Escape from Germany (2024)

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[bright music]

[soft whirring]

[dramatic music]

[crowd cheering and applauding]

[crowd cheering]

[grunts]

[crowd applauding]

[dramatic instrumental music]

[crowd cheering]

[train chugging]

[steam hissing]

[indistinct chatter]

Elder Seibold.

I'm Elder Anderson.

What?

I said, "Welcome to Germany."

You'll hear that a lot here.

Oy, you've got something

right there--

it looks like blood.

Oh, boy. I've got to get home.

How far away do we live?

I mean, "home" home.

-How long have you been out?

-Twenty-six months, four days.

So I'll be going back

to Idaho soon.

Hallelujah.

Germans are fine folks,

but their leaders have

some c*ck ideas.

[crowd cheering in distance]

Yeah, well, I heard that

some German officials are trying

to have the New Testament

rewritten to show

that Jesus wasn't a Jew.

[crowd cheering]

What's that?

[crowd singing

indistinctly in German]

[singing continues]

[singing resumes]

Hello.

-What's he doing?

-Don't do anything.

I haven't read it yet,

but it's supposed to be swell.

[singing continues]

Well, danke to you too.

[crowd cheering and applauding]

[tense whooshing]

-Hey, what's the big idea?

-Time to go, elder.

[crowd shouting]

[whooshing]

[Barnes]

It will take a while

to get an answer.

I'll have to get back

to you on that.

[snaps fingers]

You know, elder,

missionaries tend to lose

two things on their missions.

Their hair

and their sweethearts.

[telephone ringing]

Hello, German Mission Office.

[Grant]

Yes, this is

President Heber Grant,

-the British Mission.

-[Barnes] Yes, President.

Oh.

-[Duersch sighs]

-Is President Wood available

to speak with me?

No, sorry, sir.

He's in a a mission conference.

-Are you able to get

a message to him?

-Yes, sir.

This is very important, elder.

Please write this down.

[telephone ringing]

-This is President Wood.

-[on phone] President,

this is Elder Barnes.

I have an urgent message

for you

from President Heber J. Grant.

[tense music]

-Okay. Go ahead.

-[Barnes] "In three days,

the German army

will invade Poland.

Evacuate the mission

to Holland or Denmark,

but get them out immediately."

[Wood]

Okay, uh, hurry to the General

Counsel's office,

check on this, and then, um...

...I'll let you know

where to send them.

[secretary]

Hello, Elder Barnes.

How can I help you?

I have something very important

for the Consul General.

I'm hoping to see him.

Okay.

[door opens, closes]

[Barnes]

Good to see you again, sir.

Oh, yes.

What can I do for you, elder?

We have been informed

by our church president

that in three days

the German army

will invade Poland.

I wanted to ask

what you know of the situation.

-In three days?

-Yes, sir.

[music continues]

[consul]

Have a seat.

-[door opens]

-[Barnes sighs]

[clock ticking]

[door opens]

[door closes]

This is from our embassy

in Berlin.

"At this time,

there is no indication

of any German

military movement."

So, Elder Barnes,

our military attach

has no knowledge

of any such aggressive activity

on the part of the n*zi army.

From what source

did your church president

get this information?

I would say he got it

from the Lord, sir.

He is a prophet.

Son, our US military

has the finest intelligence

in the world.

If I may, sir, I believe

President Heber J. Grant

has a better source

of intelligence

than the US military.

[sighs]

You really said that to him?

[chuckles] All right then,

uh, call them, wire them,

send pigeons,

any way to get to them,

and tell our missionaries

to get out.

-[Barnes] Yes, President.

-Uh, Holland's been good to us.

-Send them into Rotterdam.

-Yes, President.

-I'll be back

in a couple of hours.

-Yes, President.

All right.

How about you finish unpacking,

then we'll get going?

What are you doing?

Well, the hard thing right now

is everybody is scared stiff

they're going to w*r again.

