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[moesasaur]

ALL TBOM ELDERS + all canon information on them

I am making this to help out anyone who is writing fanfics or drawing fan art of The Book Of Mormon and wants to draw the elders accurately or keep them in character. I will involve all lines from each character + their fandom given first name and other small things that indicate their personality or traits. I will also state the animal they brought up in I Am Africa since I believe the animals do reflect their personalities in some way.

Elder Church

- Elder “James” Church

- Given the name James by the fandom

- OBC actor: Brian Sears

- Comes from Cheyenne, Wyoming

- When he was young his parents were in an abusive relationship, with his alcoholic father abusing him and his mother

- “Okay, okay, HOLD ON! I mean… We COULD… SAY that we had some baptisms” Is the elder that suggests lying about how many baptisms district 9 has achieved

- “We were SO worried about you” Is the first elder that tells Kevin they were SO worried about him when he fell asleep at the bus station

- In I Am Africa he sings “(with) The Noble Lion King”

- In I Am Africa he also sings “A tribal woman who doesn’t wear a bra”

Elder Michaels

- Elder “Michael” Michaels

- Given the name Mike by the fandom

- OBC actor: Clark Johnsen

- Comes from Provo

Elder Thomas

(I could not find a photo of him, please accept this photo of the actor as an offering)

- Elder “Chris” Thomas

- Also goes by Elder Poptarts

- Given the name Chris by the fandom

- OBC actor: Scott Barnhardt

- His sister died from cancer and he was unable to say goodbye since he was at the apple store in line for a new iphone. Her last words were “Where is my brother”

- “You, too?! I had the hell dream after I accidentally read a Playboy!” Had his first hell dream after accidentally reading a playboy

- “Well, somebody needs to tell that General Butt-F-ing Named that people should be free to do what they want!” Is the elder that gives Kevin the idea of speaking to the general.

- In I Am Africa he sings “(with) The meerkat”. A lot of the fandom compares him to being like a meerkat

Elder Davis

Same thing, take this photo of him (right) standing next to Andrew Rannells (left)

- Elder “Robert” David

- Given the name Robert by the fandom

- OBC actor: Jason Michael Snow

- Is the first elder to ask if Elder McKinley is okay when he is panicking about the mission president

- “Elder Cunningham we must always work in PAIRS. Remember?” Is the first elder to complain about Arnold and Kevin arguing before being shut down by Elder McKinley

- “Looks like you fell asleep at the bus station!” (to Kevin after SMHD)

Elder Schrader

- Elder “Brian” Schrader

- Given the name Brian by the fandom

- OBC actor: Benjamin Schrader

- Please note that he isn’t called Elder Schrader in every performance, he sometimes takes the last name of the actor that plays him since he is named after Benjamin Schrader, his OBC actor

- “Are you an IDIOT?! MORMONS don’t LIE!” could come across as him being outspoken + rude personality wise

- In I Am Africa he sings “With the rhino”

Elder Neeley

Same thing AGAIN. Have a photo him (left) standing next to Jason Michael Snow (right)

- Elder “Ted” Neeley

- Given the name Ted by the fandom

- OBC actor: Kevin Duda

- “I told a lie once when I was twelve, and I had a dream that I went to hell! It was REALLY SPOOKY.” Had his first hell dream after telling a lie when he was 12

- “Yeah, we have to go home!” “But the mission president said we’re all as far from the Latter-Day Saints as it gets!” Seems to be the elder that wants to go home most after being shunned by the mission president

Elder Zelder

I scoured the internet and found no photos of him at all this is all I got sorry guys

- Elder “Elder” Zelder

- Given this name by the fandom, frequently referred to as an alien. I assume this is due to him having fewer lines compared to the other elders. People joke that Elder Zelder is his full name

- OBC actor: Justin Botton

- In I Am Africa he sings “(we are) A monkey with a banana”

PAIRINGS

Here is a photo of the chalk board that lists the pairings of all the elders:

If you can’t read it,

Elder McKinley + Elder Thomas

Elder Zelder + Elder Michaels

Elder Neeley + Elder Schrader

Elder Church + Elder Davis

also it’s a good example of Elder Schrader’s name changing based on the actor portraying him!!

Thank you for reading my little infodump, I did this mostly for myself but I would be happy to know that other people found this helpful!!

