so you've probably heard that the creators of South Park made a Broadway musical called The Book of Mormon. i first heard about it about a year ago because i read the NYTimes so obsessively that sometimes i make it to the theater section. i was a little apprehensive at first having watched many South Park episodes in my sinful, pre-mission days, but the more i have heard about it the more i want to see it. i have no doubt it will be vulgar and crass, but from everything i've seen that makes up the majority of the offensiveness. i have talked to a few people at church who were quite offended on principle without knowing much about it. if you feel similarly, i have some suggestions:
- first, watch
this interview with Trey Parker and Matt Stone. i found it quite encouraging.
- second, read my friend's
blog about the non-Mormon v. Mormon dynamic. he an excellent writer and has a lot of intelligent observations.
- last, every time stuff like this comes around in the news, i find myself wondering why anyone is paying attention to the Mormon church in the first place. i think it is a good sign of growth. and, i'll take this type of attention over people storming the LA temple any day.
