Minorities

From The Encyclopedia of Mormonism

See this page in the original 1992 publication.

[In the Book of Mormon, God invites "all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God" (2 Ne. 26:33). As LDS missionaries have preached the gospel of Jesus Christ to "every nation, kindred, tongue, and people," people from many ethnic groups from all over the world have accepted baptism and become members of the Church. See Vital Statistics.

Emphasis has been placed on taking the gospel to the American Indians and to the other peoples of the Americas. See Indian Student Placement Services; Lamanites; Mexico and Central America, the Church in; Native Americans; South America, the Church in.

Substantial LDS populations also exist in the Pacific Islands. See Hawaii, The Church in; Oceania, the Church in; and Polynesians.

In 1978 a revelation extended the priesthood to all worthy males. This allowed the priesthood to be held by blacks. See Africa, the Church in; Blacks; Doctrine and Covenants: Official Declaration 2; Priesthood; South America, the Church in: Brazil; and West Indies, the Church in.]

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