[turn-it-off-5s]

Hey!!! I know that this blog hasn’t been update in like- a year, but I just wanted to say how much I love it and how amazing your artwork is. I hope that you’re doing well and staying safe. <3

Also manifesting that this is updated but y’know-

Omg I can't believe I only saw this yesterday! Hi!! Thank you so much for the love! I can assure you that these characters have Not left my mind, I still draw them here and there, make AUs with them... (like I have this owl house au where they're a rebel group somewhere far away on the Titan... I love it 💓) here!!! Have them!!!! With slightly different designs because I still update them!!

I'll post more asks and continue the Schradel arc if I get engagement again, it's very disheartening to work on something you absolutely love and get 1 or 2 likes. I love these characters tho so!! Bom Fandom can u come back from the dead challenge

[mimimonart]

Some elder zelder doodles!

[urlocalirk]

Here's the Headcanons I made about Zeti today + the past few Days:

• Some Zeti have Paw bean, Like Cats & Dogs

• There's more than One species of Zeti, like There's Water type of Zeti, Wind Type of Zeti, etc.

• If the Zeti loose their Horns, They'll Go Deaf, since that's their Source of hearing

• Zeti can and will Hibernate when Winter Comes

• Baby Zeti are more Feisty than older ones

• Elder Zeti are Called Zelders

• Zeti Can eat Raw Meat

[mcpriceleyhell]

“Connor...” Kevin said, looking away from his boyfriend shyly. They were sprawled on the sofa together after lights out, as they had taken to doing most nights. It was often the only time they could get together with all the others around.

“Hmm?” Connor replied sleepily. He had his arms wrapped around Kevin’s stomach, holding him close, and sat up to look at the other boy. “What is it?”

Kevin huffed, shifting uncomfortably. “It’s just...someone said something earlier, and...do you think it’s stupid that I still like Disney?”

Connor’s eyes widened, and he reached for Kevin’s hand immediately. “Oh, Kevin, of course not,” he said, pulling him back into a tight hug. “There’s no age limit on Disney.” He felt a wave of anger and protectiveness at the sadness in Kevin’s voice.

“Hmm.” Kevin sniffled quietly, wiping his face. “I know, but...I don’t know. It made me sad. I feel silly.”

“You should never feel silly for having something that makes you happy,” Connor told him, kissing the top of his head and stroking his hair. Kevin made a sound of contentment in response. “It isn’t silly. And besides, I love watching Disney movies with you. I love the way your face lights up.” His boyfriend laughed at that, burying his face in Connor’s shirt.

“Ok. I guess you’re right,” he said after a moment’s pause. “It was a mean thing to say.”

Connor squeezed his hand. “I’m always right, especially when it comes to you. I love you. You’re perfect. And I love Disney too.”

Kevin grinned and sat up, looking at his boyfriend. “I love you.”

“Who said it?” Connor asked, narrowing his eyes. “Because, you know, as district leader, I could just...” he trailed off. “It makes me sad to see you sad. It makes me angry.”

“Don’t be angry,” Kevin said. “I don’t like angry Connor. I like nice Connor. Anyway, I feel better now.”

“Ok, maybe angry was the wrong word. I’m just being protective. I’m being a protective boyfriend.”

Kevin rolled his eyes with a laugh and settled back into Connor’s arms. He was silent. Then: “It was Elder Zelder.”

“I knew it! He’s such a-

“Shh!” Kevin whispered, stifling his giggles. “You’ll wake everyone up.”

“I’ll have words with him,” Connor said sternly. “I will. I can’t believe he said that. I can’t believe he upset you like that. Disney, stupid? What a ridiculous thing to say. Absolutely ridiculous. Nobody says that to my boyfriend and gets away with it.”

“You’re so cute.” Kevin smiled against Connor’s shirt, reaching around to hug him tightly. “I love you.”

“I’m being a responsible district leader!”

“Hmm. Not sure I believe you.”

“I am!”

“Whatever you say. I love you.”

[phierecycled]

Where the District 9 Elders originally come from (because I said so)

Elder Price: Orem, UT

Elder Cunningham: Salt Lake City, UT

Elder McKinley: Houston, TX

Elder Thomas: Houston, TX

Elder Church: Cheyenne, WY

Elder Michaels: Provo, UT

Elder Neeley: Twin Falls, ID

Elder Davis: Phoenix, AZ

Elder Schrader: Pocatello, ID

Elder Zelder: Colorado Springs, CO

[officialfroggie]

um . um. elder zelder

copy and pasting becayse im lazy

Sexuality Headcanon: hes not attracted to humans if that helps

Gender Headcanon: ???? alien

A ship I have with said character: none

A BROTP I have with said character: him and elder michaels💪

A NOTP I have with said character: i dont know uhhhhh kevin i guess

A random headcanon: he also licks windows sometimes

General Opinion over said character: pretty chill, i hope hes having a good time on earth🙏🙏

