God's Army is a 2000 American independent film written, directed by and features Richard Dutcher.
His own companion, Elder Dalton, dropped out of medical school to serve a mission and is fighting a losing battle with brain cancer.
After a trial of his faith and some earnest soul searching, Allen finds untapped courage and embraces his work as a messenger of God.
The film was well received by its target LDS audience but was met with some confusion by non-LDS viewers.
Many professional critics were pleased at Dutcher's willingness to address some of the more sensitive issues of the LDS Church, such as its past policy that restricted most black members from ordination to priesthood offices.