You can't get anybody

to talk about the gospel.

So I've been spending

a lot of time

on my homecoming talk.

[Anderson] Yeah, well,

I heard that Adolf Hitler

actually likes our church

because we believe in being

subject to kings, rulers,

and, and obeying

and sustaining the law.

[loud knock on door]

[soft tense music]

We just got word

from President Wood.

"Leave immediately

for Rotterdam."

Where's Rotterdam?

-What's the deal?

-That's all I was told.

Let's go. We'll call President.

[dramatic music]

Where's Rotterdam?

Keep running.

Yes, President. I will

extend the call to summon.

He needs you

back at the Mission Office.

We're going to get

Elder and Sister Goltz.

Who's Elder and Sister Goltz?

Are they missionaries?

Slow down.

Oh, ja. I understand

what you are saying.

But it is not necessary

for us to leave.

We face no danger

in our own fatherland.

[Seibold]

Whether there is danger or not,

President Wood sent me

to get you to leave.

My patriarchal blessing

promises me

I will serve a mission

in Germany.

I have not finished my mission,

so I will not go.

Sister Goltz...

...can you convince

your husband to leave?

[sighs] He is boss.

Huh!

[breath shakes]

Am I the only one that wants

to go home around here?

[door slam shuts]

You should probably go with him.

But, President,

I said all of that.

-They won't leave.

-[Wood] Yes, they will.

Now go back and get them.

[woman speaking inaudibly]

Yes, President.

-Oh, boy.

-What, what do you mean

"Oh, boy?" What?

Here is what I see.

I have faith

in my patriarchal blessing.

But you, you have not.

This is not a matter of faith.

This is a matter of obedience.

President Wood said

we must leave,

so we must leave.

[Seibold]

Sister Goltz,

you've got to do something.

If you don't,

there's a huge possibility

you will be stuck here

through a w*r.

And if that happens,

you may never

see your family again.

Und this thing is for sure.

My parents were German,

my grandparents were German,

I am German,

-and I will never

leave this country--

-Papa.

Papa, I go.

She is boss.

We will go.

[tense music]

[indistinct chatter]

[knocks]

[woman sobbing]

Sister Heibel,

you are to report

to the mission home

in Frankfurt.

Sister Rosenhan,

we will get you

to the train station

and on your way to Holland.

You are not to wait

for anyone else.

I must have my passport stamped.

Yes, und you should buy

your ticket on to London.

But I'm not going to London.

The spirit tells me, "Do this."

[music swells]

[knock on door]

[Seibold]

Brother Ruf.

We received a new missionary.

This is Elder...

Anderson.

[sighs] Brother Ruf, I cannot

continue as branch president.

We've been told

to leave the country.

We are here to call

and set you apart

as the new branch president.

I can't.

You can. I know you've only been

a member for a few months,

but you will learn as you serve.

I've received

a military summons an hour ago.

I leave today.

May we give you a blessing?

[muted]

[distant shouting]

[tense music]

[music continues]

[music intensifies]

We love you, Sister Biehl.

[engine starts]

[baby babbles]

[knocks]

Brother Lutz, all missionaries

have been told to leave Germany.

We are here to call you

and set you apart

as branch president.

But I am only a priest.

You are all the Lord has.

[telephone rings]

President Wood,

this is Joseph Fielding Smith.

I'm here in Europe,

so I'm checking

on the evacuation.

Have you been able

to reach your missionaries?

[Wood]

Well, we're not sure.

There are no telephones,

so it's a matter

of sending out wires

-and hoping they get through.

-[Smith stutters]

Have you assigned

some elders to make sure

the others know what to do?

It would be a great miracle

if we were able

to get them all out

before this thing blows up.

Um...

I'll see that gets done,

Elder Smith.

Elder Seibold.

-Hi, tomato.

-Hey, spud.

-Miss Anna.

-Elder Seibold.