[jingles-miserably]

anyway elder zelder is not a human. might present evidence l8r

[spacing-history-queer]

one day i might explain this but for now i wont lol

[moesasaur]

Here is the entire OBC for The Book Of Mormon including the ensemble :)

All information is gathered from The Book Of Mormon: The Testament Of A Broadway Musical and Wikipedia

Please let me know if there’s any mistakes

Josh Gad

Elder Cunningham

Andrew Rannells

Elder Price

Nikki M. James

Nabulungi

Rory O’Malley

Elder McKinley, Moroni

Michael Potts

Mafala Hatimbi

Lewis Cleale

Jesus, Price’s Dad, Joseph Smith, Mission President

Brian Tyree Henry

General, Satan

Scott Barnhardt

Elder Harris, Elder Price’s sister, Elder Thomas, Hobbit, Devil

Justin Botton

Elder Smith, Price’s Mom, Elder Zelder, Devil

Kevin Duda

Elder Young, Cunningham’s Dad, Elder Neeley, Hitler

Clark Johnsen

Elder Brown, Price’s Brother, Elder Michaels, Brigham Young, Devil, Mission President’s Assistant

Benjamin Schrader

Elder White, Price’s Brother, Elder Schrader, Yoda, Jeffrey Dahmer, Mission President’s Assistant

Brian Sears

Elder Grant, Cunningham’s Mom, Elder Church, Hobbit, Devil

Jason Michael Snow

Mormon, Elder Cross, Price’s Brother, Elder Davis, Devil

Darlesia Cearcy

Sadaka, Skeleton, Coffee Cup

Asmeret Ghebremichael

Asmeret, Devil

John Eric Parker

General’s Guard, Mutumbo, Devil, Joseph Smith (African Pageant)

Michael James Scott

Gotswana, Devil, Brigham Young (African Pageant)

Lawrence Stallings

Ugandan Man (who is shot), Middala, Skeleton, Moroni (African Pageant)

Rema Webb

Mrs Brown, Kimbay, Uhura, Skeleton, Coffee Cup

Maia Nkenge Wilson

Kalimba, Genghis Kahn

Tommar Wilson

General’s Guard, Ghali, Darth Vader, Skeleton, Jesus (African Pageant)

[heuffopla]

Having a normal one on the bom discord today..

[turn-it-off-5s]

Get to know 'em!

Wren Davis :

Davis in nonbinary (they/them) with a preference for girls/other enbys, they're deaf and they suffer from PTSD due to a frankly terrible childhood. They're the most introverted of the group, their best friend is Sadaka and she's the person they hang out with the most. Davis doesn't like big high energy groups and they would much rather hang out with the animals they take in. Although they also like Neeley, Michaels (when he's calm), and Church. They're on good terms with everyone except Schrader (he makes them uncomfortable so they'd rather not hang out with him) and elder BFN. They might seem a bit cold at first but once you get closer to them they're really chill to hang out with!

Davis definitely has the chill older sibling vibe, they like tea and they're terrible with children. Activities : drawing, taking care of the wildlife (taking online vet classes, good for them), they just really love animals and the animals love them (except Goliath the chicken)

Noah Neeley :

Bi for his boyfriend (elder Zelder), he has OCD (which is why he wears gloves, he gets very bad tics around his hands), and he faints at the sight of blood. He comes from a supra rich family, which is how they get most of the money for the charity. He's very unsure as to what he wants to do after the end of the "mission", he's still figuring out who he is, without his parents or the church's influence, which can lead him to rely on Zelder a bit too much, since Zelder knows exactly who he is and is very confident. His dad taught him how to run a business but he's also an amazing dancer (he's very flexible. That too.) and he plays a Lot of classical instruments. He's a theater kid who's really into astrology, he somehow knows everyone's secret (even Davis'). He will tease you for fun but he's a really nice, fun person :D. He lovess drama and will not miss out on some good tea. He does most of the chores around the house which is why it doesn't look like a complete hell hole. His friends are : Zelder (♥️), Schrader, Davis, Asmeret, Gotswana, Nabulungi.

