Friday, October 10, 2014

Meet the Mormons

I don't usually talk religion much on my blog, well, not at all really! It's not the point of my blog and I'm hoping that simply by the way I "do things" you'll get a vibe of where I'm coming from religiously speaking.

But today I did want to share with you a unique thing that's happening this weekend that has my Utah Mormon community all abuzz. There's going to be a theatrical movie released country-wide that highlights several Mormons and their lives. I guess the idea is to let the world know that Mormons are fairly normal (well, as normal as any of us are!) people that do good things all around the world.

Here's what the official blurb says:

Meet the Mormons is a feature-length documentary that examines the very diverse lives of six devout members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Filmed on location and across the globe, Meet the Mormons takes viewers on a journey into the day-to-day realities of individuals living in the U.S., Costa Rica, Nepal and beyond. From their individual passions to their daily struggles, each story paints a picture as rich and unique as the next while challenging the stereotypes that surround the Mormon faith. The film will appear in theaters across the United States beginning on October 10th, 2014. All net proceeds from the film will go to charity.

So if you're curious about Mormons, check it out! I'm kinda curious and I am one myself and live in the middle of Mormon country! It will be interesting for me to see how they do this thing. I'll let you know what I think. :) And if any of you end up seeing it, of course I'd love to know what you think too.

Here's a link to the official trailer, but the clip I wanted to embed here is David Archuleta singing the song from this movie while clips from the movie play behind him. I love his voice! Take a listen and see if you don't get a couple of chills. (You can download this song for free too. Cool.)

8 comments:

  1. So are you going to go see it? I'm still undecided, but I guess I should support my own religion.

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    1. Kami: I'm sure I will, but I don't know when.

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  2. Crap! I got teary watching the trailer. Looks awesome!

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    1. Andi: LOL! I told you it's a pretty sweet song. :)

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  3. We were so excited to find out it was coming to Amarillo! I initially didn't think we'd get to see it, but we are taking the family tomorrow!

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    1. Gayle: Did you go? How was it? Was the theater full? Here, they are all sold out, so I guess I'll wait until things die down a bit. But I'm curious to know how it's doing in non-Utah places. :)

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    2. We did go to the early matinee show today. The theater wasn't full (I'll be interested to talk to someone who went later in the day/evening to see if it was the same). Hard to say for sure, but I'm guessing maybe 40-50 people there. Our stake has made a big push for people to get out and see it this opening weekend.
      We all really liked it! The only thing that kind of annoyed us (my kids commented on this as well) was that the closed captioning was turned on for the entire movie. I don't know if it was just that particular showing or theater, but it was distracting. (That's another thing I want to compare notes on.)

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    3. Oh, and my girls and I all cried during the last section, too! :-)

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