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The Book of Mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics, and book by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone.The story follows two missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as they attempt to preach the faith to the inhabitants of a remote Ugandan village.
The Book of Mormon was named best musical theater album at the 2012 Grammy Awards. [1] Parker, Lopez, and Stone wrote the musical progressively over a period of six years, beginning in 2004. The recording for the album took place over three days, with the orchestra recording for one and the cast recording for another.
A musical motif referencing the first line of "Come, Come Ye Saints" is used at the end of official broadcasts and videos released by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The hymn also appears in a Protestant hymnal, the United Church of Christ 's New Century Hymnal , with alternate lyrics for the LDS-oriented third verse written by ...
The order was directed to General John Bullock Clark, and it was implemented by the state militia to forcefully displace the Mormons from Missouri. In response to the order, the Mormons surrendered and subsequently sought refuge in Nauvoo, Illinois. In 1976, citing its unconstitutional nature, Missouri Governor Kit Bond formally rescinded it.
The two thousand stripling warriors, also known as The Army of Helaman, are an army of young men in the Book of Mormon, first mentioned in the Book of Alma. [1] They are portrayed as extremely valiant and loyal warriors; in the text, all are wounded in battle and yet survive.
The Jomsvikings were a legendary order of Viking mercenaries or conquerors of the 10th and 11th centuries. Though reputed to be staunchly dedicated to the worship of the Old Norse gods, they would allegedly fight for any lord who could pay their substantial fees, even if he were Christian.
In 1899, the Missionary Song Book, edited by Stephens, was distributed in the LDS Church's Southern States Mission. [7] In the 1927 English-language LDS Church hymnal there were 84 hymns written by Stephens. [4] Stephens's 18 works in the 1985 English-language edition of the LDS Church hymnal are:
The Book of Mormon: A Reader's Edition. The text of the 1920 LDS edition reformatted into paragraphs and poetic stanzas and accompanied by some footnotes. [270] link: Doubleday: 2004 The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. Text from the LDS edition without footnotes. [271] A second edition was printed in 2006. [272] link ...