The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Shepherd (2000) is a feature film portraying the life and ministry of Jesus Christ as recorded in both the New Testament and the Book of Mormon. Told through the eyes of a fictional family in ancient America, the story weaves together the faith and struggles of characters like Helam, Ammon, and Jacob with the sweeping events of the Savior’s earthly ministry. The narrative builds toward its climactic centerpiece: the resurrected Christ’s appearance to the Nephites following His crucifixion and resurrection, an event witnessed and testified of on both continents.
Audiences have long resonated with its themes of enduring faith, generational love, and hope in Christ’s promised return—particularly the moving reunion between Helam and the Savior, and Helam’s parting words to his son Jacob.
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Interview with Keith Merrill
Writer/Director Kieth Merrill discusses the purpose of “The Testaments” and it’s testimony of Jesus Christ and the new evidence pointing to the geography of the Book of Mormon in North America.
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34 AD – Christ appears to the Nephites
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I love watching this movie. The faith of Ammon and Helam are great examples to us to stand strong in the faith of our Savior as we are in the last days and prepare to meet the Savior when He comes for the second time.
We have watched this one many times over the years and love it every time. My favorite part has always been the end when Jesus heals Helam so that he can see Him, something he was waiting for his whole life. This time one of the lines that stood out to me was when Helam tells Jacob “in your new kingdom I cannot be your father, but wherever you go, you will always be my son” I love that this faithful father’s love stay constant for his son even as he drifts and that this constant love is what helped his son find his way back.