In two, two-hour episodes, filmmaker Helen explores both the history and the present reality of the Mormon faith. Whitney gained unusual access to Mormon archives and Church leaders, including the late Gordon Hinckley, as well as dissident exiles, historians, and scholars both within and outside the faith. "Through this film, I hope to take the viewer inside one of the most compelling and misunderstood religions of our time," says Whitney
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of America's fastest-growing religions, and relative to its size, one of the richest. Church membership is twelve million people worldwide, a credit to late LDS President Gordon Hinckley, who died on January 27, 2008. Hinckley traveled the world in an effort to establish Mormonism in the mainstream, even appearing on late-night talk shows to do so. In less than one century, the Mormon Church has transformed itself from a fringe sect into a thriving religion that embraces common-held American values. Its members include university Presidents, corporate leaders, and prominent politicians, including 2008 presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.
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