LDS Church President Russell Nelson to receive Gandhi-King-Mandela Peace Prize

[smac97]

From the Tribune:

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Russell M. Nelson is about to join an elite group of global leaders working for civil rights.

On April 13, the 98-year-old president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will receive the Gandhi-King-Mandela Peace Prize from Morehouse College, a historically Black school in Atlanta.

The honor is awarded “to a person who promotes peace and positive social transformation through nonviolent means,” the school said in its announcement. “The individuals use their global leadership to affirm peace, justice, diversity and pluralism.”

The board selected Nelson “for his global efforts in ‘abandoning attitudes and actions of prejudice against any group of God’s children’ through nonviolent ways.”

I am happy to see Pres. Nelson recognized for his efforts.

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It then quoted the Latter-day Saint leader’s June 2020 Facebook post, after the George Floyd killing by police.

“Let us be clear,” Nelson said in the post. “We are brothers and sisters, each of us the child of a loving Father in Heaven. His son, the Lord Jesus Christ, invites all to come unto him — ‘black and white, bond and free, male and female,’ (2 Nephi 26:33 in the Book of Mormon). It behooves each of us to do whatever we can in our spheres of influence to preserve the dignity and respect every son and daughter of God deserves.”

Nelson, who will not be there in person, will accept the award in a special broadcast, hosted by the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel on the Morehouse campus.

Notable speakers and distinguished guests, including Latter-day Saint general authorities, will attend this event, according to the organizers. There will be music from the Morehouse and Spelman College glee clubs and a virtual performance by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.

Cool.

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A special announcement will be made at this ceremony on future events with the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

I wonder with this "special announcement" about "future events" will be.

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At the ceremony, the school will unveil an oil portrait of the Latter-day Saint president to be hung alongside Abraham Lincoln in the chapel’s prestigious Hall of Honor, which is open to the public. The hall includes more than 150 paintings of international leaders in civil and human rights, with busts of Mahatma and Kasturbai Gandhi in its lobby.

How very nice.

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To Latter-day Saints, the award likely seems fitting for their top leader, who has made weeding out racism one of the hallmarks of his first five years at the helm of the world religion of 16.8 million.

Nelson has used his most prominent platform — the faith’s biannual General Conferences — to condemn racist attitudes in society and in his church. He reached out to the NAACP and put the church’s money where his mouth was, dedicating millions to programs for Blacks in this country as well as helping set up a fund to send young Black Americans to Ghana to learn about the former slave trade.

Thanks,

-Smac

[The Nehor]

The Gandhi-King-Mandela Peace prize is not really joining an “elite group of global leaders” by receiving this prize since this is the first time this prize has ever been awarded from what I have found.

This is weird. The chapel historically has two awards: the Gandhi, King, Ikeda Community Builders Prize and the Gandhi King Ikeda Award for Peace. Now they are switching out Ikeda for Mandela and adding another peace prize with a slight name change?

“A major announcement will be made at this ceremony regarding future events the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will do together.“ This line gives my cynical side all the ammo it needs to theorize about why they created a new award that is almost a duplicate of one they already have and are giving it to President Nelson.

[Hamilton Porter]

35 minutes ago, The Nehor said:

A major announcement will be made at this ceremony regarding future events the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will do together.“ This line gives my cynical side all the ammo it needs to theorize about why they created a new award that is almost a duplicate of one they already have and are giving it to President Nelson.

Keep theorizing. We won't think you're nuts, we promise.

[The Nehor]

28 minutes ago, Hamilton Porter said:

Keep theorizing. We won't think you're nuts, we promise.

I will try but you choosing to use the pronoun “we” now makes me think you have become king of Chile as part of the plot. It is all connected!

WAKE UP SHEEPLE!

 

I hope I am wrong but this looks very performative.

[blackstrap]

7 hours ago, smac97 said:

weeding out racism one of the hallmarks

Boy , am I out of the loop. 

[Apologette]

Racism is found in the Book of Mormon.  Unless the book is changed, it will remain an important Mormon belief that dark skin indicates sin against God.  Regarding Nelson's trip to India, here is a picture of Nelson and his wife beneath the new gold idol of Joseph Smith:  https://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/statue-of-the-prophet-joseph-smith-unveiled-at-india-s-world-peace-dome/image_fc284398-7298-11ed-a046-13d7dbc187b8.html

[pogi]

2 hours ago, Apologette said:

Racism is found in the Book of Mormon.  Unless the book is changed, it will remain an important Mormon belief that dark skin indicates sin against God.  Regarding Nelson's trip to India, here is a picture of Nelson and his wife beneath the new gold idol of Joseph Smith:  https://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/statue-of-the-prophet-joseph-smith-unveiled-at-india-s-world-peace-dome/image_fc284398-7298-11ed-a046-13d7dbc187b8.html

That is Elder Christofferson and his wife and it states that the statue is bronze, although it does look gold (maybe gold coated).  This is not a stature ("idol" of worship) created by the church, FYI. 

[Hamilton Porter]

10 hours ago, Apologette said:

Racism is found in the Book of Mormon.  Unless the book is changed, it will remain an important Mormon belief that dark skin indicates sin against God.  

Are you some evangelical Christian who believes some dude was living inside a fish for three days, evolution didn't happen, the earth is 6,000 years old, and God commanded genocide?

If not, keep educating me about my holy book.

[Hamilton Porter]

7 hours ago, pogi said:

That is Elder Christofferson and his wife and it states that the statue is bronze, although it does look gold (maybe gold coated).  This is not a stature ("idol" of worship) created by the church, FYI. 

 

Hail Joseph, full of grace, plan for us brethren.

Edited March 18, 2023 by Hamilton Porter