CIRCUMCISION

Christians believe that since the "new covenant" - the Gospel of Christ - was not established as a tribal or nationalistic covenant, but an opening of God's covenants to all the world - inviting all people in the world to join the House of Israel - circumcision, as a token of the Abraham covenant, which set one nation apart from the others, was done away with by Christ.

In a council of church leaders concerning what would be required of gentile converts, it was not included in the list of things that would be required. (See Acts 15.)

In the Book of Mormon, the conclusion is even plainer: the Resurrected Christ instructed that: "...ye shall offer up unto me no more the shedding of blood... ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit." (3 Nephi 9:19-20) Also:

"Listen to the words of Christ, your Redeemer, your Lord and your God...
the law of circumcision is done away in me."
(Moroni 8:8)

The only reason Christians would circumcise is for national or social reasons; the alleged health benefits have been proven wrong over and over again in the past fifty years. The LDS Church has never commented one way or the other on the medical debate over circumcision.