S4 E60 Blacks and the Priesthood: an interview with the first missionary of African descent
The Scriptures Are Real
Kerry Muhlestein
4.8 • 540 Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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In this episode Kerry interviews Marcus Martins, who was the first missionary for the Church of African descent and whose father was the first General Authority of African descent. Marcus outlines how they came into the gospel and why they stayed when they could not participate in all ordinances and when people said hurtful things. His testimony and explanation are real, and are powerful Don't miss this!
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| 0:00.0 | if you want to hear a truly, truly inside scoop on the restoration of full priested blessings |
| 0:07.5 | to all worthy members and how that happened and those who were part of it and in the middle |
| 0:13.2 | of it and the effect it had on their lives and the first general authority and the first |
| 0:18.1 | missionary who served that were of African descent. |
| 0:21.9 | Just amazing inside scoops and inspiring story. |
| 0:24.6 | You have to listen to this episode. |
| 0:26.3 | But please also tell my wife, Julianne, |
| 0:29.3 | not to listen to this episode |
| 0:30.7 | because she tells us that in our family, |
| 0:33.4 | we're not supposed to use the word stupid, |
| 0:35.4 | and I used it a lot in this episode. |
| 0:37.3 | So everyone but Julianne should lot in this episode. So everyone, |
| 0:38.3 | but Julian, should listen to this episode. |
| 0:49.5 | Hello and welcome to the scriptures are real podcast. This is the podcast where we talk about |
| 0:54.0 | elements of the scriptures that have made them real to us because that helps us draw more power out of them and we need all the help we can get. I'm your host Kerry Milstein and I'm so glad to have with me someone who is a dear friend and who will make the scriptures real for you today. This is Dr. Marcus Martinez. Thanks for being with us, Marcus. |
| 1:12.8 | I'm very glad to be with you. |
| 1:14.6 | Thank you very much for the invitation. |
| 1:17.4 | Wonderful. |
| 1:18.5 | Well, it really is my pleasure. |
| 1:20.9 | I'll just tell everyone just a little bit of how we know each other and some of my thoughts |
| 1:24.7 | about Dr. Martins. |
| 1:28.3 | Carry, carry, Carrie. Yeah. |
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