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Fortress of Faith
Director: B. William Silcock
- Thomas A. Griffiths: Writer
- David Monson: Film Editor
- Troy Sibley: Film Editor
- B. William Silcock: Producer, Director, Writer
documentary film; East Germany
Fortress of Faith, the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the German Democratic Republic, focuses on the faith and tenacity of a people who were mostly isolated from Church fellowship before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Five years in production, this film traces the historical roots of the gospel in Germanic lands through Martin Luther's reformation and Karl G. Maeser's conversion.
Featuring profiles of families living in what was once called "East Germany", Fortress of Faith highlights the patience and endurance of these faithful members. Relive with them the trials of WWII and the repression that followed. Celebrate their joy as a new era of missionary work begins and the Freiburg Temple is dedicated. Testimonies from members, missionaries and LDS General Authorities, President Thomas S. Monson, Elder Russell M. Nelson and Elder Hans B. Ringger, provide a powerful reminder of the example set by these German Saints.
"Featuring profiles of families living in what was once called "East Germany," [this program] highlights the patience and endurance of these faithful members. Relive with them the trials of WWII and the repression that followed. Celebrate their joy as a new era of missionary work begins when the Freiburg Temple is dedicated ..."--Container.
VC 1111, VC 1108
1990
USA
Mormon Contributor(s)
Narrator: Thomas A. Griffiths; Reporter: Bill Silcock.
Documentary Film; Significant Mormon Elements
KBYU Television
Commercial Video (VHS/DVD); Television
59 min.