So it’s your Sabbath and you need something to do. Maybe it’s cold and miserable because it’s coming on winter and you just want to hunker down.
Pop some corn, grab your cocoa, and pile on the blankets! I’ve got you.
Movies
There’s loads of movies on whatever subscription service you subscribe to these days. I have both Netflix and Amazon Prime as well as all of my DVDs/digital copies. Maybe you don’t want to watch Star Wars to gear up for the new movie, since it’s the Sabbath. What are your go-to movies? Here’s a list of some good ones to look out for:
- One Night With The King – the story of Esther and beautifully done. I love this movie and watch it every few years.
- Amazing Grace – I can’t say enough about this movie. I probably watch it at least once a year. I own it, and it comes and goes from subscription services. If you haven’t seen it, get it.
- Fireproof – Porn kills love. Seriously. This is a low budget movie with a powerful message. I believe in the message of changing your life, giving up that which tears apart marriage, and turn your heart back to your spouse. It is possible. I promise.
- There’s a long string of Bible themed movies about all sorts of popular Bible stories. Take your pick and while your mileage may vary, it could prove uplifting and interesting to see various takes on stories.
You are getting the idea. I’m looking for more movie options so feel free to hit up my comments with your favorite uplifting movie/religious movie!
Documentaries/Shows
I love watching these things. There’s a lot of great documentaries out there. I just watched “The BibleThe Bible” on Netflix from The History Channel. This was an entire miniseries of dramatizations taking you through the Bible with a narrator. It was great!
I’ve followed it up with “The Bible Rules” which is also from The History Channel. In the first episode, “Curses”, I learned that apparently a real curse in ancient times was that a man’s penis would hurt when he made love – written on pottery and smashed. Now that’s one way to get back at your scorning ex-lover. Yikes! Those ancients knew how to hurt a guy! (So far, none of the shows have talked about aliens, so I suppose that’s good, right?)
Those are documentaries and docudramas, but don’t pass up those feel good shows like “Touched By an Angel” or “Signed, Sealed, Delivered.” While neither of these are available currently on Netflix, there are likely other such shows. Feel free to tell me your favorites in the comments!
What do you watch?
-Lady O
Lady Ozma's Journey 
Don’t forget 17 Miracles about the rescue of our pioneers on the plains and the Saratov Effect. I do recommend not watching Saratov Effect if you are the parent of a missionary in Russia.
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I actually mentioned some of those on another post (that I linked to) a couple of months ago. I watched 17 Miracles on Father’s Day because I hate Father’s Day and it seemed like a good thing to do. I saw The Saratov Approach in the theatre (because I was on the set and felt I simply must) and it’s an excellent movie. Interestingly, I lived in Arizona when all of that went down and heard zilch about it. We did have a state-wide fast for rain that year, though.
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I’m hoping Freetown and Cokeville Miracle make Netflix. Another good movie source is Pureflix but not all of their documentaries view Mormons favorably
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I’m really looking forward to seeing Cokeville Miracle, and keep watching out for the different services to get it. I may just need to break down and get the DVDs. If you haven’t seen “Meet the Mormons” yet, I know they put that on YouTube recently. It’s pretty awesome as well, though a little heavily “yay sports people” centric. Sometimes I get weary of sports and singing. There’s other talents as well!
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I saw Meet the Mormons. 🙂 loved it
There are a lot of amazing movies coming out and I am definitely looking forward to Once I Was A Beehive and the one about the Roman Legionaries with Tom Felton in it, that’s January
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O gosh I was laughing at that Girls Camp thing. Only in the Church…hahaha So funny. One day it’ll be on Netflix and I’ll watch it. I’m not sure what’s really going on with that one! But I really want to see Cokeville. 🙂
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We had it play locally but it didn’t go to the cheap seats. I have a copy pre-ordered and we’re planning a movie night with our YW group during their Christmas vacation.
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It wasn’t here and then it was very briefly, but not at a convenient time/location. I tried to get it to my local theatre, but they didn’t work with me.
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Ugh! That’s icky. We kept trying to get out but it just didn’t work out for us. I hope that once you’re able to see it that you will enjoy it!
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It’s the way it works. Stuff is weird in the DC area. We have a large enough LDS population but things sometimes don’t come or do and go to weird places or stay forever or other manner of just plain weirdness. Seriously, it’s bizarre.
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awsome post and I LOVE netflix..! Great for a guy who missed 7 years of awesome tv shows due to incarceration… Since being home, I’ve watched The walking Dead up to the latest season… And now I’m entrawled in an amazing show called Wentworth. It’s about a female prison… VERY GOOD.
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Ugh, that’s a lot of awesome TV for sure! We’ve had such amazing things coming out in the last few years. I can’t keep up and so I use netflix to watch the stuff that I miss due to working and the like. I think that we can get closer and closer to “cutting the cable cord” each day. About the only reason I keep it is for my kids. We watch enough stuff together… but they are nearly grown and so I think that’s coming to an end.
Interesting about Wentworth. I only knew about Orange is the New Black! I’m getting ready to binge watch House of Cards, but that’s for a personal reason of needing to understand what the heck is coming up that I can’t talk about.
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Very intriguing comment… I’m wondering for sure… I try not to watch much tv… Only thing I really want to watch is ME on tv… Lol. Seriously though… I relate television to video games… If I have time to play video games then I’m not doing enough to get where I’m trying to be…
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I honestly spend too much time studying or working and I work in the entertainment industry. So there are days I pull 12 hours on set and then drive back and forth. I never get to watch anything anymore. I’m even behind in Doctor Who which might be criminal.
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