Officials with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints strongly encouraged members to see the film in their local theaters — and to bring their friends — hoping to bump the videos into nationwide popularity.
That tactic apparently worked.
The original "Meet the Mormons" ranked among the top 35 highest-grossing documentaries of all time, Treu reported. Unspecified profits went to the Red Cross.
This time around, though, the new 20-minute vignettes — along with the earlier stories that have been updated with additional footage — will be shown at the Legacy Theater, where they will be rotated about every 30 minutes throughout the day. The films also will be available at English-speaking LDS Church visitor centers.
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