86. To circumcise all males.

Status: Inactive

"And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised." ~ Lev. 12:3

 This is the law as it appears within the Law of Moses.  The requirement for circumcision was part of the covenant the Lord made with Abraham.

"This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.  And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.  And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.  He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.  And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant." 

~ Genesis 17:10-14

In short, the law of circumcision has been rescinded and is currently inactive.  We are no longer commanded to be circumcised.  Here is the scripture which supersedes Leviticus 12:3:

"Listen to the words of Christ, your Redeemer, your Lord and your God.  Behold, I came into the world not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance; the whole need no physician, but they that are sick; wherefore, little children are whole, for they are not capable of committing sin; wherefore the curse of Adam is taken from them in me, that it hath no power over them; and the law of circumcision is done away in me."

~ Moroni 8:8