''The Errand of Angels'' is a 2008 American LDS cinema drama filmThe Errand of Angels
The Numbers. Accessed September 17, 2009. directed and produced by

Christian Vuissa Christian Vuissa (born 1969 in Bregenz, Austria) is a Latter-day Saint filmmaker. He is also the founder and former head of the LDS Film Festival, until 2017. Vuissa served an LDS mission in Leipzig, Germany, from 1994 to 1996. He was involved in ...

who also wrote the screenplay. Starring

Erin Chambers Erin Chambers (born September 24, 1979) is an American actress, best known for her role as Siobhan McKenna Spencer on ABC soap opera '' General Hospital''. She has made guest appearances in a number of television shows. Personal life Chambers ...

, Rachel Emmers and Bettina Schwarz, the film is based on the experiences of Heidi Johnson while working as a missionary in Austria for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Propes, Richard
The Independent Critic - Errand of Angels Review
''The Independent Critic''. Accessed September 17, 2009.

Plot

Sister Rachel Taylor (

) of Boise, Idaho is an eager young missionary of the LDS Church who has been sent on an 18-month-long mission to Austria. Rachel finds herself having a hard time adjusting to her new cultural surroundings in the foreign country. Due to differences in opinion, she is also unable to get along with the companion missionary that was assigned to her by the church. Taking a note from the very teachings she is trying to spread, Rachel eventually learns to accept others' differences and get along peacefully with her companions even if they disagree on how to go about conducting the work for which they volunteered.

Reception

Release and box office performance

''The Errand of Angels'' was screened at several locations before its theatrical release, starting on January 1, 2008. This included a screening at the Gloria Film Festival in West Valley City, Utah on July 31, 2008. The film was released theatrically on August 22 to a limited number of theatres. Filmed on an estimated budget of US$160,000, ''The Errand of Angels'' was in theatrical release until October 10, 2008 during which time it earned $195,184. The film was released on DVD on December 2, 2008 for Region 1.Cutchins, Dennis
'The Errand of Angels' DVD review
MormonTimes.com, December 2, 2008. Accessed September 17, 2009. It was also shown on Brigham Young University's BYU Television channel on Thanksgiving Day in 2008.

Critical response

Film critic Jeff Vice of the Salt Lake City-based ''

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'' awarded ''The Errand of Angels'' two and a half stars in his review of the film. Vice praised the film as being "one of the more earnest and well-intentioned movies in recent memory" while, at the same, faulting it for being "preachy" and "a little talky and a little dry as a result".Vice, Jeff
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'', August 21, 2008. Accessed September 17, 2009. Vice compared ''The Errand of Angels'' to ''

The Best Two Years ''The Best Two Years'' is a 2003 dramedy film written and directed by Scott S. Anderson. It is based on the stage play ''The Best Two Years of My Life'', also by Anderson. It portrays the experience of four LDS missionaries living in an apartmen ...

'' finding them similar in story and structure although believing that the former would be better had it contained some of the humor and light-heartedness found in the latter. Richard Propes of ''The Independent Critic'' called the film an "insightful, touching and funny story" and he commended the director claiming that "Vuissa paints a richly human portrait of Sister Taylor". The film also received a very positive review in ''BYU Studies Quarterly'' which almost never reviews any films.BYU Studies Review
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Soundtrack

''The Errand of Angels Soundtrack'' is the accompanying music album containing original music from the motion picture written and performed by Robert Allen Elliott. It was released on Mirror Films record label on September 5, 2008.

Track listing

# "As Sisters in Zion" (featuring Tiffany Fronk) (2:57) # "Mission to Austria" (2:32) # "The Rules" (0:58) # "Goodbye Sonja" (0:52) # "She's Nice" (1:01) # "Resistance" (1:19) # "Answered Prayer" (2:35) # "Trying It Alone" (2:38) # "Before the Storm" (2:20) # "Salzburg" (1:00) # "A Good Missionary" (4:08) # "Hypocrite" (2:45) # "Entrusted to Her Care" (3:29) # "Back to Vienna" (4:03) # "Farewell to a Friend" (2:30) # "Rainy Day" (2:19) # "Baptism" (3:52) # "The Errand of Angels" (2:27)

References

External links

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Profile of the film in The Numbers
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