Marcus Helvécio Martins (born 22 April 1959) is the former dean and department chair for Religious Education at Brigham Young University–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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22 April 1959 (age 66)
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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