Mormons trace their origins to the visions that joseph smith reported he had in the early 1820s while living in upstate new york. The pissants know how to spin it just right so the world sees them for the weird controling cult they are. Initially, it was a derogatory term used by the critics haters, killers, mobs to refer to the members of the church. Free book of mormon meet with missionaries find a church email get a book of mormon get a bible schedule a visit find a church study with us. Meet the mormons a pictorial introduction to the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and its people by green, doyle l and randall l. Filmed on location and across the globe, meet the mormons takes viewers on a. Using the book of mormon to meet todays challenges. Smith published what he said was a translation of these plates in march 1830 as the book of mormon, named after mormon, the. This movie examines the very diverse lives of six devout members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints mormons. See more ideas about ex mormon, lds church and doctrine and covenants. Meet the mormons is a great book to introduce the church of jesus christ latterday saints. Discover the book of mormon inspire your inbox about us find a church site map terms of use updated 20180901 privacy notice updated. This video is for church or personal use only and is not to be uploaded or published to personal websites.
This list is for exmormons by an exmormon score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Filmed on location and across the globe, meet the mormons takes viewers on a journey into the daytoday realities of individuals living in the u. Lacking sincerity to craft an engaging conversation about faith, meet the mormons, although wellshot, reverts to infomercialstyle tropes. To buy a personal copy visit walmart, deseret book or amazon. I read that president monson suggested the title, based on a film hed used for missionary work in the 70s. Not good for tscc ah, the morg lurker, listener, and spy. We put hours and hours of videos about the gospel and about latterday saints for free on the internet. The mormons replaces the very popular but now very outdated meet the mormons. Meet the mormons is available on youtube in 29 languages or dialects.
In directing and producing meet the mormons, byu alum blair treu center worked to tell the stories of extraordinaryordinary mormons in a way that would be both entertaining and authentic. From their individual passions to their daily struggles, each story paints a. Mormons believe in the bible as well as the book of mormon, which smith claimed to have translated from golden plates buried in upstate new york. Gawd, why didnt the dumbass just hold up signs in the background that stated yes, it is a cult. Splashy casting news is plenty exciting but were taking a moment to give a shoutout to the casts of some of broadways longrunning shows. Meet the mormons takes the viewing audience on a trip into the daily realities of people living in the united states, costa rica, and nepal. The book im posting for throwback thursday today was published first in 1965 by deseret book. Filmed on location and across the globe, meet the mormons takes viewers on a journey into the daytoday realities of individuals living in the united states, costa rica, nepal, and beyond. Williams, using the book of mormon to meet todays challenges, in living the book of mormon. To buy a personal copy visit walmart, deseret book or.
Some are called to serve in areas not far from their hometown and are able to teach in their native english, whereas others are called to serve in faraway. In 1823, smith said an angel directed him to a buried book written on golden plates containing the religious history of an ancient people. Meet the mormons isnt substantial enough to screen on the first day of lds 101. Youve probably turned the pages of some of her award winning novels, and enjoyed the work of a strong woman raised lds. Meet the mormons meet the mormons is a featurelength documentary that tells the stories of six members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Meet the mormons the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Authors of the mormons include eight faculty members from byu religious education and six writers from other fields. Tbt meet the mormons the gospel home the mormon home. Meet the mormons is a 2014 american documentary film directed by blair treu and produced by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church. Meet the mormons is also available on netflix worldwide. Based on box office numbers, most of you have already seen the movie meet the mormons. Murdo macleod i f youve seen the brilliant musical the book of mormon, then meet the mormons channel 4 will ring a few bells. We give away copies of the book of mormon for free. The nickname mormons stems from our unique book of scripture, the book of mormon.
Religious minorities in bosnia and herzegovina part i. On her own by age 15, armstrong became a single teenage mother with one child and a second child who died. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The meet the mormons movie examines the very diverse lives of six devout members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints mormons. The book was rejected nine times before she finally received an offer from bloomsbury the same company that published harry potter. Missionaries for the church of jesus christ of latterday saints are called to serve in many different locations throughout the world. A new meet the mormons film, the craftsman, is now showing at the legacy theater on. Filmed on location and across the globe, meet the mormons takes viewers on a journey into the daytoday realities of individuals living in the us, costa rica, nepal and beyond. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Meet the mormons a pictorial introduction to the church of. The film documents the lives of six devout mormons living in the united states, costa rica, and nepal. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to.
Meet the mormons was originally intended for the legacy theater, a singlescreen venue in downtown salt lake city that has featured churchproduced films such as the dramatized biography of church founder joseph smith and legacy, a dramatization of the mormon pioneer trek to the salt lake valley. Learn more about meet the mormons at meetthemormons. Meet the mormons a pictorial introduction to the church. Meet carolina, ken, bishnu, jermaine, dawn and gail six seemingly ordinary individuals with extraordinary stories of service and redemption. Meet the real mormons trying to connect with people. Meet the mormons is a religious documentary that follows the very distinct lives of six deeply religious members, and their families, of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The lds church donated all net proceeds from the theatrical release of the film to the american red cross.
A new book has been written which does much the same job, but is uptodate, beautiful and even better than the original book. But now, we are going to put a full featurelength film called meet the mormons in the theaters right up against hollywoods blockbusters and expect people to pay to get acquainted with us. Tackling any group as large as an entire religion is a tall order and one that seems downright foolhardy. Follow a young mormon as he gives up 2 years of his life and goes off to convert the people. Find over 5 lds singles groups with 2158 members near you and meet people in your local community who share your interests. Roy prete, the general editor of this new volume, told me in a personal interview that the idea for this book came after a 2012 author. Meet the real mormons trying to connect with people outside the hippodrome after the book of mormon we know the book of mormon is a parody and pokes fun at mormonism, but were okay with that. Meet the mormons examines the very diverse lives of six devout members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. In short, this book explains the teachings of the gospel, lays out the plan to salvation, and very simply tells people what they must do to achieve peace in this life and eternal salvation in the next life, the lds members concluded. The mormons provides insights into social studies topics including religious movements and their impact on american history, westward migration and the american frontier, the second great. Eventually, members of the church seemed to own the name, even took pride in being a peculiar mormon. Imagine travelling halfway across the world at your own expense for a religious calling. A handful of indonesians are doing just that to join the islamic state, while a few americans have been quietly coming to indonesia to talk about the mormon religion. However, we do encourage you to share the video from this page or embed it from youtube.
The book of mormon, a larky buddy story about two american mormons who go to uganda in an attempt to convert the natives, is utterly irresistible. Meet the mormons is a featurelength documentary that examines the very diverse lives of six devout members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Do you remember reading books like the goose girl or enna. The result is a gorgeously illustrated history of mormonism. Meet the mormons examines the diverse lives of six members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.
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