Set in hobble creek canyon near springville, utah, the sets include scenes of settlements from the book of mormon in. So if i have a chance to be a part of this project, to be one of just two speaking women in the book of mormon videos that are going to be used for the next 30 years, then i want to be part of. Sep 05, 2019 actor ben lomu portrays king lamoni in a scene from the book of mormon video library project. Byu students cast as members of the book of mormon visual library project have been asked to rock beards and long hair on campus. Heres another book of mormon golden plates project for your kids. This is the kickoff video that explains the plan for the book of mormon project and what will be taking place during the next few months. The trailer for the book of mormon videos was released thursday, sept. The brothers who begin the book of mormon add meaning to. The videos will be from 12 to 24 minutes in length. Alma 36 mosiah 1118 mosiah 15 enos 1 jacob 7 jacob 23 2 nephi 33 2 nephi 32 2 nephi 610 2 nephi 5 2 nephi 14 1 nephi 18 1 nephi 1718 1 nephi 16 1 nephi 8. A project to share with the world what is the book of mormon. Give them specific details like what its about, where and when it was filmed, and who created, directed, and is featured in it. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi.
The kids book of mormon by jason zippro kickstarter. So it is a current project, but no one told us when it would be finished. The new witnesses roberts discusses are joseph smith volume one, 1895 and the book of mormon volumes two and three, both released 1909. Church announces new book of mormon videos coming this month. Book of mormon video series release dates announced watch the.
In 2009 skousen published with yale university press the culmination of his critical work on the book of mormon text, namely, the book of mormon. The book of mormon text is unaltered and only arranged so that the. Beginning september 20, the church will be releasing one short video per week on its websites and a new book of mormon videos youtube channel. Jul 03, 2018 a scene taken from the early pages of the book of mormon during shooting of the second season of the book of mormon video library project on set near springville, utah, june 2018. The brothers who begin the book of mormon add meaning to new.
Book of mormon videos wrap second season of filming youtube. The multiyear project is being produced by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints to bring the stories of ancientamerican civilization to life and share the teachings of jesus christ. Any news about the book of mormon video library project. Continuing a decade long project to illuminate the scriptures, the first videos for the book of mormon project will be released on 20 september 2019. I have been collecting the book of mormon in other languages, and typing them into word. Book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent the church. Lds church finishes filming second season of book of mormon. The release schedule of new book of mormon video series. Lehi rick macy and his family gather at dinner as his wife, sariah kymberly mellen, comforts him on set near springville, utah during filming of season two of the book of mormon video library project, wednesday, june, 2018. Church leaders, cast and crew express excitement for. The book of mormon text is unaltered and only arranged so that the reader does not need to go back and forth between two copies of the book of mormon in different languages. Byu students grow beards, long hair for book of mormon.
Watch the book of mormon videos trailer for 1 nephi. Heres a behindthescenes look at the filming of the book of. Heres a behindthescenes look at the filming of the book. The films cover major stories from the book of mormon, and will comprise a media. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints i know the book, but to see it visually portrayed, i was having new spiritual insights and being taught by the holy ghost and understanding things i hadnt understood before, anderegg said. Church leaders reflect on new book of mormon videos deseret news. Filming started on the book of mormon videos in the summer of 2017, with third year production ongoing now at the churchs motion picture. Mormon women project founder neylan mcbaine draws on years of study and conversations as well as hundreds of interviews to offer realworld ideas that are happening now in wards and stakes. I read an article saying they would release the first videos in the fall of 2018, now here we are almost a year later, with no news, except for an article back in june of 2018, saying they finished the second season. We wanted to stay very close to what happened in the book of mormon but there are times where you have to make decisions where you are creating dialogue that would fit with the story, elder curtis said. We are not official representatives of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Members of the media were first invited to the goshen set in july 2017. Book of mormon video library project wraps second season.