President Wood wants

to see you right now.

Later, tater.

[Wood]

Elder, let me tell you a story.

Just before

the Spanish-American w*r,

President William McKinley

had to get an important message

to the leader

of the revolutionaries,

General Garcia.

But Garcia

was already in hiding.

And someone said

to the President,

"There's this fellow

named Rowan.

He's tenacious.

He'll find Garcia for you

if anybody can."

So Rowan was sent for,

and he was given a letter

to deliver to Garcia.

Rowan landed

on the coast of Cuba by night

and disappeared into the jungle.

Three weeks later,

he steps out

on the other side of the island,

having traversed

a hostile country on foot

and against all odds,

had delivered the letter

to Garcia.

[inspirational music]

So my point is this.

McKinley gave Rowan

a letter to deliver to Garcia,

and Rowan took the letter.

Without whining about it,

he just took it.

I have a letter

that I desperately need sent.

I need you to deliver

my letter to Garcia.

President, uh... [exhales]

I don't know. I, I don't know

what you're even asking.

Elder, you heard the part

about not whining, right?

There are somewhere

around 30 missionaries

that are lost and penniless

between here

and the Dutch border.

It will be up to you

to find them

and see that they get out.

Now you're strong.

Now you played college football,

so I'm sending you

without a companion.

I don't know why.

I just think it's right.

I don't know, President, I--

Elder...

...we're in trouble...

...and you are the man

for the job.

I can't leave

for another day or two, so...

[inhales deeply]

...I need you to do this.

This contains 500 marks.

Take this to Holland

and then on to London.

Find them.

Find them and get them out.

Follow your impressions,

Elder Seibold...

...but find them.

Listen to the still small voice.

Angels will go with you.

[drawer clangs shut]

You can use this map.

[soft suspenseful music]

We have elders

in most of these towns

in between here and Holland.

They'll be

at the train stations.

[typewriter clacking]

-That's a lot of country.

-[Barnes] Mm-hmm.

And some may be stranded

in these towns

closer to Denmark.

[typewriter clacking]

What is it?

Does President have any idea

how difficult

this is going to be?

What am I supposed to do?

Right.

[sighs] Like the hymn says...

..."do what is right."

[music turns dramatic]

Oh, nuts.

[music intensifies]

[steam hissing]

[train horn blaring]

[indistinct chatter]

[menacing music]

[coughing]

-[music stops]

-[breathing heavily]

[inspirational music]

[steam hissing]

[people chattering]

[dramatic tense music]

[indistinct announcements

in German on PA]

[indistinct announcement

in German on PA]

[clock ticking]

[announcement continues

indistinctly on PA]

Dear God, what do I do?

[indistinct chatter in German]

[whistles blowing]

This is baloney.

I don't know where they are.

Bunch of dimwits, anyways.

[dramatic music]

[people chattering]

[indistinct announcement

in German on PA]

[attempts to whistle]

[whistling "Do What Is Right"]

[whistling "Do What Is Right"]

[music continues]

[attempts to whistle]

[whistling "Do What Is Right"]

[Anderson]

Elder.

-There's no getting

rid of you, huh?

-No chance.

-We're stranded. No tickets.

-No money.

I have marks to get you

on a train to Holland.

But first, I need your help.

[whistling "Do What Is Right"]

[triumphant dramatic music]

[whistling "Do What Is Right"]

-Elder Seibold.

-Elders.

I have never been so happy

to see someone in my life.

-[Biehl] Hello, Elders.

-Hello.

Oh, this is President Biehl,

president of the Essen branch.

President.

I have been summoned,

and I'm on my way to report.

I must get my train now.

[sniffles]

May God bless

and protect you, Elders.

And you, President Biehl.

[sentimental music]

[Duersch]

There goes a fine man.

