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How do Mormons feel about 'The Book of Mormon'?
The Book of Mormon reached Australia shores last year, and after spending a year in Melbourne, has now opened in Sydney. But what do real-life practising Mormons think of the musical?
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By Elly Duncan
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is an offshoot of Christianity that began 19th century USA.
It’s founder Joseph Smith, who’s said to have gotten a ‘revelation’ from God, via
a) an Angel and then
b) inscriptions on golden plates.
In 1830 those writings became the ‘Book of Mormon’... a ‘divine’ text for the religion.
There are now more than 13.5 million members worldwide… and 150-thousand in Australia.
And how do those 13.5 million people feel about the success of the creators of 'South Park's musical?
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