The first season of videos will be released through the end of the year, with additional seasons being released in. English chinese simplified chinese edition rigby, joe on. The focus is especially on doctrinal sections and sermons and explications1 and 2 nephi, jacob, mosiah, alma, helaman, 3 and 4 nephi, ether, mormon, and moroni. Season two filming of book of mormon videos wraps up church. The first images and scenes of the second year of filming were released in june 2018. Finishing up the book of mormon critical text project. I commented on volume one here and volume two here back when they were released. General authority seventy of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, served on the steering committee for the video project talks as production of the book of mormon video series continues in provo, utah, at the lds motion picture studio on tuesday, sept. This project is inspired, and this is part of the fulfillment that the book of mormon will flood the earth.
Heres the first trailer for the book of mormon videos lds. The new videos from the church of jesus christ of latterday saints will go hand in hand with seasons one and two, which also depict teachings and events found in the book of mormon. Sep 05, 2019 filming for season three of the book of mormon liveaction series recently wrapped its secondtolast week of production. In 1988, with that preliminary phase of the project completed, professor skousen took over as editor and head of the farms critical text of the book of mormon project and proceeded to gather still scattered fragments of the original manuscript of the book of mormon and to have advanced photographic techniques applied to obtain fine readings. Only two women speak in the book of mormon, but the churchs new video series aims to showcase female characters and voices when possible, says actress kymberly mellen. Sep 05, 2019 beginning september 20, the church will be releasing one short video per week on its websites and a new book of mormon videos youtube channel. Church announces plans to film book of mormon videos. All royalties from the book go to supporting the mormon women project. Book of mormon video library project wraps second season of. This is a great space to update your audience with information about your video. Filming started on the book of mormon videos in the summer of 2017, with thirdyear production ongoing now at the churchs motion picture. Church announces new book of mormon videos coming this. English chinese simplified is a bilingual book for latterday saints in which the two languages are placed next to each other on the same page. Following a successful video project depicting the life and teachings of jesus christ as depicted in the new testament, the lds church has begun a book of mormon visual library project, with filming back at the jerusalem set in utah county.
These book of mormon videos will have the same purpose as the book of mormon itselfto bring people closer to. Lds church debuts first book of mormon video installment. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone first staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. The church released a trailer for i nephi thursday. The first videos from the book of mormon videos project will be released sept. Mar 10, 2020 this project is inspired, and this is part of the fulfillment that the book of mormon will flood the earth. The churchs hope is the production of these videos will give people throughout the church and the world a visualization of the book of mormon. It is also the first return to a paragraphed format since versification was added in 1879. We wanted to stay very close to what happened in the book of mormon but there are times where you have to make decisions where you are creating dialogue. Stories of diversity and faith from women of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. To view images from the book of mormon videos series, click here. These videos draw from the first 18 chapters in the book of mormon, a book of scripture like the bible considered sacred by members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.
Additional videos still in production will be released later. Filming started on the book of mormon videos in the summer of 2017. New book of mormon videos aim to include womens voices. Church leaders reflect on new book of mormon videos deseret. A scene taken from the early pages of the book of mormon during shooting of the second season of the book of mormon video library project on set near springville, utah, june 2018. Lds church rolls out new series of liveaction book of.
Jason zippro is raising funds for the kids book of mormon on kickstarter. He and those involved in the project also hope that these videos with uplift others and fill them with a desire to go to the book and read more. Lds church book of mormon video project lds church news. Weve made these with kids for celebrating the feast of trumpets materials. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints iffer mitchell is an assistant costume designer for the project.
The church of jesus christ of latterday saints will produce a video library of scenes from the book of mormon, similar to the new testament video library project that began in 2011 and finished in 2016. English japanese is a bilingual book for latterday saints in which the two languages are placed next to each other on the same page. Watch the first video in the book of mormon series church news. Project video this is a great space to update your audience with information about your video. The mormon texts project free, highquality ebooks of. Church leaders reflect on new book of mormon videos. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. The book of mormon project s video that answers the question, what is the book of mormon. Praise for women at church such a timely, faithful, and practical book.
