The official response by the LDS church to the Book of Mormon was this: "The production may attempt to entertain audiences for an evening, but the Book of Mormo

The official response by the LDS church to the Book of Mormon was this: "The production may attempt to entertain audiences for an evening, but the Book of Mormon as a volume of scripture will change people's lives forever by bringing them closer to Christ." [1] Not exactly what you would call "backlash." Then the church took out an ad in the playbill. [2] [1] http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-statement-regarding-the-book-of-mormon-broadway-musical http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-statement-regar... [2] http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/06/entertainment/la-et-cm-mormon-church-lds-ads-book-of-mormon-playbill-20120906 http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/06/entertainment/la-et-...