It is sometimes asked if this
applies to children of all races, and of course the answer is that when the
revelation says all children it means all children. There is no restriction as
to race, kindred, or tongue. Little children are little children and they are
all alive in Christ, and all are saved by him, through and because of the
atonement. (Bruce R. McConkie, The
Salvation of Little Children, Ensign, April 1977; note that this was written prior to the 1978 revelation rescinding the Temple/Priesthood restrictions)