Since the opening of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah in 1993, some feature-length films were premiered and exclusively shown in its Legacy Theatre, prior to release for broader use.
These films, shown mostly in the seminaries and institutes of religion, teach religious principles, church history, and general kindness.
These films differ from those of Mormon cinema, which are produced without official church involvement.
In 2011, the LDS Church began producing a series of live-action adaptations of various stories, titled Bible Videos, which it distributed on its website and YouTube channel.
[10][citation needed] In 2019, the LDS Church began producing a series of live-action adaptations of various stories, titled Book of Mormon Videos, which it distributed on its website and YouTube channel.