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 cockeyed ideas.
Yeah, well, I heard that some German officials are trying
to have the New Testament rewritten to show that Jesus wasn't a Jew.
What's that?
Hello.
-What's he doing? -Don't do anything.
I haven't read it yet, but it's supposed to be swell.
Well, danke to you too.
-Hey, what's the big idea? -Time to go, elder.
It will take a while to get an answer.
I'll have to get back to you on that.
You know, elder, missionaries tend to lose two things on their missions.
Their hair and their sweethearts.
Hello, German Mission Office.
Yes, this is President Heber Grant,
- the British Mission. - Yes, President.
Oh.
- 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.
- This is President Wood. - -President, this is Elder Barnes.
I have an urgent message for you from President Heber J. Grant.
- Okay. Go ahead. - "In three days,
the German army will invade Poland.
Evacuate the mission to Holland or Denmark,
but get them out immediately."
Okay, uh, hurry to the General Counsel's office,
check on this, and then, um...
...I'll let you know where to send them.
Hello, Elder Barnes. How can I help you?
I have something very important for the Consul General.
I'm hoping to see him.
Okay.
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.
Have a seat.
This is from our embassy in Berlin.
"At this time, there is no indication
of any German military movement."
So, Elder Barnes, our military attaché has no knowledge
of any such aggressive activity on the part of the Nazi 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.
You really said that to him?
All right then, uh, call them, wire them,
send pigeons, any way to get to them,
and tell our missionaries to get out.
- 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 war again.
You can't get anybody to talk about the gospel.
So I've been spending a lot of time on my homecoming talk.
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.
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.
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.
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?
He is boss.
Huh!
Am I the only one that wants to go home around here?
You should probably go with him.
But, President, I said all of that.
- They won't leave. - Yes, they will.
Now go back and get them.
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.
Sister Goltz, you've got to do something.
If you don't, there's a huge possibility
you will be stuck here through a war.
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.
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."
Brother Ruf.
We received a new missionary. This is Elder...
Anderson.
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?
We love you, Sister Biehl.
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.
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?
Well, we're not sure.
There are no telephones, so it's a matter of sending out wires
and hoping they get through.
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.
Elder, let me tell you a story.
Just before the Spanish-American War,
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.
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...
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...
...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.
You can use this map.
We have elders
in most of these towns in between here and Holland.
They'll be at the train stations.
- That's a lot of country. - Mm-hmm.
And some may be stranded in these towns closer to Denmark.
What is it?
Does President have any idea how difficult this is going to be?
What am I supposed to do?
Right.
Like the hymn says...
..."do what is right."
Oh, nuts.
Dear God, what do I do?
This is baloney.
I don't know where they are. Bunch of dimwits, anyways.
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.
-Elder Seibold. -Elders.
I have never been so happy to see someone in my life.
- 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.
May God bless and protect you, Elders.
And you, President Biehl.
There goes a fine man.
Are you getting some swell pictures of a whole bunch of nothing?
Hey.
What city is this?
Dusseldorf.
Aren't we getting off?
There might be missionaries here.
No, there's none here.
You don't wanna check to make sure?
Uh-uh.
There's none here.
What town's next?
Emmerich.
After this, we pass into Holland.
Tell them to hurry, please. Yes.
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.
I sent our elders the wrong way.
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.
Look at that.
If you don't have enough flour, you gotta fill it with something.
You gonna eat that?
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.
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.
- What are you doing? - 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.
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.
If you touch me, there's going to be a fight.
I demand to speak with the military police.
-Can he demand that? -He just did.
Follow me.
I'd better go with him.
Did you see that?
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.
And, second, two missionaries were left in Germany
-when the Great War 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.
Drop it! Let's get the big fellas to grab the...
Faster, everyone.
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.
Hmm?
Mm.
I know some Mormons.
They are good people.
I understand why you must leave Germany.
Keep this with you.
- Well, what happened? - Nothing.
Come on. What happened?
We got into a big fight, and I knocked the stuffing out of him.
Really? True? Is that what happened, Elder McOmber?
No. I just started crying, and they let us go.
See, now that I believe.
President Wood.
-President Wood. -Heiteles.
- Heiteles. Hello. - What are you doing here?
We could not let you go without our goodbyes.
We cannot imagine being without you or your leadership.
We hope to return soon.
Thank you for remaining faithful and true.
You will forever be our dear friends.
Would it be all right if I write to you?
Be true.
Yes. Be true.
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.
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?
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.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I think this might be against mission rules.
It's about time.
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.
What? That's not baloney.
I, I read it somewhere.
Are you feeling okay?
What do you mean?
I, I just think it's pretty swell
that you got a sign to go out and find us.
Why is that pretty swell?
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.
