An elder from the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, also known as the Mormons, wrote in The Age a response to what he saw as the mockery, misinformation, crudity and blasphemy that is part of the comedy musical Book of Mormon, which recently opened in Melbourne. Elder Robert Dudfield welcomed the show, because even though it was, to his mind, utterly wrong, it opened an interest in his faith and an opportunity to discuss it. The Mormon approach is mature and sophisticated. Elder Dudfield disagreed with almost all of that which makes up Book of Mormon, but seized upon it as the springboard for a more positive, informative and welcoming discussion of that faith. The Elder was unafraid to enter the public sphere and openly discuss, defend and advocate for his point of view.
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