The Book of Mormon

Act One

At the Latter Day Saints (LDS) Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, the bright, handsome, and popular young Elder Price is leading his colleagues (including the nerdy, insecure pathological liar Elder Cunningham in a practice run of their door-to-door conversion speech (“Hello”). Elder Price is enthusiastic about his two-year mission -- he has prayed very hard and is sure he’ll be assigned to his favorite place on earth: Orlando, Florida. Much to his dismay, however, Elder Price is assigned not only to a mission in Uganda, Africa, but is also partnered with Elder Cunningham, who finds it nearly impossible to stick to the approved script (“Two By Two”). The Elders say goodbye to their parents at the airport, and Elder Price, ever hopeful, tries to make the best of a bad situation. He is certain that God has a reason for sending him to Uganda, and he’ll “do something incredible to blow God’s freaking mind!” Elder Cunningham is happy to be on the sidelines, watching -- he