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Stephen Colbert: The next nominee for Best Musical follows
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two young Mormon missionaries as they travel from their homes in Salt Lake City
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to a poor and desolate village in Northern Uganda.
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After witnessing the brutality of a local warlord,
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one of the Mormon boys starts to lose faith in
his religion.
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But instead of abandoning his church, Elder Price decides to double down
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and reaffirm everything a Mormon believes.
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Here to perform I Believe is Tony nominee Andrew Rannells, from The Book of Mormon.
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[Applause]
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[♪♪♪]
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Elder: ♪ Ever since I was a child, I tried to be the best. ♪
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♪ So what happened? ♪
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♪ My family and friends all said I was blessed, ♪
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♪ so what happened? ♪
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♪ It was supposed to be all so exciting ♪
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♪ to be teaching of Christ across sea, ♪
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♪ but I allowed my faith to be shaken. ♪
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♪ Oh what's the matter with me? ♪
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♪ I've always longed to help the needy, ♪
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♪ to do the things I never dared. ♪
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♪ This was the time for me to step up. ♪
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♪ So then why was I so scared? ♪
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♪ A warlord who shoots people in the face. ♪
[Laughter from audience]
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♪ What's so scary about that? ♪
[Laughter from audience]
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♪ I must trust that my Lord is mightier and always has my back. ♪
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♪ Now I must be completely devout. ♪
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♪ I can't have even one shred of doubt. ♪
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♪ I believe ♪
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♪ that the Lord God created the universe ♪
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♪ I believe ♪
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♪ that he sent his only son to die for my sins ♪
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♪ and I believe ♪
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♪ that ancient Jews built boats and sailed
to America. ♪
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♪ I am a Mormon ♪
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♪ And a Mormon just believes. ♪
[Laughter from audience]
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♪ You cannot just believe part way, ♪
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♪ you have to believe in it all. ♪
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♪ My problem was doubting the Lord's will, ♪
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♪ instead of standing tall. ♪
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♪ I can't allow myself to have any doubt. ♪
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♪ It's time to set my worries free. ♪
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♪ Time to show the world what Elder Price is about and share the power inside of me. ♪
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♪ I believe that God has a plan for all of us. ♪
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♪ I believe that plan involves me getting my
own planet ♪
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♪ and I believe that the great president of
the church, ♪
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♪ Thomas Montson, speaks directly to God. ♪
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♪ I am a Mormon. ♪
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♪ And dang it, a Mormon just believes. ♪
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♪ I know that I must go and do the things my God commands. ♪
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♪ I realize now why he sent me here. ♪
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♪ If you ask oh Lord in faith, he will always
answer you. ♪
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♪ Just believe in him and have no fear. ♪
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Man: General we have an intruder. He just walked right into camp!
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[♪♪♪]
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♪ I believe, ♪
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♪ that Satan has a hold of you. ♪
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♪ I believe ♪
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♪ that the Lord God has sent me here. ♪
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♪ And I believe, ♪
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♪ that in 1978 God changed his mind about
black people. ♪
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[Applause from audience]
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♪ You can be a Mormon. ♪
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♪ A Mormon who just believes ♪
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What the **** is this?
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[Laughter from audience]
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♪ This is the moment I was born to do. ♪
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♪ And I feel so incredible to be sharing my faith with you. ♪
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♪ The scriptures say that if you ask in faith, ♪
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♪ if you ask God himself you'll know. ♪
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♪ But you must ask him without any doubt and let your spirit grow. ♪
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♪ I believe ♪
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♪ that God lives on a plant called Nova. ♪
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♪ I believe that Jesus has his own planet as well, ♪
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♪ and I believe ♪
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♪ that the Garden of Eden was in Jackson County Missouri. ♪
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If you believe, the Lord will reveal it
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and you'll all know it's all true. You'll just feel it.
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♪ You'll be a Mormon, ♪
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♪ and by gosh, a Mormon just believes. ♪
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♪ Oh I believe ♪
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♪ I believe ♪
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[applause]
