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1) The R.M
Publisher
HaleStorm Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
Jared Phelps, a recently returned LDS missionary, picks up where he left off two years earlier. Confident that he will be blessed for his faithful service, Jared soon finds his life turned upside-down.
2) God's army
Publisher
Zion Films
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
Persevering under the harsh realities of life in Los Angeles, a young Mormon missionary soon realizes that his most important convert may be himself.
Publisher
Excel Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
Sister Rachel Taylor is an ethusiastic missionary who is determined to change the world. After arriving in the Austria Vienna Mission she soon learns how to cope with the challenges of learning a different language and eating exotic foreign cuisine. It's not until she is transferred to a new town with a difficult companion that Sister Taylor finds it will take more than hard work and optimism if she hopes to make a difference. Based on the true story...
4) Hawaii
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
Film based on James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a New England farm boy who has decided that the Lord has commanded him to go to Hawaii in order to Christianize its inhabitants.
Publisher
Bristone Films
Pub. Date
[200-?]
Language
English
Description
Christmas mission: The true mission of Christmas is portrayed in this story of two elders and their search for harmony and success.
Only once: Greg and Kellie found the magic early, but their plans didn't work out exactly as they wanted. Romance, personal dreams and moral challenges tugged on the couple's future.
Publisher
Excel Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Rowe McDonald, a returned missionary, has life all figured out--that is until he is killed in a fatal car crash. When he is given sixty days to return to life and finish his work, he must choose whether to lead the life he planned or reach beyond himself to change the life of others.
Pub. Date
uuuu
Language
English
Description
A funny and touching story of Elder Rogers, a Mormon missionary struggling with his faith after a series of blows to his personal life. When he is called to train Elder Calhoun, an overzealous new missionary, Rogers must reconcile his beliefs and sense of purpose.
Publisher
Candlelight Media Group
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Elder Johnson is a hard working, by-the-book missionary who is near the end of his service but has yet to see any fruit from his labors. His companion, the laid-back Elder Sarath, has had lots of baptisms, even though obedience isn't his strongest attribute. A chance discovery of an old journal lead the Elders on a treasure hunt. Relying on each other's strengths, they strive to solve the clues, which lead them to an unexpected reward!
11) Guys and dolls
Series
Language
English
Description
A loveable bunch of underworld sinners are always looking for a crap game, but find salvation instead. Songs and dances include: Luck be a lady tonight, Guys and dolls, and If I were a bell.
Publisher
Disney DVD
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
When 19-year-old John Groberg is sent on a three-year mission to Tonga, he has no idea what he's getting into. Just getting to Tonga is fraught with danger and unbelievable obstacles. Once there, he finds himself in the midst of a culture as remote to him as the island is to his Idaho Falls home. Not understanding the language, and lonely for his fiancee Jean, John faces suspicion, distrust, typhoons, tidal waves, mosquitoes, and other perils of man...
14) Day of defense
Publisher
NuWorlds Productions
Pub. Date
p2012.
Language
English
Description
Two Mormon missionaries are arrested and placed on trial for preaching in the small town of Marysville. Attorneys and best friends Thomas Bryant and James Radner stir the town into a frenzy when they must take opposing sides in a court battle over the validity of the missionaries' religion. When a tragedy strikes the Bryant family, Thomas must question his own beliefs as his faith in God is put to the test far beyond the trial.
Publisher
Halestorm Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Two teenagers break out of a state-sponsored correctional facility in the Mojave Desert. When their getaway vehicle breaks down, they steal a car from two Mormon missionaries. The runaways impersonate the missionaries and get caught up in missionary life, trying to fit in and not get caught.
16) End of the spear
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
Nate Saint is a pilot and Christian missionary who, with his family, lives and works in the jungles of the Amazon River Basin in South America. Nate is fascinated by tales he's heard of the Waodani, a violent and aggressive tribe living nearby, and with a group of fellow Christians takes it upon himself to teach them the importance of compassion and forgiveness. However, the leader of the Waodanis, Mincayani, does not trust the white visitors, and...
Publisher
Excel Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Missionary John H. Groberg returns to Tonga in the '60s with his wife and their five young daughters. The Grobergs face their ultimate test of faith but are surrounded by the love and prayers of thousands of Tongans. Barriers of inter-religious strife are soon broken down as all unite in hopes of a miracle.
Publisher
Cedar Fort
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
With music by Lex de Azevedo and book and lyrics by Doug Stewart, Saturday's Warrior is based on the idea that we existed before we were born into this life, that we had relationships with, and maybe even made promises to, those we would be sharing our earthly journey with. Saturday's Warrior is also the age-old story of the prodigal son who struggles with his faith as he faces peer pressure and the social issues of the day.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Français
Description
A revisionist perspective on Nobel Peace Prize winner Albert Schweitzer rewrites the history of colonialism from the point of view of the colonized. Cameroonian filmmaker Bassek ba Kobhio provides a fascinating revisionist perspective on Albert Schweitzer, Noble Peace Prize winner and secular saint of the colonial era. This film begins to rewrite the history of colonialism from the point of view of the colonized. Le Grand Blanc de Lambaréné is not,...
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