A doorbell rings and there’s a cheerful, clean-cut Mormon teen, offering a book he says will change your life. Multiply that by about a dozen and you’ve got the iconic opening number of “The Book of ...

“The Book of Mormon” has landed in San Diego again. This irreverent juggernaut musical comedy remains equal parts send-up and sincere love letter to the power of belief (no matter how embellished).

“The Book of Mormon” runs through Saturday at the First Interstate Center for the Arts. In all my time writing about theater, I don’t know if there’s been a show that made me laugh as much, or say “Oh ...