The Book of Mormon is playing at the Boston Opera House this month, and if you haven’t already, you should go see it – so long as you don’t mind a lot of crude humor and irreverence for all things religious.

The Tony award-winning musical is about a young Mormon named Elder Price who just graduated from the Missionary Training Center in Salt Lake City. Price is waiting to hear where in the world he will be sent as a missionary, and despite his wishes and prayers to be placed in Orlando, Price, along with a nincompoop mission partner, is sent to AIDS-infested Uganda.

If not for the uncomfortable hilarity that ensues, go see The Book of Mormon for the following three reasons.

(1) It was written by the creators of South Park.

With writers Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, and Robert Lopez, the co-creator of Avenue Q, it’s no wonder The Book of Mormon is as vulgar and crude as can be. It doesn’t just target Mormons; it targets everyone, and you are no exception. But if you can get past its salacious nature, you’ll find that the storyline is really about a young man finding out what belief really means.

(2) For the opening number, “Hello,” and “Spooky Mormon Hell Dream.”

The musical opens, fittingly, with a song called “Hello.” It’s a satirical display of Mormons trying to convert others to Mormonism. Later on, “Spooky Mormon Hell Dream” portrays the shared scary hell dream brought on by overpowering feelings of guilt that the characters occasionally have as Mormons.

(3) To find out what “Hasa Diga Eebowai” means.

When the cast members first start singing this song, you might find it hard to get the catchy and upbeat tune out of your head. Sure, you could just look up what it means on the internet, but be forewarned: this phrase is not something you want to be humming in public.

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