Anthony Uzodimma Obinna (April 15, 1928 – August 25, 1995), born in Umuelem Enyiogugu in Aboh Mbaise, (local government area of Imo State, Owerri) in Nigeria,[1] was the first convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Nigeria.

In 1965, Obinna had a vision in which Jesus Christ showed him rooms in a beautiful building.

In 1971, he found an article in Reader's Digest, which had a picture of this building, and he discovered it was the Salt Lake Temple of the LDS Church.

In 1978, after the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints lifted its restriction on black people holding the priesthood (in June), in leadership training meetings before the October General Conference, a letter from Obinna pleading for missionaries to be sent hastily was one of a few that Spencer W. Kimball read to emphasize a need to move quickly in sending missionaries to Nigeria and Ghana.

[2] In November 1978, Mormon missionaries traveled to Nigeria and baptized Obinna and a number of other converts.