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Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey is an American documentary miniseries on Netflix, surrounding the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, an offshoot of mainstream Mormonism, and its current leader Warren S. Jeffs. [1] The series was released on June 8, 2022, on Netflix.
Documentary films critical of Mormonism (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Documentary films about Mormonism" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The Latter-day Saint Experience in America (The American Religious Experience) Greenwood Press, 2004. ISBN 0-313-32750-5. Harper, Reid L. (1996). "The Mantle of Joseph: Creation of a Mormon Miracle". Journal of Mormon History. 22 (2): 35– 71. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. May, Dean L. Utah: A People's History. Bonneville Books ...
The church regards parts of the Apocrypha, [12] the writings of some Protestant Reformers and non-Christian religious leaders, and the non-religious writings of some philosophers to be inspired, though not canonical. [13] The church's most distinctive scripture, the Book of Mormon, was published by founder Joseph Smith in 1830.
"Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults" (Max) In 1997, 39 members of Heaven’s Gate, a celibate religious sect, died in a mass ritual suicide timed to the approach of the Hale-Bopp Comet. The deceased ...
Notable productions related to the church, though produced by individuals not affiliated with it, include Murder Among the Mormons, a 2021 Netflix documentary; [13] and The Book of Mormon, a big-budget musical about Mormon missionaries, which received nine Tony Awards. [14]
Image credits: Hulu People claiming to be “real” mormons have come out in protest against the show on social media, explaining that the people depicted in it are no true followers of the faith
These films, shown mostly in the seminaries and institutes of religion, teach religious principles, church history, and general kindness. Released on VHS (and increasingly on DVD), they became popular home entertainment. A wide variety of these films are now available through BYU's Creative Works Office.