Only a Stonecutter (2008)
장르 : 역사
상영시간 : 16분
연출 : T.C. Christensen
시놉시스
John Rowe Moyle walked the 22 miles from Alpine, Utah to Salt Lake City to fulfill his calling.
With a divine answer to a humble prayer at age 14, Joseph Smith began to fulfill his inspired mission. He translated the ancient Book of Mormon and restored the everlasting gospel of Jesus Christ. Many flocked to the American frontier to worship with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, led by the Prophet Joseph's dynamic and courageous example. Unstopped by his martyrdom at age 38, Joseph's legacy continues today in the dedicated lives of Saints throughout the world who still sing; "Praise to the Man who Communed with Jehovah!"
19세기 미국 북서부, 사냥꾼 일행을 따라다니는 요리사 쿠키는 어느 날 숲에서 발가벗은 채 숨어있는 중국인 킹 루를 만난다. 사람을 죽이고 쫓기는 신세인 킹 루에게 하룻밤 잘 곳과 입을 옷을 챙겨 준 뒤 우연히 다시 만난 두 사람은 의기투합하게 된다. 마을에 들어온 암소에게서 몰래 우유를 짜내서 케익을 만들어 파는데 맛있다는 소문이 난다.
Elizabeth Bennet is a hard-working, intelligent college student who won't even think about marriage until she graduates. But when she meets Jack Wickham, a good-looking playboy, and Darcy, a sensible businessman, Elizabeth's determination is put to the test. Will she see through their exteriors and discover their true intentions? Based on Jane Austen's timeless tale Pride and Prejudice.
Imagine Dragons’ Mormon frontman Dan Reynolds is taking on a new mission to explore how the church treats its LGBTQ members. With the rising suicide rate amongst teens in the state of Utah, his concern with the church’s policies sends him on an unexpected path for acceptance and change.
Elder Johnson (Darin Southam) is a hard working, by-the-book missionary who is near the end of his service but has yet to see any fruit from his labors. His companion, the laid-back elder Sarath (Charan Prabhakar), has had lots of baptisms, even though obedience isn't his strongest attribute. A chance discovery of an old journal leads the Elders (and the other missionaries in the area) on a treasure hunt. Relying on each others strengths, they strive to solve the clues, which lead them to an unexpected reward!
19세기 말 가난과 비참한 생활을 떨치고자 10세 소년 펠레와 아버지 라튼은 스웨덴에서 덴마크로 온다. 그러나 덴마크에서도 그들의 가난은 계속 되고, 아버지는 간신히 콘스트립 목장에 취직한다. 하루하루 생활에서 새로운 모험과 체험을 느끼던 펠레는 조금씩 성장해가며, 보다 더 넓은 세상을 꿈꾼다. 그러나 아버지는 나은 세상에 대한 희망을 상실한 상태. 결국 펠레는 아버지 켵을 떠나기로 결심한다. 넓은 세계를 배우기 위해 먼 길을 떠나는 어린 정복자 펠레.
A community in Zion Creek, Utah, is turned upside down when a popular high school girl disappears in the midst of her father's political campaign.
As part of the Willie Handcart Company, Levi Savage (Jasen Wade) feared that leaving late in the season would lead to despair and death. What he came to find out is that for every tragedy, there is a multitude of miracles. Based on unbelievable actual events, and brought to you by filmmaker T.C. Christensen (Praise to the Man, The Work and the Glory), 17 Miracles will open your eyes to the stories of the Mormon Pioneers as you have never seen them before. Something extraordinary is about to happen.
19세기 아메리카로 건너간 스웨덴 농민들의 신대륙 개척사를 그린 서사 드라마. 스웨덴 현대 작가 빌헬름 모베르그의 4부로 된 장편 소설을 영화화한 작품. 19세기 중엽, 스웨덴에서 미국으로 건너간 농민 일가의 싸움을 2부작으로 그렸고 제1부에 해당하는 이민자들에서는 가난한 소작인 닐슨 일가의 미네소타까지의 멀고 긴 여정을 다루고 있다. 또 제2부 "Nybyggarna(미국 제목 The New Land)"도 그 해에 아카데미 외국어 영화상에 노미네이트되어 화제를 모았다.
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This is the first film to dramatize how President Hinckley was prepared by the Lord from his youth. From boyhood lessons, to tender moments with his mother in their library, to overcoming rejection in the mission field, you will feel the warmth that endeared him to so many later in life. In the railroad yard, behind a typewriter, and hand-in-hand with Marjorie, the love of his life, Gordon B. Hinckley grew to become a giant among men.
Two pairs of Mormon missionaries from America live in a beaten-up apartment in the Dutch city of Haarlem. Their personalities are distinctly different. Elder Johnson is the District Leader and oversees their efforts. His companion, the vain Elder Van Pelt, seeks to become the assistant to the mission president (the top post available) as soon as possible. The capable Elder Rogers has become disillusioned and inattentive to his duties ever since a previous missionary companion returned to America and married Elder Roger's girlfriend. The three meet Elder Roger's new companion, Elder Calhoun, in the train station. This new elder is a nerdy but enthusiastic "greenie" that has just arrived from the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Utah. Unfortunately, his training did not give him much fluency in the Dutch language. But as luck would have it, the first person he approaches to proselytize is a fellow American named Kyle.
This is a fictional love story with the 1856 Handcart Pioneers as the backdrop. Sam Hunter, falls for a Mormon Pioneer woman, Abigail, as she is moving west. As the pioneers stop in his town of Iowa City, he pretends to desire joining the Mormon Church to show his love for Abigail. As hardships prevail, his faith is tested on their way to Zion.
Years after his wife Kate died, Ned Stevens still cringes at the thought of dating other women. After all, why would he start dating again when he still has to look out for his daughter Liz? But when Liz comes home for a visit from college, she brings a surprise guest who will throw Ned for a loop. Can Ned ever accept that his little girl has fallen in love with David, a practically perfect know-it-all who drives Ned crazy?
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