He said Holland has closed its border
and we, we have to get off the train.
So what do we do now?
We cooked?
Are we cooked?
Mama.
I'm hungry.
I think you need to wait a little longer.
There's only a tiny bit left.
This is the last of it.
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.
No room in the end.
All trains commandeered for troop transport.
So what are we gonna do?
Wait here.
We're cooked.
This train-- Get up, get up, get up.
This train is going to Denmark.
Go.
Let's go.
They're not gonna wait.
Hurry. Come on, just throw me.
Elder, faster now. Go on.
Come on, be faster, come on.
Please, please, faster.
Ah, I got you.
Come on.
Holy smokes.
-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.
-President. Look at this. -Yeah.
Here we are in Rostock, trying to get to Denmark.
But we're only nine miles from Warnemunde.
- What's in Warnemunde? - A ferry.
A ferry that goes to Denmark.
- How do we get there? - I can ask.
Where are you going?
Back to Berlin.
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.
And action.
Hey, can it, Frank Capra.
The train that just pulled into yard four is headed towards Denmark.
That camera's gonna get you in trouble.
Leave your suitcases.
Get on and open a window.
I'll throw you your luggage.
Holy smokes.
Throw them in. Come on.
Easy, elder.
Come on. The train's moving. Come on.
-Hurry. -Come on. Get on the train.
Rush on. Pick it up.
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.
Quiet, quiet. Very quiet.
-Oh, swell. -Move over there.
- 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? - 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--
Brilliant?
-Have you got it? -Can you make it go?
Close. I just can't quite figure out
how they shift it into gear.
- I think that this will start it.
I can't figure out how to get it out of neutral
-and into gear with the, uh-- -Here it is.
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.
Wait. Wait.
How do we know this track goes to Warnemunde?
Yes, this could be the track that goes to Berlin.
Wait, stop. Stop, stop, stop, stop.
Right here. Right here. This will do it.
Good, good. Let's go, let's go.
Anna, what are you doing, darling?
Making sure no one's following us.
-Daddy? -Yeah.
Do you think we might get arrested?
Uh... no.
No, honey.
Well, what happens to people who steal trains?
I think they'd shoot us.
The Lord will protect us, honey.
Even if we're stealers?
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.
Carol...
...why don't you say a prayer for us?
Now?
I can't think of a better time.
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.
Can this thing go any faster?
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!
They're getting closer.
Hey! Hey! America!
-America! America! -We're Americans! America! America, hey!
Hey, they're coming back. Stop the train.
Grab and go. Go, go, go. Don't wait. Go.
- Don't look back. Keep going. Go, go, don't stop. Just go. - America.
- We're Americans. - Go, go, go, go.
- I told you they'd shoot us. I told you.
- Americans! Keep your heads down. - Heads down.
- Run, run, run. Go, go, go. - Look at the water.
Hey. Hey! Over here. Americans!
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...
Hey, he just welcomed us.
And a big welcome to you too.
That was nice.
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.
Thank you.
You go ahead, Mr. Wood.
-At last. -Welcome.
Hello, Elder Smith.
- Hey, President 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.
They're barely adults.
How could this happen?
Sister Wood,
it will all work out.
The war will not begin until those missionaries have arrived on Danish soil.
Are you saying they'll hold up the whole war?
They'll wait until we get all our missionaries out
before they start fighting?
I'm saying the war will not begin
until all of our elders are out of Germany.
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?
Am I the only one here with half a brain?
You might be, elder.
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?
Elder Seibold, do you think we should
say a prayer before we do this?
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.
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.
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.
In Jesus' name, amen.
Amen.
There must be opposition in all things.
-What are you doing? -Nothing.
Don't make trouble.
Yes, Daddy.
How many?
How many what?
Click, click.
Ah.
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.
Elder.
Home.
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.
See you soon, Elder Seibold.
Mama!
- This just came for you, President.
Read it to me, elder.
"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.
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.
English?
American.
I have seen this before.
This is what happens before a war.
I lived through the last one.
I'm sure you'll be fine.
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.
Elder Seibold.
- 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.
Say, how did you know we were in here?
Some things you just know.
This is all of them?
Yeah, we think so.
We better know so.
May I?
Wait, Elder Seibold, he hasn't arrived.
He'll keep searching till he's trapped himself.
Copenhagen.
He's, uh, probably on his way to...
I don't know exactly what...
Oh. Uh, let us--
What in tarnation is going on out there?
I can't believe you did it.
-Uh, let me call you back. -Excuse me.
How'd you get out?
Keep this with you.
Welcome to Denmark, you dirty Mormon.
There's no getting rid of you.
-You did all right. -Thanks, elder.
Well done, elder. Well done.
Thank you.
- Good job, spud. - 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?
♪ 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... ♪