[bell dings]

[train horn blares]

[whistling "Do What Is Right"]

[train horn blares]

[dramatic music]

[whistling continues]

[plays "Do What Is Right"]

[whistling "Do What Is Right"]

[plays "Do What Is Right"]

[video recorder whirring]

Are you getting

some swell pictures

of a whole bunch of nothing?

Hey.

What city is this?

Dusseldorf.

[train comes to halt]

Aren't we getting off?

There might be

missionaries here.

No, there's none here.

[sentimental music]

You don't wanna check

to make sure?

Uh-uh.

There's none here.

[train chugging]

What town's next?

Emmerich.

After this,

we pass into Holland.

Tell them to hurry, please. Yes.

-[indistinct chatter]

-[patriotic music

playing on radio]

Have you talked

to any of our elders yet?

Long distance lines

are all jammed.

Hopefully,

the wires got through.

The Dutch have closed

the borders.

[patriotic music resumes]

I sent our elders the wrong way.

[indistinct chatter]

Boneheads.

-This is all I could find.

-Oh, swell.

-Aces.

-Most of the food has been

taken for the soldiers.

This doesn't taste like bread.

It tastes more like

-sawdust.

-Oh.

[indistinct announcement

in German on PA]

Look at that.

If you don't have enough flour,

you gotta fill it

with something.

-You gonna eat that?

-[train horn blares]

Mm.

-What are you doing?

-I'm getting evidence

of how they're treating

the people here.

You know,

that could qualify as evidence

to the Nazis that you're a spy.

Genius.

[train horn blares]

Listen up. They're only going

to let us into Holland

if we have money.

But we each need to be

carrying our own cash.

-[officer] What are you doing?

-[whispers] Put that away.

What are you doing?

Turn your pockets inside out

and show me all your money.

Where are you traveling?

Holland.

You're smuggling this money

out of Germany?

Give it to me.

[train horn blares]

Over my dead body.

That is possible.

-Come with me.

-Where to?

To the police station.

I'm not going anywhere with you.

You have no authority here.

I'll talk

to the military police,

but I won't leave this station.

You will come with me now.

I am an American citizen.

I demand to speak

with the military police.

Don't you touch me.

[scoffs] If you touch me,

there's going to be a fight.

[indistinct murmuring]

I demand to speak

with the military police.

-Can he demand that?

-He just did.

[murmuring continues]

Follow me.

I'd better go with him.

[softly] Did you see that?

-[exclaiming]

-[indistinct chatter]

I understand

it's best for us to leave,

but I don't understand

why all the rush.

Well, I can think

of two reasons, darling.

First, President Grant says

we need to evacuate

the mission immediately.

[sighs] And, second,

two missionaries

were left in Germany

-when the Great w*r broke out.

-What happened to them?

Sweetheart, do you think

those Nazis will leave

foreigners running loose?

Hell, they'll lock us up.

We'll stay locked up.

[man]

Drop it! Let's get

the big fellas to grab the...

Faster, everyone.

-[train horn blares]

-[sighs]

And what is your explanation

for this?

We are a group

of Mormon missionaries

from America.

We are being evacuated

from Germany with enough cash

to purchase tickets

through to London.

If we don't have the money,

the Dutch won't let us in.

[policeman]

Hmm?

Mm.

[door opens]

[door closes]

I know some Mormons.

[pen scribbling]

They are good people.

I understand

why you must leave Germany.

Keep this with you.

-[Duersch] Well, what happened?

-[Seibold] Nothing.

Come on. What happened?

[Seibold] We got

into a big fight, and I knocked

the stuffing out of him.

[man]

Really? True? Is that

what happened, Elder McOmber?

[Seibold]

No. I just started crying,

and they let us go.

[man]

See, now that I believe.

[train whistling]

[indistinct announcement

in German on PA]

[Julia]

President Wood.

-President Wood.

-Heiteles.

-[Wood] Heiteles. Hello.

-What are you doing here?

[Julia]

We could not let you go

without our goodbyes.

