Independent Lens - Season 5 Episode 9 Get the Fire! Young Mormon Missionaries Abroad
Get the Fire: Young Mormon Missionaries Abroad is a United States PBS-sponsored documentary, by the independent filmmaker Nancy du Plessis. It examines the experiences of some Mormon missionaries who questioned their religious beliefs after serving their missions. It premiered in December 2003 and was 60 minutes long.
Some Mormon missionaries, including those serving missions in a foreign culture, may begin to question their religious upbringing and belief system. Get the Fire follows three LDS missionaries during their two-year missions in Germany. The documentary opens with the three future missionaries at their respective homes prior to knowing where they will serve. Surrounded by their family, each boy opens a mission call informing them they will serve in the Munich, Germany mission. The documentary follows them along the full two years of their mission from the Missionary Training Center until they leave the mission and return home. The film shows missionaries proselyting in public squares, knocking door to door, struggling with a foreign language, congregating in zone and district meetings, and meeting with the mission president. Topics covered include missionary slang, leaving a girlfriend at home, missionary morale, and relationships with family at home. The three missionaries appear to remain dedicated and faithful to their mission in the film.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: PBS
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Cast: Stanley Tucci
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First Air Date: Aug 09, 1999
Last Air date: Nov 11, 2024
Season: 26 Season
Episode: 510 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 6.90/10 by 11.00 users
Popularity: 65.497
Language: English
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