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| − | [[image: Mormon_Music_Producer_Marvin_Perkins.jpg|100px|left|alt=Mormon Music Producer Marvin Perkins| Mormon Music Producer Marvin Perkins]]Marvin Perkins is a Latter-day Saint music producer and DVD producer. As an African-American he has sought to change the perception of Latter-day Saints | + | [[image: Mormon_Music_Producer_Marvin_Perkins.jpg|100px|left|alt=Mormon Music Producer Marvin Perkins| Mormon Music Producer Marvin Perkins]]'''Marvin Perkins''' is a Latter-day Saint music producer and DVD producer. As an African-American he has sought to change the perception of Latter-day Saints toward African-Americans and African-Americans toward Latter-day Saints. Along with [[Darius Gray]], Perkins has produced a set of DVDs entitled ''Blacks in the Scriptures''. He also has written a widely turned to paper entitled "How to Reach African-Americans". Perkins has made CDs of hymns. |
| − | In June of 2008 CNN aired an interview with Perkins in which he was able to vocally explain his faith in the teachings of [ | + | In June of 2008 CNN aired an interview with Perkins in which he was able to vocally explain his faith in the teachings of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. |
| − | Brother Perkins was raised in other Christian faiths and joined the Church in his late teens. | + | Brother Perkins was raised in other Christian faiths and joined the Church of Jesus Christ in his late teens. |
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| − | As of early 2009 Perkins serves as the Public Affairs director for the [[Genesis Group]]. | + | As of early 2009 Perkins serves as the Public Affairs director for the [[Genesis Group]]. He has given many presentations about Africans, primarily African-Americans although not uniquely so, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<ref>[http://ldsfocuschrist.blogspot.com/2008/05/2008-blacks-and-latter-day-saints.html report on presentation by Brother Perkins in Orange County, California]</ref> |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
*[http://www.ldsgenesisgroup.com/howtoreach.html Perkins's article on sharing the gospel with African-Americans] | *[http://www.ldsgenesisgroup.com/howtoreach.html Perkins's article on sharing the gospel with African-Americans] | ||
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Revision as of 13:51, 11 August 2021
In June of 2008 CNN aired an interview with Perkins in which he was able to vocally explain his faith in the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Brother Perkins was raised in other Christian faiths and joined the Church of Jesus Christ in his late teens.
As of early 2009 Perkins serves as the Public Affairs director for the Genesis Group. He has given many presentations about Africans, primarily African-Americans although not uniquely so, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1]