[Paul]

We cannot imagine being

without you or your leadership.

We hope to return soon.

[shushes]

Thank you

for remaining faithful and true.

[Evelyn]

You will forever be

our dear friends.

Would it be all right

if I write to you?

[train whistling]

Be true.

Yes. Be true.

-[soft instrumental music]

-[singing continues inaudibly]

[train chugging]

-[steam hissing]

-[train horn blares]

[woman]

You're on your way to London.

May I see your London ticket?

Very good. Welcome to Holland.

Thank you.

Oh, excuse me.

Have you seen any Americans

come through here?

Any missionaries?

I wouldn't know.

[steam hissing]

[soft piano music]

Please help me.

I have no money.

I have nothing to eat. I'm lost.

Pardon me.

Do you speak English?

Do you speak any English?

Are you a missionary?

A Mormon missionary?

[Rosenhan sobbing]

Yes.

I didn't know what to do.

I was sent to look for elders.

We didn't know

there were any sisters

coming out of Germany.

Only me.

You just made it.

-They're about

to close the border.

-[sobs]

[Rosenhan]

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I think this might be

against mission rules.

[birds chirping]

[plays "Do What Is Right"]

[indistinct announcements

in German on PA]

[whistling "Do What Is Right"]

[indistinct announcements

in German on PA]

It's about time.

[train chugging]

Well, besides that,

I heard Hitler learned

about our fasting program.

So he's starting

his own Fast Sunday

where Germans are supposed

to give what they save

from skipping a meal

to the government.

Yeah, a hundred years

after Joseph Smith started it.

["Abide With Me"

playing on mouth organ]

What? That's not baloney.

I, I read it somewhere.

Are you feeling okay?

What do you mean?

[chuckles] I, I just think

it's pretty swell

that you got a sign

to go out and find us.

Why is that pretty swell?

[chuckles]

It shows such a trust.

Such an honor.

Don't you think?

I think I'll do anything

if it will get me home.

What did he say?

He said we're in trouble.

[indistinct murmuring]

[Duersch]

He said Holland

has closed its border

and we, we have to get off

the train.

[Anderson]

So what do we do now?

We cooked?

Are we cooked?

[train chugging]

[indistinct chatter]

Mama.

I'm hungry.

[sighs]

I think you need to wait

a little longer.

There's only a tiny bit left.

[paper rustling]

This is the last of it.

[Leah]

Hmm.

Where are you going?

Where are you from?

Berlin.

We have been on trains

for the whole day.

This is our fifth day...

...I think.

Nobody wants us.

What's that for?

It lets other people know

to be mean to us.

[train chugging]

[muted]

No room in the end.

All trains commandeered

for troop transport.

So what are we gonna do?

Wait here.

We're cooked.

[steam hissing]

[Seibold quietly]

This train--

Get up, get up, get up.

This train is going to Denmark.

[dramatic music]

[train chugging]

Go.

[man 1]

Let's go.

They're not gonna wait.

[man 2]

Hurry. Come on, just throw me.

[man 3]

Elder, faster now. Go on.

Come on, be faster, come on.

Please, please, faster.

Ah, I got you.

Come on.

[grunts]

-Holy smokes.

-[all laugh in relief]

-That was swell.

-I feel like...

I think I just became a man.

Ha. It will take

a little more than that.

Now that we're moving,

the conductor won't stop

the train just to get us off.

[clears throat]

[train chugging]

-President. Look at this.

-Yeah.

[Barnes]

Here we are in Rostock,

trying to get to Denmark.

But we're only nine miles

from Warnemunde.

-What's in Warnemunde?

-[Barnes] A ferry.

A ferry that goes to Denmark.

-[Evelyn] How do we get there?

-[Barnes] I can ask.

[soft tense music]

[indistinct announcement

in German on PA]

Where are you going?

Back to Berlin.

[sentimental music]

With all the military

going to Poland,

they're not running any trains

to Warnemunde.

