We Mormons hold Jews in great esteme....we consider them 'cousins' of a sort. You will find no greater pro-semites in America.
We strive to love all men....but some make it tougher to do.
So, THIS is an example of the esteem mormons hold for Jews?
From: Mormons meet with Jews over baptizing Holocaust victims
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) -- Mormon and Jewish leaders met Tuesday in New York City to discuss the Mormon church's apparent breach of its agreement not to posthumously baptize Holocaust victims and other deceased Jews.
More on this practice at The Issue of The Mormon Baptisms of Jewish Holocaust Victims
The main thing that I think will come out about Mitt Romney is this little gem, a vow taken in the ritual in the mormon temple: You and each of you covenant and promise before God, angels, and these witnesses at this altar, that you do accept the Law of Consecration as contained in the Doctrine and Covenants, in that you do consecrate yourselves, your time, talents, and everything with which the Lord has blessed you, or with which he may bless you, to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for the building up of the Kingdom of God on the earth and for the establishment of Zion.
A good question to ask Mitt during the primary campaign is whether he intends to honor this vow OVER his oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States.
I am quite sure that if he makes it through the primary, the Jesse Jacksons and Al Sharptons will be making the point that until 1978, African-American men were denied "the priesthood" necessary to enter the mormon temple, because of the church doctrine that LDS Tenth President Joseph Fielding Smith explains:
There is a reason why one man is born black and with other disadvantages, while another is born white with great advantages. The reason is that we once had an estate before we came here, and were obedient; more or less, to the laws that were given us there. Those who were faithful in all things there [pre-existence] received greater blessings here, and those who were not faithful received less. . . . There were no neutrals in the war in Heaven. All took sides either with Christ or with Satan. Every man had his agency there, and men receive rewards here based upon their actions there, just as they will receive rewards hereafter for deeds done in the body. The Negro, evidently, is receiving the reward he merits (Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, 1:61, 65-66; emphasis added).
Now, let the indignant mormon apologists begin throwing their spears at me...I have my flame-proof armor handy.