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A [[The Musical|Broadway musical]] by [[Trey Parker and Matt Stone]] (of ''[[South Park]]'') and Robert Lopez (of ''[[Avenue Q]]'').
 
The story follows two young [[Useful Notes/Mormonism|Mormon]] men who are assigned to [[Useful Notes/Uganda|Uganda]] as part of their mission. One of them is a [[Wide-Eyed Idealist|fresh-faced, eager young man]], while the other one hasn't ''really'' read the Bible yet and keeps accidentally confusing it with popular fiction.
 
The musical pokes fun at organized religion, but in the end, the characters realize that their faith has inspired them to be better people and to help others. Even if they convey the Bible's stories in a wildly inaccurate way -- typically involving [[Lord of the Rings|Mordor]] and [[Star Wars|Boba Fett]] -- their honesty and optimism ends up convincing their Ugandan students to convert to Mormonism and try to make the world a better place.