How Rare a Possession

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| name = How Rare a Possession

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| director = Russell D. Holt

| producer = Peter N. Johnson

| writer = Russell D. Holt

| starring = Mark Deakins
Bruce Newbold
Marvin Payne
Scott Silkinson
Joe De Santis

| music = Merrill Jenson

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| distributor = The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

| released = {{Film date|1987}}

| runtime = 64 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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How Rare a Possession is a 64-minute film produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It depicts the conversion stories of Parley P. Pratt, a church leader in the 19th century, and Vincenzo di Francesca, an Italian pastor in the 20th century, who both join the church after studying the Book of Mormon. It also shows several key scenes from the Book of Mormon.[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/new-era/1987/11/how-rare-a-possession?lang=eng The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]

In October 2017, it was reported that the LDS Church had acquired the handwritten testimony of Di Francesca, penned in 1966.{{cite web |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865690753/Church-acquires-handwritten-testimony-of-Italian-highlighted-in-How-Rare-a-Possession-film.html |title=Church acquires handwritten testimony of Vincenzo di Francesa highlighted in 'How Rare a Possession' film |website=Deseret News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011193437/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865690753/Church-acquires-handwritten-testimony-of-Italian-highlighted-in-How-Rare-a-Possession-film.html |archive-date=2017-10-11}}