The Fighting Preacher – Willard Bean

If you haven’t seen the movie The Fighting Preacher, you need to go ASAP. It’s an outstanding depiction of a little-known aspect of LDS Church history.

97% on Rotten Tomatoes!

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_fighting_preacher

This is the story of Willard Bean, who was called on a mission to Palmyra in the early 1900s.

The boxing ring he set up was in the building across Main Street from today’s Oliver Cowdery Memorial, too.

The photo in this article shows the boxing ring:

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900064140/new-film-the-fighting-preacher-is-the-best-church-history-story-youve-never-head-of-director-says.html

The movie is doing some good business, but not as good as it deserves. Go see it. And take someone.

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=thefightingpreacher.htm