Pamela Jo Bowman, of Mesa, Ariz., and Cyndi Greening, of Gilbert, Ariz., have created a documentary about early Mormons who founded a dozen colonies in early Mexico after 1885.In "The Land of Refuge," the filmmakers use interviews from descendants, journals and histories to capture the stories of life in the
colonies. Today, only Colonia Dublán and Colonia Juarez remain viable. Bowman lived in Colonia Dublán after marrying someone from there. "What is clear to me is that the people who lived in the Mexican colonies were
really devoted Mormons," said Greening.Their story is told in the East Valley Tribune, a Phoenix-area newspaper, on its Web site eastvalleytribune.com.