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Meet the Mormons is a documentary that examines the life of six devoted members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Meet the Mormons takes the viewers on a journey through the day to day life of these members from all around the world. The film paints a picture of their individual passions to their daily struggles while challenging the stereotypes that surround the Mormon faith.This documentary follows 6 Members. First they stop in Atlanta Georgia to answer the question what it is like to be a Mormon Bishop, to balance a family and full time job and still have time for the volunteer responsibility of being a Mormon Bishop. They examine the life of a man named Jermaine Sullivan who is a Academic counselor, father of three and Bishop of the Atlanta Georgia branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He talks about how his faith, family, church members and friends fuel him to balance all that he has. Second they stop in Annapolis, Maryland and examine the life of the United States Navel Academy football head coach Ken Niumatalolo. Coach Niumatalolo talks about how his faith affects his life. One way being how he doesn't arrange meetings or practices on Sundays. Third they stop in Costa Rica and examine the life of Milton and Carolina Marin Muñoz and learn about how the men and women roles in a Mormon family are equal and what it is like to be a Mormon outside of the United States. Fourth they examine the life and amazing life story of a 92 year old pilot named Colonel Gail Halvorsen and how his faith helped him become The Original Candy bomber. Fifth they stop in Kathmandu, Nepal and examine the life of Bishnu Adhikari and how his faith and love of people helped him become a Humanitarian changing the life of thousands of people in Nepal. Sixth and final stop is in Salt Lake City where they examine the life of "The Missionary Mom" Dawn Armstrong and her life being converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.This documentary is made by Mormons about Mormons. So naturally it is made to leave a good thought of the religion in the viewers head. Given those expectations it's not nearly as preachy as you might expect. It is fascinating to see the way in which Mormons tell their own story. The question the film seeks to answer is why these intelligent, normal, believing people choose to be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and not some other Christian denomination.Meet the Mormons is is documentary but it feels like more of an adventure as it takes you through the life of six different Mormons. This documentary shows its audience what it is really like to be a Mormon. This is an incredible documentary that I believe could attract many audiences not just those of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints but any others that are willing to learn about the Mormon religion. I give this documentary a 9/10 and really recommend it to anyone that wants to learn about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or anyone willing to learn something new.

Meet the Mormons is shameless propaganda for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints just by its very smiley, antiseptic nature. It cherrypicks six followers of the Mormon religion and shows their lives, their families, and their faith, in addition to how their lives have been touched by Mormonism. Its "Mormons are people too" message is dense even by propaganda standards, and unless you lack the ability to believe that there are indeed good-natured people of all religions, then there's nothing here for you whatsoever.The first major issue with the documentary is how it positions its subjects. Its goal is to humanize them, but, paradoxically, it dehumanizes them by making their stories out to be extraordinary by the very nature of being ordinary. We see these people with the depth of an episode of reality TV, never reaching past the surface to see these people other than posterboys and girls for what this Latter-Day Saints-funded documentary wants us to see. The Church wants you to see these six as the next candidates for everlasting life and Sainthood rather than human beings, so it seems. Everything, from the interviews with these individuals, the time we see them share together with their families, and the monologues they deliver on camera, feels cloyingly artificial and scripted to provide one with not a realistic view into Mormonism, but a bought-and-paid for PSA about the religion.Some of the individuals we meet, in and of themselves, do not seem like bad people, but are captured under such a manipulated light that it's difficult to believe what we see is the entirety of them as a whole, or even an accurate summation. For example, there's Ken Niumataolo, the head coach of the United States Naval Academy's football team, who not only seems to be the shining example that people of minority religions are good, but that people from the sports world speak entirely in clichés and act for the cameras at all times. Then there's Jermaine Sullivan, a bishop for his church in Atlanta, Georgia who, again, feels like the fabled idea of a bishop just by his very nature of interacting with strangers, constantly smiling and remaining positive, and never finding himself very troubled by his immense responsibility.Meet the Mormons peddles this strained, fantastical picture of reality in such a precious manner that it's hard to take really any of it, or its subjects, seriously. On top of a film that opens with a woman exposing the American public for its ignorance on Mormonism and those who follow its practices, it does nothing to speak of what Mormons believe in, the history of the Prophet Joseph Smith, or why the religion has found itself the butt of every joke in popular culture. We are just shown that six cherrypicked Mormons are allegedly functional, likable people despite being part of a minority religion. If that note surprises you even a little bit, then you're the ignorant soul this film is ostensibly trying to reach; most with a lick of human empathy and understanding can rest comfortably knowing that turning the other way from this documentary is a wise choice.Directed by: Blair Treu.

Wow, what a fantastic Film!! It answers a lot of the misconceptions about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon"/LDS Church) by taking a look into the lives of six (6) Latter-day Saint Families. The individuals chosen to be spotlighted show just a portion of the variety of members of the LDS faith, but does, in great deal do justice to the variety of people who are members of this church. They follow the family of and LDS Bishop in Atlanta, GA; the family of an MMA trainer in Costa Rica; the family of the United States Naval Academy's Head Football Coach; a WWII Veteran known as the Candy-Bomber for his efforts during the Berlin Airlift; a Humanitarian and the mother of an LDS missionary. All in all, it gives the viewer a closer look at what members of our faith are faced with, and what they do for their communities. If you have questions about what we believe, definitely recommend seeing this film!

Regardless of your faith this film has such an inspirational message. Deeper doctrines of Mormon beliefs are not introduced or discussed, seemingly with the focus that Mormons are Christian and the long held misunderstanding of Mormon beliefs can be cleared up in understanding the different cultures and people that make up the Mormon faith. It may seem comical to some that the Mormon church felt the need to produce such a basic narrative of the lives' of some of it's many members, but misconceptions are still rampant as can be illustrated by the commentary at the beginning of the film. Normalizing and answering basic questions as to the Mormon beliefs was well done, with a clear focus on charity, family, happiness, personal inspiration, voluntary church service, missionaries and their purpose, and generally the impact of being "Mormon" on the lives of people throughout the world.