Mormons postulate there are negroidal spirits, unbodied and indistinguishable from the Holy Spirit when they are in the pre-life state, and they are unbodied as pre-punishment. When those negroidal spirits are on earth they get physical bodies, but they are marked (dark skin, flattened noses) so we can tell them apart.
The pre-punishment is for Cain and Ham screwing up apparently. The negroes do get their own planets, eventually, but only after all the white folks get theirs. I think they get to keep their bodies when they are on their own planets. It's my understanding the change in Mormon racial policies back in the late 1970s covers only aspects of church officer eligibility and social interactions amongst the flock, the pre and post earthly life stuff is still in the LDS literature so it must remain in effect.
I don't know if bodies are stored in the Mormon prelife area without souls in them, or if they are 'produced' as required for the spirit beings. Mormon hierarchy is aware the Holy Ghost not having a physical body like other spirits who don't have them due to it being a punishment issue, is not a punishment issue in that instance, but 'officially', it is something no one needs to worry about.
I'm sure we are all relieved the Mormons have worked out all this 'spirit' stuff for the rest of us.
The pre-punishment is for Cain and Ham screwing up apparently. The negroes do get their own planets, eventually, but only after all the white folks get theirs. I think they get to keep their bodies when they are on their own planets. It's my understanding the change in Mormon racial policies back in the late 1970s covers only aspects of church officer eligibility and social interactions amongst the flock, the pre and post earthly life stuff is still in the LDS literature so it must remain in effect.
I don't know if bodies are stored in the Mormon prelife area without souls in them, or if they are 'produced' as required for the spirit beings. Mormon hierarchy is aware the Holy Ghost not having a physical body like other spirits who don't have them due to it being a punishment issue, is not a punishment issue in that instance, but 'officially', it is something no one needs to worry about.
I'm sure we are all relieved the Mormons have worked out all this 'spirit' stuff for the rest of us.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
