Marcus Martins
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Marcus Helvécio Martins (born 22 April 1959)[1] is the former dean and department chair for religious education at Brigham Young University–Hawaii (BYU–Hawaii), and also the author of Setting the Record Straight: Blacks and the Mormon Priesthood. Martins was the first black member to serve as a missionary after the revelation extending the priesthood of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to all male members regardless of race or color. Martins is the son of Helvécio Martins, the first Latter-day Saint of African descent to serve as an LDS Church general authority.
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Born | (1959-04-22)22 April 1959 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Spouse(s) | Mirian Abelin Barbosa |
Children | 4 |
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