Xavier Zelder :

Gay for his boyfriend (elder Neeley), he is recovering from anorexia and now has bad body dismorphia. Apart from that, he's a happy go lucky guy, he's fun and caring, he goofs around a lot! (he can be a bit stupid but we love him for that) He's here for a good time with his friends and he's a reliable guy! He wants to be a performer (drag queen) and he's really good at singing and playing the guitar. He grew up on a farm in the south with his parents and 9 siblings so he's a great gardener, that's his main job in the village. He tries his best to get along with everyone, give everybody a chance! Except for Elder Price who doesn't like him for a reason he hasn't figured out yet and elder BFN (but everyone is weary of him). He's also trying to get closer to Schrader and Davis but he hasn't figured out how to do that either. He's the house's unofficial hair dresser!

His friends are : Micheals (BFF since they were 14, do not separate them!!), Neeley (♥️), Kimbay, Mafala...

Otto Schrader

Otto!! (he/him, they/them) He chose not to put a label on his sexuality. He gets crushes very easily on any gender although we're still not sure if his crushes are romantic or purely sexual since he's a "horny on main" kinda guy (he did have a one time thing with McKinley eyoo) the whiteboard in the living room is now host to "Otto's crush list". He's got PTSD due to his not so good childhood (I'll reblog the post about it if you want to read about it) and depression (but in a "✨nothing matters B)✨" kinda way) and he's a recovering drug addict, although it's very recent so he's been having some trouble with it. He has 2 sisters, Erika and Anna, they're the most important things to him and misses them a Lot (he'd never say that out loud tho)

He spends his time doing construction work in the village, badly flirting with Ghali, reading, being the village's babysitter, catching up on the years of school/pop culture that he missed, hanging out with whoever... He likes doing things alone or with people as he's neither an extrovert or an introvert really.

Fun facts : Asmeret gave him a tattoo on his back, he's half German half french (bilingual english/German and knows just enough French to get around), he never learned how to swim and he's a cat person! His friends are : Neeley, Asmeret, Micheals (?), Mafala, Ghali, his sisters, Kimbay, Mutumbo. Overall a snarky, feral, dumbass with a heart of gold ♥️✨

Micheal Micheals

What a name. This boy is confused af about his sexuality, he only had crushes on girls before but he now has a very... Confusing. Crush on a certain german guy which he is trying to hide. Mental illness time ✨✨ he developed depression after his mother's death when he was 14 and he has developed a self-harming habit. He hides it all behind a big smile and a hoodie that's way too hot for the weather (no worries, the others know and they're here to help!). He's a music fan, he plays the drums and a bit of bass, he's secretly very into sewing, he's also the social media manager of the charity they're running here in Uganda. He has a nice singing voice when he's not too shy to show it off :D Micheal (or Mike for short sometimes) is terrible at taking compliments/criticism, he might genuinely start crying if you compliment his hair. Because of his height, he's often treated like a child but he is in fact a grown ass man. A grown ass man who's afraid of swearing. And that's fine.

Apart from that he spends the most of his time hanging out with his friends, he's very dependent on Zelder, to the point where he disliked Neeley when the two started dating but he learned to accept it, especially once he became better friends with Schrader. Some of his friends : Zelder, Davis, Schrader, McKinley, Price, Neeley, Ghali, Nabulungi, Kimbay, Sadaka...

Boom! Here are the 5 guys you can ask some questions to on this blog, let's have fun :DD ♥️

Ask box is always open!

(this askblog takes place a few months after their mission ended so that's why all their clothes/hair are different!)

[ask-bom-squad-youtube-au]

Are you guys still in touch with the other Mormons from your mission?

Connor: Actually yes!

Connor: We have a group chat together. We talk about everything and nothing

Connor: I love them all even if they did drive me insane at times

Schrader: WE DONT ALLOW COWBOYS HERE

Zelder:.....haw..yeee

Schrader: SIEGEBSGDKSH

Neeley: I just cleaned Micheal :(((

Micheals: IM SORREY

Davis: Here is my giraffe which I love more than myself

Schrader: *cough* furry *cough*

Connor: Yeah I loved them

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Background elders blog here

[strandsofgold]

Elder McKinley, watching the elders practicing their tap dance routine:  What’s better than this? Just guys being dudes.

[chaoticunorigionalstranger]

BOM hive mind. Help.

Is this correct?

Elder Grant = Church and Cunningham's mum

Elder Cross = Mormon and Davis

Elder Young = Neeley, Cunningham's Dad,

Elder Smith = Zelder and Price's mum

Elder White = Schrader, Price's brother and Mission President's Assistant

Elder Green = McKinley

Elder Brown = Michaels, Price's brother and Mission President's Assistant

Elder Harris = Poptarts/Thomas and Price's sister

[pancakerachel]

Greasy mormon boy bout to get attacked by the smol. (2011)