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Yes. In verse 8 the Lord cursed the land with much heat and thus we see the operation that caused their skin to turn black and the reason was so that they would be despised among all people. No one said black skin was the curse, just the result of it.

That is true. It's unwarranted speculation, poor research, and contrary to official LDS doctrine to think of it as a change in countenance, attitude, or a "tattoo" (as I've seen speculated at FAIR and their new site mormonvoices.org). And Enoch also beheld the residue of the people which were the sons of Adam; and they were a mixture of all the seed of Adam save it was the seed of Cain, for the seed of Cain were black, and had not place among them. Moses 7:22 He has heard our prayers, and by revelation has confirmed that the long-promised day has come when every faithful, worthy man in the Church may receive the holy priesthood, with power to exercise its divine authority, and enjoy with his loved ones every blessing that flows therefrom, including the blessings of the temple. OD 2 I really don't see any change from prior to 1978 and I don't see any indication of racism in the doctrine, past or present, as the curse was not applied based on some inherited phenotype such as skin color. It is also certain that the doctrine remains that the ban was insituted by God ("long promised day", "from the dispensation of Adam etc.). There need not be any apologies or sugar-coating.

Hi skippy. Do you see an actual change in doctrine on the subject or with the wording changes in the chapter headings and footnotes do you see rather putting the subject a little deeper out of view? Imho, I see the latter; especially considering what the Church currently publishes in it's manuals (see the new BoM Insitute manual on 2 Nephi 5:20-24, also the PoGP manual on OD 2) as well as on the Church's website (Priesthood Ordination Prior to 1978 in the Study by Topic on the main Menu) for example.

Trinity: The Three are separate individual Persons who are literally one Being/God. Modalism: The Three are just manifestations (modes) of God. They sound similar and use the same language, but they are not the same. However, modalism is rare. LDS Godhead: The Three are separate individual Persons and separate individual Beings. They are each Gods, the Son and Holy Ghost being subordinate to the Father.