Synopsis
Elder Robert Wood expects
his Mormon mission to be a glorious affair. As the great, great
grandson of Epaphroditus Wood--a legendary missionary in Mormon
church history--Elder Wood believes that he too will work mighty
miracles and convert many to the Truth.
But everything
goes hilariously wrong. Harassed by a motorcycle thug, Elder
Wood encounters rejection and persecution. His attempts at performing
miracles backfire with comical consequences. His Mission President--obsessed
with impossible baptism goals and ridiculous proselytizing programs--works
Elder Wood to exhaustion. And to top it all off, his Zone Leader's
out to steal his girl.
Just when things
can't get any worse, he's paired with a mischief-maker who gets
them into laughable situations, and who questions things Elder
Wood holds sacred. Even visitations from beyond the grave by
Epaphroditus--intended to give Wood insight and guidance--reveal
a dark truth about his ancestor that Elder Wood would rather
deny.
Through all his
trials and tribulations, Elder Wood grows to become the kind
of person that his great, great grandfather, Epaphroditus, would
be proud of.
Irreverent and
offbeat, Messengers of Truth depicts some of the struggles, temptations,
paradoxes and politics encountered by missionaries in the Mormon
church.