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LDS Movie Review: “Turn Around”

When I first heard that the movie “Turn Around” had been released, I was pretty excited. Jordan Sorenson, the star, lived in my ward for a while and I wanted to see how he did in the film. He did a good job. I’m sorry to say, he’s the only one who did. The movie is a modern adaptation of the story of Alma the Younger. Sorenson plays Colton Pratt, a young man who was raised in an LDS home but doesn’t believe the things he’s been taught. He’s become angry and bitter, lashing out at his family when they … Continue reading →

LDS Weeks in Review September 30-October 13

This week Tristi introduced a great new series that will answer common questions that those of other faiths may have about the church. She answers her first question in Gospel Questions: Are Mormons Christians? Tristi continues her insight into the scriptures with 1 Nephi 5:16-21, 1 Nephi 6 and thoughts about the war chapters, 1 Nephi 7:1-5, 1 Nephi 7:6-15, 1 Nephi 7:16-21, 1 Nephi 7:22, 8:1-11, 1 Nephi 8:12-18, 1 Nephi 8:19-25, 1 Nephi 8:26-34, and 1 Nephi 8:35-38. Miriam reviews several General Conference talks in “The Things of Which I Know,” “The Restoration of the Gospel,” “This Day,” … Continue reading →

LDS Movie Review: “Anxiously Engaged”

“Anxiously Engaged,” also known as “Piccadilly Cowboy,” for some reason, is one of the newest additions to the genre of LDS film. The story revolved around Carson Wells (Jaelin Petrie), a young man from Montana who now lives and works in London for a beef magnate. He is dating Lucy Armstrong, a young woman from his LDS ward, and has decided to ask her to marry him. She accepts and says that the only condition is that he go and talk to her grandfather to ask for her hand. When Carson gets in to see Mr. Armstrong, he realizes that … Continue reading →

My Turn on Earth (1986-2008)

The original cast version of the legendary LDS stage play “My Turn on Earth” has just been released on DVD. We had the soundtrack for this play while I was growing up, and I knew the songs by heart, but it wasn’t until I was about ten that we found the video in some secluded corner of a rental store. We watched it, I loved it, and I haven’t seen it since until the other day, when my mom came back from a trip to Deseret Book with the DVD in her hand. The film was made in 1986 in … Continue reading →