When I first heard of the hoax apology letter I was deeply saddened by the pain this causes to so many within our church. I am further troubled by how few members of the LDS Church seem to be aware of the pain this hoax has caused for many of our fellow members.
While only a start, I offer three ideas that, I believe, would go a long way in moving us beyond the past that still haunts us.
Second, the church should remove all cross-references within the LDS canon of scripture that erroneously tie skin color to a curse (i.