But this railroad

goes right to the ferry dock.

So there's got to be a way to...

Maybe there's some kind of taxi.

No, no. They didn't leave

any gasoline for taxis.

President, here's an idea.

[McOmber]

And action.

[video recorder whirring]

[Seibold]

Hey, can it, Frank Capra.

The train that

just pulled into yard four

is headed towards Denmark.

[dramatic music]

[Seibold]

That camera's gonna

get you in trouble.

[indistinct chatter]

Leave your suitcases.

Leave your suitcases.

Get on and open a window.

I'll throw you your luggage.

[glass shatters]

[woman]

Holy smokes.

[indistinct murmuring]

[comical music]

Throw them in. Come on.

[man 1]

Easy, elder.

Come on.

The train's moving. Come on.

-Hurry.

-Come on. Get on the train.

[man 2]

Rush on. Pick it up.

[train chugging]

[train horn blares]

You want to what?

Douglas, I think

you've lost your mind.

Maybe so.

But I'm smart enough

to know the Lord helps

those who help themselves.

-We get to ride

where they drive it!

-Shh, shh, shh.

[quietly] Quiet, quiet.

Very quiet.

-Oh, swell.

-Move over there.

-[Evelyn] Stay in the corner.

-Do either of you have any idea

what to do with all this?

Maybe. When I was five,

I got my daddy's tractor going

and smashed it into the barn.

Wait, we're gonna haul

that whole trainload

of folks with us?

Oh. No. No, sir. No freeloaders.

-Lord forgive us.

-Amen.

-How do you think it works?

-[Wood] Yeah, must be simple.

They hook and unhook

hundreds of these a day.

Can hardly see what we're

looking at. Wish we had a--

What's that the Boy Scouts say?

Be, be something.

-Oh, yeah. Be--

-[iron clanks]

-[chuckles]

-Brilliant?

-[footsteps approaching]

-[gasps]

[tense music]

[dramatic music]

-Have you got it?

-Can you make it go?

[Howell]

Close. I just

can't quite figure out

how they shift it into gear.

-I think that

this will start it.

-[engine starts]

I can't figure out

how to get it out of neutral

-and into gear with the, uh--

-Here it is.

[train jerks]

Wow. She's speedy.

All right. Everybody ready?

President Wood,

are we doing the right thing?

Mission presidents

don't steal trains.

Well, this one does.

All right,

let's chuchu out of here.

[music continues]

[train starts moving]

[hissing]

[indistinct murmuring]

[laughing]

Wait. Wait.

How do we know

this track goes to Warnemunde?

Yes, this could be the track

that goes to Berlin.

[tense music]

Wait, stop.

Stop, stop, stop, stop.

[train stops]

[Barnes]

Right here. Right here.

This will do it.

[sighs]

-[track turns]

-[grunts]

Good, good. Let's go, let's go.

[dramatic music]

[train chugging]

[train chugging]

[sighs in relief]

Anna, what are

you doing, darling?

Making sure

no one's following us.

-Daddy?

-Yeah.

Do you think

we might get arrested?

Uh... no.

[chuckles] No, honey.

Well, what happens to people

who steal trains?

I think they'd sh**t us.

The Lord will protect us, honey.

Even if we're stealers?

[Evelyn]

Hey.

There will be police

in Warnemunde

who are watching the station.

So do we just pull up

into the station

and pretend like we're a bunch

of German train engineers?

What are we gonna do?

-What are we gonna do?

-Sweetheart, we don't know.

We're making this up.

[sighs]

[train chugging]

Carol...

...why don't you say

a prayer for us?

Now?

I can't think of a better time.

[Carolyn]

Our Father in heaven,

we are thankful we get to ride

where they drive the trains

and thankful

to have come this far.

We hope that You will bless us

so that we can keep going.

And we are sorry

that we stole this train.

Amen.

-Amen.

-Amen.

