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Latter-day Saint author shares ‘surprising’ spiritual messages from popular movies in new book
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IDAHO FALLS – Religion and politics are two of Mike Winder’s favorite topics, and he’s written multiple books weaving the two subjects together.
EastIdahoNews.com spoke with the former Utah legislator and lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2021 about his book “Presidents & Prophets,” which highlights the interactions between church leaders and U.S. presidents over the years.
His latest project identifies gospel principles found in popular Hollywood movies. “Hidden in Hollywood: The Gospel found in 1,001 Movie Quotes,” tackles topics such as death, family, miracles and forgiveness as discussed in classic and contemporary cinema. Each chapter is devoted to a different theme and Winder ties it all together with his own commentary and references to similar statements made by leaders of his faith.
Winder tells EastIdahoNews.com the book’s most-quoted movie is “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” from 2019.
“Mr. Rogers is full of good wisdom, is so quotable and Tom Hanks always delivers good lines, so that one had a lot,” Winder says.”
Animated films like “Pocahontas” and “Prince of Egypt” are prominently featured as well, along with “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter,” and the Marvel superhero movies.
Some of Winder’s favorite quotes come from characters he describes as “the wise sage” like Yoda or Obi-Wan Kenobi in “Star Wars,” or Mr. Miyagi from “The Karate Kid.”
Winder also found a few surprising sources of inspiration that ended up in the book.
“‘Fast and the Furious’ has quotes about prayer that you wouldn’t have expected,” he says. “You never know where you find a good little piece of wisdom.”
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