what that looked like. |
| 1:59.0 | It's from 2nd Nephi chapter 5 versus 20 and 21. |
| 2:03.0 | Remember those scriptures, okay, 20 and 21. That's going to be important here in just a couple of minutes the heading says what is the curse that came upon the lamanites here is the |
| 2:09.9 | quote by the way this includes verses from the book of Mormon but the quote itself is from joseph fielding smith in his book answers to gospel |
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