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Conference tecrus::mormonism

Title:The Glory of God is Intelligence.
Moderator:BSS::RONEY
Created:Thu Jan 28 1988
Last Modified:Fri Apr 25 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:460
Total number of notes:6198

127.0. "Video: Heavenly Father's Plan" by NEXUS::S_JOHNSON () Tue May 17 1988 12:24

Hi,

Does anybody know the name of the new video the church put out last year where 
a young man talks about the church?  It shows him driving in a yellow truck and 
he saddles up a horse and goes in the woods to camp.  I think the guy's name is 
Shawn Stevens and he has been in a few soap operas.  It is about 30 minutes 
long.

Has anyone seen it?  What kind of experiences has anyone had with this video?

Thanks for the replies.

scott
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127.110+ on the inspiration scaleSTING::OSSLERTue May 17 1988 13:1818
RE: < Note 127.0 by NEXUS::S_JOHNSON >

The name is 'Our Heavenly Father's Plan' (VNVV4033). It is a
missionary-type video. It's contents are essentially the same as the
first missionary discussion. 

I haven't used the video much, but as a Stake missionary I use the 
audio cassette tape all the time. I love it. There is a special spirit 
in the message of the tape. One would have to be totally spiritually
inert to not feel *something* when viewing/listening to this tape. 

I know that this tape is a special missionary tool. Sometimes when the 
missionary work is not at a fevered pitch, I'll take a copy of the 
audio tape along with me in the morning and ask Father to let me find
someone to give it to that day. It usually works. Sometimes I find
more than one person, and have to bring extra tapes the next day. 

/kevin
127.2Ask the missionariesRIPPLE::KOTTERRIRich KotterTue May 17 1988 13:327
    We recently had the missionaries over to our house and they shared it
    with our family. It is pretty good. You might ask them over to your
    house, if you want to see it.
    
    Regards,
    Rich
127.3Audio/video TapesSLSTRN::RONDINATue May 17 1988 13:5313
    The video and audio tape is called Our Heavenly Father's Plan. I
    have seen and heard both.  I would vote for the audio version over
    the video tape. I, too, felt a special spiritual feast in listening
    to the audio tape.  The video tape turned me off totally.  The one
    I saw presented "fair and delightsome" college coeds oozing and
    gushing.  Also showed the Mormon equivalent of the Marlboro man,
    i.e. tall, blond, handsome riding in the Utah canyons.  Visually
    the video tape presents the usual stereotype of the western Mormon.
    From a script perspective the dialogue is simplistic.  For audiences
    with diverse ethnic backgrounds, I would not show the video tape,
    but rather use the audio tape which has a wonderful appeal to it.