Looking for something to watch this weekend? Check out these six documentaries about Latter-day Saints trying to let their light so shine. From a rock star convert to a presidential candidate, you’ll love these fascinating documentaries.
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Perhaps most recognizable from her role as the narrator of the popular documentary Meet the Mormons, Jenna Kim Jones is a stand-up comedian with her own podcast, #SorryNotSorry with Jenna Kim Jones. We recently chatted with her about life as a Mormon entertainer.
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The newest Meet the Mormons standalone The Craftsman features the story of airshow pilot Danny Sorenson and his family. You can see it in the Legacy Theater at Temple Square and in temple visitor's centers around the United States starting February 3, 2018.
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"I'm so excited to announce 'Closer to Home,' a homeless teen initiative that's bringing a lot of fun people together to rally around these incredible kids," Dawn Armstrong says in a new video featuring The Piano Guys and other LDS YouTube sensations.
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"My last thoughts that night were wondering if I would freeze to death. If this spot in the carpet would be my final resting place. Would this be the way that I died? I wondered if there would be a funeral. I couldn’t think of anyone who would come. How would they even know who I was if no one was looking for me?"
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Prayer, faith, and sticking to his standards. Those are just a few things that have helped Ken Niumatalolo become the winningest football coach in Navy's history. Learn more about this inspiring man and how Meet the Mormons changed his life.
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The Kawamitsu family got their start in stardom performing martial arts throughout the United States. But when the Kawamitsus moved back to Japan, siblings Aiki, Kanasa, Akino, and Akashi quickly discovered their love for singing and dancing, something their parents shared.
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Ken Niumatalolo, Meet the Mormons star and the "all-time winningest" head football coach in the U.S. Naval Academy's history, according to navysports.com, received a prestigious award for the second consecutive time in his career.
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The Kawamitsu family got their start in stardom performing martial arts throughout the United States. The eldest of the four famous siblings, Aikashi, was obsessed with Jackie Chan. “I really wanted to be an action star,” Aikashi shares. “So I forced the younger ones [to join in]. And I would tell them you can’t eat food until you practice, and so I was really strict,” he says with a laugh.
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The original goal of Meet the Mormons was to show the world “who we are and what makes us tick,” says Blair Treu, the film’s executive producer, writer, and director.
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When Giovanna Nezhati was contacted to be a potential candidate for Meet the Mormons, she was confused. “I thought they were looking for the perfect Mormons,” she explains. But her family was not made up of perfect Mormons. In fact, her husband was not a member of the Church.
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In 2014, Meet the Mormons opened nationwide, helping to clear up misconceptions about Mormons and connecting with people from diverse walks of life. It also reached number 34 on a list of the biggest documentaries of all-time at the box office, according to Box Office Mojo.
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You could say that Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo and the Midshipmen have become well acquainted with U.S. President Barack Obama during his two terms in office.
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It's ironic that a Church video ultimately led to Jermaine Sullivan's conversion to the Church in Alabama. And now, because of his involvement in a Church movie, Meet the Mormons, he has had the chance to share his faith and bring others to the gospel in turn.
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On Friday, January 22, John Travolta hosted the 13th Annual "Living Legends of Aviation" Awards, and Harrison Ford presented the Aviation Legacy Award.
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MR says: Ali'i Niumatalolo has drawn quite the attention by choosing to serve a mission and put his college football career on hold, something which has allowed him to share his faith just like his father did in Meet the Mormons.
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MR says: The Mormon Channel recently posted the full Meet the Mormons movie to YouTube in 29 languages, so now Church members from all over the world can watch it for free for a limited time.
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With nearly four million views on YouTube, David Archuleta's beautiful song "Glorious," which was featured in Meet the Mormons, has become a big hit--and for good reason too. Now, you can own this wonderful song for yourself in two languages, English and Spanish. Check out the post below for more details.
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So you think you’ve “met the Mormons.” You’ve heard the news and seen the stories.
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In an effort to make “Meet the Mormons” more accessible to people around the world, the film will be distributed Tuesday, February 3 to TV channels and digital providers.
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When “Meet the Mormons” was released in October 2014, much of the buzz was about David Archuleta singing the story to a close with “Glorious.”
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Ken Niumatalolo learned the X's and O's of college football from a variety of mentors, most notably Paul Johnson, his predecessor at Navy.
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“Do I need to bring a towel?”
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