A Month of "Mormon" Day 28: The Show's Anthem 'I Believe'

Andrew Rannells and co. discuss the show's anthem "I Believe."

[@miritskeen]

i just watched all of these. what an amazing and unproductive time. loved every single one.

[@notcharlieeebrown]

Mirit Skeen same here buddy, I'm totally not being Elder Price for Halloween and having my friend be Elder McKinley hehehehehe…

[@miritskeen]

NiniDoesStuff omg actual goals

[@jennakastigar2169]

As a Mormon, I can confirm that this song, to some degree is touching for me.

[@PianoDisneygal10]

"I Believe" is one of my most favorites in this show.

[@greenergrass4060]

1) re-affirms faith 2) Get book shoved up you and shatters your faith

[@inthedark222]

What Nikki Said totally blew my mind. I love her (:

[@MadDirectionerGirl]

Am I the only one who noticed the similarities between the beginning of I Believe and I Have Confidence form the Sound of Music?? Was that deliberate by the writers or...?

[@stacistaci100]

Maddy Gowers yeah it was

[@justaguy1768]

Also a moment in You and Me that has a Wicked sound (toward the end). They paid homage more than once.

[@charod8423]

Maddy Gowers I know right

[@sheawhitetoney]

andrew is super handsome

[@radicaldreamer927]

What gets me is that according to Richard Bushman, a professor of Mormon studies, the musical "was not meant to explain Mormon beliefs", and that "the ideas in this song are not doctrinally accurate"... ...Meanwhile, I'm sitting here like "erm, actually... it's pretty damn spot on."

[@AnimeIntroStyles4]

Is this the last one? Can't believe I watched every one of these damn segments. Still haven't even seen the show lol. At least I saved 160 bucks until next season I guess. A lot of good people working on this, that's for sure!

[@TheBestAMVsOfYEAR]

This is Animeintrostyles4. Finally saw this after 7 years! Can't believe it took this long. It was great!!!

[@zynnylove]

Despite being agnostic, I would say that "I believe" is my favorite song in the entire musical.

[@alisha_1972]

Erin Borror seven years later, i fully agree

[@AforAwesome3604]

My voice coach is having me do this song, I am a woman, and the notes are impossible for me 😂 but I love it 💗

[@myndirnotur]

love it, love it, love it.

[@gir464]

@AnimeIntroStyles4 I haven't seen it yet either but I've seen all of these. Maybe once I see it my obsession will die down a bit. Or get worse...

[@healthyholemealbread]

wait do mormon's believe everything in the song? Even that jesus has his own planet?

[@dahuterschuter]

If you type in A Month of Mormon to search one of the top suggestions is looking for day 29. Should be here by popular demand.

[@Stantzs]

I tried to get tickets when I was in new york last year but it was just sold out for everything :(

[@jmcieslak0]

@10sAdict Yeah, why'd they have to pick February as the month!

[@ndu192]

@johnstall5350 did you see the show? because the whole point of it wasn't about new religions popping up, it was that in the ugandans hearts they believe they are mormon and that the specifics don't matter because religious stories are "metaphors". Religion was treated comically throughout the musical, but still with an overall blanket of this-is-something-good. i think you're mixing up heart of the show with events of the show. those are two very different things; the message and the literal

[@emilia123zz]

I wish all the haters of this musical would watch this

[@SazVlogs]

@10sAdict Feb's still a month.

[@RonPaul42069]

Fundaments.

[@SharpZed]

From what I know, there is no Mormon (at all) docturen that hint's or reveals " We can have a planet". That's Mormon folklore. Funny none the less.

[@NjwillForever]

The idea is hinted at in D&C 132 (men shall become Gods) and later elaborated upon in such sermons as the King Follett Discourse and some of the teachings of Brigham Young.

[@SazVlogs]

@10sAdict February?

[@pennyj5595]

I want to press the like button but there’s 333 likes and 3 dislikes and I can’t bring myself to ruin it.

[@emilia123zz]

Sorry hadn't finished, it shows that there trying to portray the meaning of believing in something, they just use Mormons to do that

[@PumpActionCow]

lololol @1:13 awkward pause :3

[@ndu192]

@johnstall5350 Just because the show pretty adamantly says that religious stories aren't fact doesn't make it anti-faith. The heart of the show is basically how that "scripture" itself isn't as important as the message it conveys, and shows how religion can help people in need. It's been described basically as "an atheist's love letter to religion". It's not destroying or mocking religion either, it's satire. Like who would actually believe in a magical aids fuck frog? That's pretty stupid.