LDS Motion Picture Studios

LDS Motion Picture Studios is a church owned property by BYU and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The studio was founded in 1953 by the Whitaker brothers Judge Whitaker and Scott Whitaker who were originally Disney animators.

Early Beginnings
Judge Whitaker started the film studio in 1953 with his brother Scott Whitaker. When they first started the studio they no longer had a big budget. So they ended up making live action low budget church films using tithing money. Judge Whitaker was given a blessing by the patriarch that their church films would come together. The first church films they made were "The Decision" 1957, "As the Twig is Bent", "Hearts of the Children", "How Near To The Angels".

In 1991, the MPS separated from BYU and became a directly-operated function of LDS Church, as part of the church's Audio Visual Department.

Fire explosion at the LDS Motion Picture Studio Building
In 1964 the building caught fire and burned everything to the ground. Judge and Scott were both devastated, but the building was rebuilt from the ground.

On March 26, 2014 in the morning, An electric box exploded on top of the LDS Motion Picture Studio building causing a power outage and fire. Occupants evacuated the building and the Provo City Fire Department soon put out the fire. No injuries were reported and the building was repaired.

Notable Church videos

 * Johnny Lingo- 1969
 * The Phone Call- 1977
 * John Bakers last race- 1976
 * The Emmet Smith Story- 1979
 * Uncle Ben 1978
 * Cipher in the snow- 1971
 * Finding Faith in Christ- 2003
 * How rare a possession- 1987
 * The mailbox- 1977
 * Pioneers in Petticoats- 1969
 * Mr. Krueger's Christmas- 1980
 * The Pump- 1988