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In 2019, the LDS Church began producing a series of live-action adaptations of various stories, titled Book of Mormon Videos, which it distributed on its website and YouTube channel. [11] [citation needed] [12] [13]
For example, a movie theater in Sandy, Utah was home to the highest attendance for viewings of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; and, as of 2011, Latter-day Saints constituted 69% of Utah's population. [40] R-ratings are rare among Mormon-made films; [31] they have been described as having "a 1950s sensibility about them." [19]
Pages in category "Films about Mormonism" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
"We weren't like, 'We have to find two actresses that were raised Mormon,' " said Beck, 40. "But the reason they won the role is because they were so true when they performed it.
The basic beliefs and traditions of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) have a cultural impact that distinguishes church members, practices and activities. The culture is geographically concentrated in the Mormon Corridor in the United States, and is present to a lesser extent in many places of the world where Latter ...
In common with other Restorationist churches, the LDS Church teaches that a Great Apostasy occurred. It teaches that after the death of Jesus and the Twelve Apostles, the priesthood authority was lost and some important doctrinal teachings, including the text of the Bible, were changed from their original form, thus necessitating a restoration prior to the Second Coming.
Portrayals of Mormons and of Mormonism in both literature and movies have drawn criticism, with critics such as d'Arc describing the bulk of what the world heard of Mormons in the 19th and early-20th century, via the literature of the day, as "polygamy, mystic revelations to modern prophets, golden bibles, and scheming missionaries adding continually to their harem of wives", and stating that ...
The church maintains a degree of orthodoxy by excommunicating or disciplining its members who take positions or engage in practices viewed as apostasy. For example, the LDS Church excommunicates members who practice polygamy or who adopt the beliefs and practices of Mormon fundamentalism. [citation needed]