Elder Cunningham's Second Act

The Second Act begins with the musical number “Making Things Up Again.” Elder Cunning in reality has never read the Book of Mormon and fails to communicate the religion properly to the audience. He relies on his knowledge of science fiction to be able to sell his idea to the villagers. Elder Cunningham is making up stories ads ornamentations to his teachings to make it more appealing. The stories that he tells relate to the conditions of the torn country of Uganda. His conscience however appears to him in the form of his father, Joseph Smith, Darth Vader, Yoda, hobbits and Lt. Uhura. They admonish him for telling these lies. He however rationalizes the situation by claiming that he is making a difference by telling these lies.
The musical then shifts to Elder Prince who arrives in Orlando but soon comes to realize that he has no memory of how he got there. He then reflects to a sin that he committed when he was a child …show more content…
He and Nabulungi share a sweet moment in the musical number “Baptize Me.” During the course of the Musical we learn that Elder Cunningham is infatuated with Nabulungi from the first moment that he sees her. They have a continuous flirtatious relationship. This number is created to play with the concept that the two characters are making love for the first time. The lyrics for the song and the choreography are designed to humorously indicate that this will be the first time of intercourse for both of them. The song is thus used as a metaphor for this scene.
The missionaries then join in a rejoicing moment with the villagers by baptizing them during the musical number “I am Africa.” Even though this is an uplifting moment, there are still some moments of taunting the customs of the religion. I remember a specific staged moment where one of the villagers gets baptized and because of this act, embodies that now he must be