Marcus Martins is the son of Helvecio Marcus Martins, the first Latter-day Saint of African descent to serve as an LDS Church general authority.
10 Facts About Marcus Martins
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Marcus Helvecio Martins was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and became an American citizen in 2010.
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Marcus Martins then went to Provo, Utah, where he studied for six years at Brigham Young University, earning degrees in business management, organizational behavior, and a Ph.
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Marcus Martins served as chair of the Faculty Advisory Council, and member of the strategic planning and academic planning committees.
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Marcus Martins has spoken to professional and ecclesiastical audiences throughout the United States, Brazil, and Japan, and participated in professional conferences in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, the UK, and Qatar.
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Marcus Martins has several video lectures on religion-related topics on his YouTube channel, and in 2016 began speaking in online multi-stake devotionals internationally, along with frequent informal online chats on doctrine with audiences worldwide.
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Marcus Martins has participated in podcasts, interviews, and articles to the media.
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Marcus Martins's research focuses on temple symbolism, and the impact of globalization forces, technology, and immigration on the growth of the LDS Church, as well as consequences of the doctrines of the restoration on daily religiosity.
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In 1978, Marcus Martins became engaged to Mirian Abelin Barbosa, who had just returned from serving in the church's Brazil Sao Paulo South Mission.
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Marcus Martins served in the Brazil Sao Paulo North Mission from 1978 to 1980.