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| 'New Era' to Drop Fiction |
| The New Era, the youth magazine published by
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will no longer
publish fiction, ending a practice of carrying stories in each issue
that has launched the careers of many LDS authors. A date for the
change to only non-fiction hasn't yet been set, but the decision to
make the change has been made. |
| Excel to Distribute Film About Elder Groberg |
| Filmmaker Mitch Davis has announced that his
forthcoming film on the missionary experiences of Elder John H.
Groberg, now a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be distributed by
Excel Theatrical Distribution. The announcement also indicated that
the much-anticipated film could be in theaters for Christmas. Excel
is the same company that distributed the breakthrough film "God's
Army." |
| Planned LDS Film Festival Trying to Broaden Audience for Films |
| In the wake of the success of "God's Army," the film
that showed there is an audience for LDS films, BYU film student
Christian Vuissa, 31, is trying to show that audience the variety in
the work of LDS film makers. Vuissa has formed a non-profit venture,
LDSBox.com, to hold the first International Young Latter-day Saint
Film &Video Festival 2001. |
| The Last Years of the Lord's Ministry Recounted |
| The second volume of bestselling author
Gerald N. Lund's latest series of historic novels is now available.
The Kingdom and the Crown, vol. 2: Come Unto Me (Shadow Mountain,
$26.95, book on cassettes $39.95), is the follow up novel to last
year's The Kingdom and the Crown, vol. 1, Fishers of Men, which has
sold more than 100,000 copies, making it the bestselling first volume
of an LDS historic series ever. |
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