Tagged with "Arts and Entertainment"
Roll out the red carpet: BYU gets a taste of Hollywood with an early film screening
MR says: *Ephraim's Rescue,* a film about the rescue of the Martin Handcart Company, will be released in just over a week. BYU students will be able to participate in a question and answer session and free screening of the new film “Ephraim’s Rescue” before it opens in theaters. “Ephraim’s...
Two Sister Missionaries Sing 'Nearer My God to Thee' in Studio
MR says: A beautiful version of this song! These two sisters discovered a mutual love of music and found that they shared it with a musician in their ward, who also had a professional studio in his home. These sister recorded this song with the help of a ward member to share their testimonies and help...
What's new: New film shares true story of Mormon teens who took a stand against Hitler (+video)
MR says: This story is pretty incredible. Sounds like movie does a good job with it. During World War II, three Mormon teenagers took on the Third Reich and the new film “Resistance Movement” shares the history of the Helmuth Hubener Resistance Group. The 94-minute DVD from Covenant...
LDS duo starts manly blog to challenge modern views of masculinity
MR says: This is a fairly awesome blog, if you haven't seen it yet. Read more about the couple and their site. Whether it’s how to make a manly hunk of sandwich or live a life reminiscent of Mr. T,...
Was anti-Mormon sentiment on 'Survivor' responsible for Dawn's demise?
MR says: Interesting article that talks more about what the author calls a "double standard" for religious players in general (and not just Mormon players). If you’re like me, you love the first episode of every Survivor season, when people from completely different backgrounds are stuck on an island and...
Phillip Phillips 'Home' - by the Piano Guys
MR says: LOVE this song, and the Piano Guys have pulled it off again with a beautiful but original cover.
Mormon, castaway Dawn Meehan reflects on 'Survivor: Caramoan'
MR says: She is one of the most successful Mormons on this show (two others with Mormon backgrounds made it to the end as well). She says, in regards to her Mormonism, she got a lot of "hilarious questions." Utahn Dawn Meehan said she accomplished what she set out to do on the 26th season of “Survivor:...
LDS artist's 'Mormon Heroin' (sugar) works come to Utah
MR says: Pretty clever--this Mormon artist uses sweets to reconstruct religious or cultural symbols of the LDS faith. To artist Kent Christensen, sugar in all its many forms is "Mormon heroin." It’s also the basis for his art, which satirizes Mormons’ obsession with sweets by using candy, cakes, Jell-O...
Paul Cardall produces soundtrack for 'Ephraim's Rescue' (+video)
MR says: This should be a good film, and the music sounds beautiful. Just about a week to go! Typically, movie soundtracks get buried. People either remember the music or the film, but not both. Paul Cardall hopes the soundtrack for "Ephraim's Rescue" is different. When asked by filmmaker T.C....
HuffPost: Don't Judge a Book of Mormon By Its Cover: How Mormons Are Discovering the Musical as a Conversion Tool
MR says: A must-read. Fascinating look at how *The Book of Mormon* musical is impacting membership and (more importantly) how the Church's changing teaching methods are more relevant to people today than traditional methods. "For a religion to be vital, it needs to show it's relevant to people. And the LDS Church seems well aware of that."
Strong start for BYUtv’s ‘Granite Flats’
MR says: Exciting to hear! The series has some good actors in it. BYUtv’s family drama, “Granite Flats,” aired last month, exceeding producers’ viewership expectations. Six hundred thousand households tuned to the program in its first week, according to Nielsen ratings provided by Scott Swofford,...
Elder Scott teaches '21 Principles' in new book
MR says: A new book from Elder Scott that uses personal experiences to explain how the Holy Spirit guides. Like the steel anchors a mountaineer uses to conquer otherwise impossible cliffs, principles are anchors of safety. They will help a person have confidence in new and unfamiliar circumstances. They will...
Mormon in final three on 'Survivor,' but it's Cochran who wins
MR says: In the live reunion show, Dawn Meehan also talked about her delicate emotional state on the show, which she said had to do with being duplicitous. Utahn and Favorite Dawn Meehan was one of the final three castaways who lasted all 39 days on “Survivor: Caramoan — Fans vs. Favorites.” She sat...
In the Spirit: Mormon Tabernacle Choir to make first-ever Madison, Wisc., appearance
MR says: Good news for people in that area. Finding a hotel room June 18 in Downtown Madison might be a little tricky. That’s the night the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will make its first-ever appearance here. After the concert at Overture Center, the 600-person traveling group, which includes about 330...
Dream comes true for Mormon Mongolian opera star
MR says: So many amazing LDS Church members around the world. She recently got to sing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir when she visited for general conference. I would have loved to hear this rehearsal! Buted Altangerel has sung in leading roles at the largest opera houses in Mongolia, but her biggest dream...
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