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kimbutgar

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18. When I was young I had a Mormon friend who invited me to her day camp
Mon Oct 23, 2017, 07:20 PM
Oct 2017

I used to stay with family friends who lived in the suburbs and I would stay with them for two weeks in the summer in the sun since I lived in foggy San Francisco. I went with my friend
Who lived next door to this day camp and met an elder. He talked me with and said I should look into the Mormon church. I actually enjoyed myself as this camp. On one of my phone calls to my Mother, I mentioned going to the camp and saying I liked the Mormon church. There was this long silence on the phone and then my Mom told me they didn’t allow black people in the Mormon church. I am a very light skinned black person and could pass for white. I went to the camp the next day and told the elder what my Mother said, he told me I was ok because God blessed with with white skin. I was only 15 and a little confused over this. Anyway 2 days later I was back in San Francisco and on an airplane to Chicago to spend some time with my Grandma. I later found out from the family friends that they were concerned about the Mormons trying to convert me and that my parents were also upset. But I will never forget, “you are ok, because God blessed you with white skin”.

All you need to know is that Trump is a liar. Sneederbunk Oct 2017 #1
IF attacking a gold star family at the convention didnt bother deplorables Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #2
And yet, his base is sticking up for him. It says a lot about a segment of this country. appleannie1943 Oct 2017 #3
You are correct.."It says a lot about a segment of this country" Stuart G Oct 2017 #4
The people he's attacking are black dalton99a Oct 2017 #6
Once on a camping trip to Florida, a Georgia man sincerely told me that appleannie1943 Oct 2017 #9
"Slavery was punishment from God" dalton99a Oct 2017 #10
Which has no Biblical foundation whatsoever. Aristus Oct 2017 #13
When I was young I had a Mormon friend who invited me to her day camp kimbutgar Oct 2017 #18
means nothing as long as his supporters lack a moral center beachbum bob Oct 2017 #5
Trump's supporters, that 35% "base," have become a cult of personality. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2017 #7
Simple math: So-called white people are 70% of USA. Marcuse Oct 2017 #19
I live among Trumpsters here in Ohio. I doc03 Oct 2017 #8
Yep, he's doing this on purpose. dalton99a Oct 2017 #11
Exactly nobody is talking about why they doc03 Oct 2017 #12
It worked well, and it made him president dalton99a Oct 2017 #14
I blame the damn media for that Dotard being elected. Morning Joe doc03 Oct 2017 #15
MJ is trying hard to minimize his role and erase the record dalton99a Oct 2017 #16
NO! WRONG! This is suspension of disbelief. disalitervisum Oct 2017 #17
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