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Treasure in Heaven: The John Tanner Story

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Treasure in Heaven: The John Tanner Story

As the director of such films as "The Touch of the Master's Hand", "Praise to the Man" and "Gordon B. Hinckley: A Giant Among Men", T.C. Christensen has touched the hearts of millions of Latter-day Saints with his exemplary filmmaking. Now he shares the incredible true story of a man who had everything he wanted, but discovered something greater in sacrificing all for the building of the Kingdom. "Treasure in Heaven" is the true story of John Tanner, a wealthy New York landowner and convert to the Church who in 1834 sold his properties to assist the Church. He freely gave all he had, giving us an example of generosity and consecration in serving the Lord.

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Release : 2009
Rating : 7.5
Studio : The Visual Transit Authority, 
Crew : Director, 
Cast : Nathan Mitchell Jasen Wade
Genre : History Documentary Family

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Reviews

Karry
2021/05/13

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Sexyloutak
2018/08/30

Absolutely the worst movie.

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Cooktopi
2018/08/30

The acting in this movie is really good.

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Abbigail Bush
2018/08/30

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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YourFamilyExpert
2017/01/17

If you've ever seen an LDS film that brought your soul to a higher plane, odds are T.C. Christensen had a hand in it. As a writer, director, producer, and cinematographer, he has helped add professional gloss, creative warmth, and spiritual sincerity to projects such as The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd, The Work and the Glory, Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration, The Touch of the Master's Hand, Gordon B. Hinckley: A Giant Among Men, The Mouth of Babes, Forever Strong, Emma Smith: My Story, Only a Stonecutter, and many more. After enjoying the spirit and truth of many "Mormon Movies," but not necessarily the quality of the filmmaking, I have come to expect that when Christensen's name is in the credits, I'm in for an artistic treat as well as a spiritual banquet.This is certainly the case with his latest effort: Treasure in Heaven:The John Tanner Story. As he did with Only a Stonecutter, Christensen, as well as his talented cast and crew, has captured with wonderful detail the story of one of Mormon history's unsung heroes. As was also the case with Stonecutter, he does so in about twenty minutes: perfect for family home evenings with youth who have short attention spans.John Tanner was a well-to-do New Yorker in the 1830's when a crippling illness, as well as a meeting with missionaries, affected his life and the church forever. To divulge any detail would be to rob the viewer of enjoying the story as it unfolds, so suffice to say that the tale is one of consecration and wholehearted dedication to the Lord as Tanner exercises faith in God's promises. Becoming a major hero for the Church, and much beloved by the Prophet Joseph, his tale carries a rich power in and of itself, a power fully realized in this screen adaptation.The acting is very good. Nathan Mitchell, who has portrayed Joseph Smith for the better part of a decade, continues to impress as the prophet of the Restoration. Matthow Maddox and Shauna Thompson, respectively, portray John Tanner and his wife Elizabeth, and both do inspiring, realistic work. From the acting to the music, the cinematography, the creativity of the editing, and the screenplay, all are top-notch and effective.All that said, this is not to say this is an epic masterpiece, and nor was it meant to be. It's a simple, faith-affirming tale, well- told. I watched the film once on my own for this review, and the next day shared it with my wife's family, who asked after viewing it: "Where do you find these little gems?" With the values of the world shifting slowly away from belief and righteousness, and with more and more emphasis placed on the media, I think it's important to use film,television, and music for godly ends, and to support those who magnify their creative talents to inspire testimony and faith.But that's just me. You can always spend your dollar on empty bombastic drivel like Transformers 2. Ugh.

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bkoganbing
2013/12/18

This short subject film is produced by the Mormon Church and gives us an encapsulated life of one of the founding fathers of the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. It's a sincere and moving story by an admittedly less than professional cast.Tanner was a wealthy landowner in the north country of New York state and had a wife and many children and all the material goods one could wish for. He developed what sounds like an ulcerated leg with gangrene and had the choice of dying or having said leg cut off.There was in fact a third option provided. Tanner was a lay figure in the Baptist Church which was at the time trying to stamp out this cult as they saw it started by Joseph Smith. He was part of the group doing this. But after some healing words were spoke over him the leg miraculously healed.After that in a monetary way there was nothing that could not be asked of this man. From a Saint Paul type figure Tanner morphs into something equivalent of Haym Solomon and Robert Morris, financial geniuses who gave all they had for the American Revolution.I've seen several productions about the early history of the church and I give these reviews some charity knowing that I'm not dealing name players. They're qualitatively better than evangelical Christian films and I will say I think they do a remarkable job in portraying America of what we call the Jacksonian Era when these events are occurring.Treasure In Heaven is probably best for LDS audiences and for those of us gentiles who've taken an interest in the history of the church.

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