The Book of Mormon teaches that our Savior "inviteth [all the children of men] 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, both Jew and Gentile." "He inviteth them all." We understand "male and female." We also understand "black and white," which means all races. But what about "bond and free"? Bond--the opposite of free--means more than slavery. It means being bound (in bondage) to anything from which it is difficult to escape. Bond includes those whose freedom is restricted by physical or emotional afflictions. Bond includes those who are addicted to some substance or practice. Bond surely refers to those who are imprisoned by sin--"encircled about" by what another teaching of the Book of Mormon calls "the chains of hell." Bond includes those who are held down by traditions or customs contrary to the commandments of God. Finally, bond also includes those who are confined within the boundaries of other erroneous ideas. The Prophet Joseph Smith taught that we preach to "liberate the captives." Our Savior "inviteth ... all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; ... he denieth none that come unto him ...; and all are alike unto God."