Well, I feel better now.

A train's coming.

[dramatic music]

Can this thing go any faster?

[train picks up speed]

[train chugging]

Hey, I see water.

Yeah, there's a boat.

-It's a ferry.

-We got to figure out

a way to signal them.

-This?

-Mm!

[clicking]

[train horn blares]

[music continues]

[Anna]

They're getting closer.

[exhales]

[Wood]

Hey! Hey! America!

-America! America!

-We're Americans!

America! America, hey!

Hey, they're coming back.

Stop the train.

[train brakes squealing]

[Wood]

Grab and go. Go, go, go.

Don't wait. Go.

-Don't look back. Keep going.

Go, go, don't stop. Just go.

-[Carolyn] America.

-We're Americans.

-[Wood] Go, go, go, go.

[g*nshots]

-[Howell] I told you

they'd sh**t us. I told you.

-[Evelyn screams]

-[Wood] Americans!

Keep your heads down.

-[Howell] Heads down.

-[Barnes] Run, run, run.

Go, go, go.

-[Howell] Look at the water.

[Wood]

Hey. Hey! Over here. Americans!

[bell dinging]

So, anyway, I heard Hitler

likes our genealogy program

because it makes it easier

for Germans to prove

that they have

pure German blood.

And it has helped a lot of them

stay out of jail

or not get deported.

And I guess

that just goes to show that

even the genealogy program

is just a tool,

a tool that can either

be used for good or...

[playing "Abide With Me"]

Hey, he just welcomed us.

And a big welcome to you too.

[sighs] That was nice.

[birds calling]

[Garff]

What an amazing coincidence

for us to have an apostle here

overseeing this.

I think

heaven is very interested

in the outcome of all of this.

-[indistinct chatter]

-[Carolyn] Thank you.

-[man] You go ahead, Mr. Wood.

-[sighs]

-At last.

-Welcome.

[Wood]

Hello, Elder Smith.

-Hey, President Garff.

-[Garff] Welcome.

What an experience.

What troubles did you have

getting out?

None, really. Uh, five taxis,

17 trains and a boat.

Easy as pie.

Uh, what's your report?

Well, there are still

29 missionaries unaccounted for.

I'm so worried

I can't stand it. [sighs]

They're barely adults.

How could this happen?

Sister Wood,

it will all work out.

The w*r will not begin

until those missionaries

have arrived on Danish soil.

[Evelyn]

Are you saying

they'll hold up the whole w*r?

They'll wait until we get

all our missionaries out

before they start fighting?

I'm saying

the w*r will not begin

until all of our elders

are out of Germany.

[bell tolling]

Yeah, well, I heard

Hitler got Mormon elders

to teach basketball to his teams

to help them

in the '36 Olympics.

And then some of those elders

went on to become refs

in the actual games.

What, you think that's baloney?

[sighs]

Am I the only one here

with half a brain?

-You might be, elder.

-[chuckles]

Hey, pay attention.

We make it through

this checkpoint, we're home.

No funny business.

Be respectful.

Those Nazis could land all of us

in jail if we botch this up.

You with me?

[train horn blares]

Elder Seibold,

do you think we should

say a prayer before we do this?

[distant chatter]

Elder Anderson, go ahead.

Me?

Our Father

which art in heaven...

...we thank Thee

for bringing us this far.

Now we especially need Thy help.

[sentimental piano music]

This is scary, but

n-- not as scary as for those

who haven't made it this far.

We pray for all those

good people who...

...haven't done

anything wrong...

...who are innocent.

For the members who...

...have tried to do their best

and to follow Thee.

[muted]

And especially

for the Jewish people,

who are having

such a tough time right now.

Please bless

the innocent children

and those who can't defend

themselves against all this.

[muted]

In Jesus' name, amen.

[all]

Amen.

There must be opposition

in all things.

[dramatic tense music]

-What are you doing?

-Nothing.

