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Book of mormon finally gets staged utah chicago tribune. At that time, performances were held at the capitol theatre, which does not allow alcohol in. Why was martin harris needed to pay for the printing of the. Parry combines a lifetime of insights about the old testament and book of mormon into one volume. Hebrew and other ancient literary forms in the book of mormon salt lake city. Jul 29, 2015 the audience cheered wildly as the tony awardwinning the book of mormon began, with the shows gleefully naive missionaries singing in front of a backdrop of the salt lake city skyline and mormon temple that resembles the real one just two blocks away.
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