Byu students grow beards, long hair for book of mormon videos. The first episode in the book of mormon video series has been released. Jul 07, 2017 following a successful video project depicting the life and teachings of jesus christ as depicted in the new testament, the lds church has begun a book of mormon visual library project, with filming back at the jerusalem set in utah county. The church has announced it will soon begin production of a video library of scenes from the book of mormon, similar to the new testament project the life of jesus christ bible videos biblevideos.
The committee head on the film project, elder legrand r. Royal skousen is a professor of linguistics and english language at brigham young university, and the editor of the book of mormon critical text project, and stan carmack is an independent linguistics scholar with a doctorate in hispanic languages and literature from the university of california at santa barbara. The first videos from this multiyear book of mormon videos project are scheduled to be released in 2018. This threevolume set is now available on project gutenberg in its entirety. The objective of the book of mormon project is to help the.
Season two filming of book of mormon videos wraps up. This article does say that its anticipated that filming and production over four to six years will result in a total of 180 video segments of 3 to 5 minutes each, focusing on a specific story or teaching. New church video explains the significance of the gold plates and why we still need them today greyson gurley for latterday saints, the gold plates are immediately associated with the translation of the book of mormon, but when someone asks, what are the gold plates. All opinions, speakers and presenters represent and express their own individual opinions, and not necessarily the opinions of firm foundation, book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.
May 01, 2019 this sacred volume of scripture needs to become more central in our preaching, our teaching, and our missionary work flooding the earth with the book of mormon, october 1988. The longawaited trailer advancing the book of mormon videos series project has been released, along with the schedule for releasing the first 15. While the first installment of the book of mormon videos which was filmed last summer tell the stories shared in 1 nephi 118, the second season continues lehis familys story as well as introduces other ancient prophets, including jacob and enos. Video must be shot in horizontal landscapepanorama position. Stories from the book of mormon written for young children to understand, with beautiful illustrations to bring the stories to life. Set in hobble creek canyon near springville, utah, the sets include scenes of settlements from the book of mormon in addition to an ancient temple. I have been working on a small, long term project for the last few years. The book of mormon videos youtube channel is a collection of videos based on accounts from the book of mormon. The purpose of the videos is the same as the book of mormon. Jackson vanderwerken, who plays nephi in the book of mormon video library project, spent two and a half hours each day during the shooting of season 2 to glue on his beard on set near springville utah, june 2018. New book of mormon videos bring scripture stories to life. Parker and stone were best known for creating the animated comedy south park. This is the first time the book of mormon has been published with quotation marks, select variant readings, and the testimonies of women involved in the translation process.
Lds church begins filming book of mormon videos on its. Church leaders, cast and crew express excitement for upcoming. The official youtube channel of the book of mormon musical. Church releases first book of mormon video lds living. Book of mormon to come to life in new church video series. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints has wrapped up filming on the second season of its book of mormon videos. Part 2 contains the text of the book of mormon from alma 36 through moroni, statements of book of mormon witnesses, and reference material, including a chronology, a biographical register, and a table documenting how the printers manuscript was used in printing the 1830 and 1837 editions of. Filming wrapped near springville, utah, for the second season of the book of mormon liveaction video series. The book of mormon projects purpose is to help all people understand what the book of mormon is and what it can do for them. Season three filming of book of mormon liveaction series nears. Heres the first trailer for the book of mormon videos. The book of mormon video library project began in november 2016, elder curtis said. Ben lomu, who plays the part of king lamoni, spoke of how the purpose of the videos is to bring people to christ through the book of mormon. Lds church finishes filming second season of book of.
To this end we embarked on a massive project to edit, upload and organize the most extensive video repository on these topics ever assembled. The new videos from the church of jesus christ of latterday saints will. General authority seventy, said the book of mormon project was approved november 2016 by the first presidency. Were trying to bring souls to christ through the book of mormon, and this is just another way of doing it. Every book of the book of mormon with the exception of jarom, enos, and omni is utilized in depth in the chapters on the atonement in twl.
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