The Singles Ward franchise
The Singles Ward franchise includes the original film, The Singles Ward from 2002 and the 2007 sequel, The Singles 2nd Ward, both directed and written by Kurt Hale and John Moyer. The Singles Ward. "The Singles Ward" is a 2002 romantic comedy film, based on Moyer's life as a stand-up comedian and single member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Like "The R.M.", and other LDS cinema that followed it, "The Singles Ward"s target audience is members of the LDS Church and citizens of Utah. The film follows  Jonathan Jordan, a recently divorced Latter-day Saint stand-up comedian who has not practiced his faith in several years, when he meets an active Latter-day Saint woman who changes his perspective. Plot. After faithfully serving a full-time mission for the LDS Church and marrying, Jordan finds himself divorced and once again a member of the LDS single adult world. He attends a "singles ward", a congregation specifically for unmarried adults, where the ultimate goal is eternal marriage. Disenchanted, Jordan stops going to church. He even creates a standup routine lampooning the Mormon lifestyle. His resistance to the  church continues until he falls for Cammie Giles, a member of the local singles ward. Suddenly, Jordan finds going to church more appealing, but is he attending church again just to impress her? During the course of the movie, Jonathan frequently breaks the fourth wall to narrate events to the audience. A number of celebrity members of the LDS Church make appearances throughout the movie: Soundtrack. The soundtrack is a collection of Latter Day Saint artists performing songs from the "Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" and the "Children's Songbook". The soundtrack is on  Guapo Records. The Singles 2nd Ward. "The Singles 2nd Ward" is the sequel to "The Singles Ward". The 2007 film follows Dalen (Kirby Heyborne), and his relationship with a convert named Christine (Erin Chambers). Plot. The film follows Martin and his relationship with Christine. Martin, a young professor at Brigham Young University gets engaged to Christine, who is a student. When her divorced parents come to town for their nuptials, Dalen and Christine must maintain the peace between them while Jonathan (Will Swenson) is working on a film about his experiences in the first film. Reception. In the book "Religious  Humor in Evangelical Christian and Mormon Culture", Elisha McIntyre highlighted the proposal scene between Dalen and Christine, stating that it was "a delicate balance of the serious and humorous mode."