Their Favorite Musical; the Conversion
If you have watched the “The Book of Mormon,” you may be led to believe that followers of the religion aren’t big fans of it. But you’d be wrong. The Church of Latter-Day Saints happens to be quite fond of the play, which was written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone (of “South Park”). Premised on Smith’s religion, the play is written in Parker and Stone’s typical make-fun-of-everything pattern.
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The play follows two Latter-day Saint missionaries trying to convert a rural Ugandan village to their faith. The villagers’ lack of enthusiasm is a challenge for the sincere young men. They are preoccupied with more serious issues such as HIV/AIDS, starvation, female genital mutilation, and tyranny by the local warlord.