Don't make trouble.

Yes, Daddy.

[latches closing]

How many?

How many what?

Click, click.

[stutters]

Ah.

[stutters]

[tense music]

[muted]

Welcome to Denmark, Elders.

You'll hop the next train

to Copenhagen.

I'll wire President Wood,

let him know you're here.

Elder, I just heard the Gestapo,

they're closing this border too.

We just made it.

You can't go back into Germany.

You probably won't get back out.

[Duersch]

Elder.

Home.

[sentimental music]

There's still elders out there.

I feel it.

I'll go with you.

President Wood sent me

to do this alone,

so that's what it will be.

Elders...

...do what is right.

We'll save some sawdust bread

for when you get back.

We'll be seeing you, elder.

[Anderson]

See you soon, Elder Seibold.

[Leah]

Mama!

[indistinct chatter]

[tense music]

[clanking]

[indistinct chatter]

-This just came for you,

President.

-[sighs]

-Read it to me, elder.

-[sighs]

"Found six lost sheep.

More Garcias to find. Rowan."

Let me see that.

What kind of a message is that?

It's a message of hope.

-[dramatic music]

-[hissing]

[faint whistling

"Do What Is Right"]

[whistling "Do What Is Right"]

[whistling continues]

Here's the deal.

Train on track four

is about to leave.

Get on the train,

then open the envelope.

It will tell you what to do.

Go.

[train brakes squealing]

[indistinct chatter]

[muted]

[muted]

[indistinct chatter]

English?

-American.

-[chuckles]

I have seen this before.

This is what happens

before a w*r.

I lived through the last one.

I'm sure you'll be fine.

[suspenseful music]

I have a doctor friend

who has made sure

that I won't have

to live through this one.

I have a black pill.

It can't be that bad.

[sighs]

[train chugging]

[inspirational music]

[people chattering]

[whistling "Do What Is Right"]

[car horn honks]

[gentle piano music]

[indistinct conversation]

Elder Seibold.

-[chuckles] Wow.

-We're out of money

and didn't know what to do.

Elders, you're in a pub.

I'm afraid

you'll be sent home for this.

[all chuckle]

Say, how did you know

we were in here?

Some things you just know.

[Smith]

This is all of them?

Yeah, we think so.

We better know so.

May I?

Wait, Elder Seibold,

he hasn't arrived.

[train chugging]

[Wood]

He'll keep searching

till he's trapped himself.

[calm instrumental music]

[steam hissing]

[whistling "Do What Is Right"]

[dramatic music]

[dog panting]

Copenhagen.

[tense music]

[blows whistle]

-[birds chirping]

-[bell tolling]

He's, uh, probably

on his way to...

I don't know exactly what...

-Oh. Uh, let us--

-[indistinct cheering

and laughter]

What in tarnation

is going on out there?

-[triumphant music]

-[cheering and laughter]

[man]

I can't believe you did it.

-Uh, let me call you back.

-Excuse me.

[cheering and laughter]

[indistinct conversation]

How'd you get out?

Keep this with you.

Welcome to Denmark,

you dirty Mormon.

[laughs]

There's no getting rid of you.

[indistinct conversation]

[video recorder whirring]

[indistinct chatter]

[indistinct chatter]

-You did all right.

-Thanks, elder.

Well done, elder. Well done.

Thank you.

-Good job, spud.

-[Seibold] Thanks, tomato.

You got every one of them.

I knew you would, Rowan.

-Thank you.

-And now we can all go home.

Do we have to?

[cheering and laughter]

[instrumental music]

[music turns somber]

It may not be

on the mountain's height

Or over the stormy sea

It may not be

At the battle's front

My Lord will have need of me

But if by a still small voice

He calls...

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

[muted]

[muted]

[music continues]

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[music continues]

[gentle instrumental music]

[dramatic music]

[music continues]

[gentle piano music]

[instrumental music]

[music continues]