Once I Was a Beehive Once I Was a Beehive Once I Was a Beehive is a 2015 American comedy film, directed by Maclain Nelson, about a girl who attends an LDS Young Women's camp. Shot in Utah, it received mixed to positive reviews upon release. Lane Speer (Paris Warner) is a young girl who enjoys camping with her parents. A year after Lane's father dies of cancer, her mother remarries a Mormon. Before the newlyweds leave for their honeymoon, they inform Lane she will be staying with her new "step aunt" where she is encouraged to attend a week-long girls' Bible camp organized by
Once I Was a Beehive an average rating of 6.2/10. Eric D. Snider gave the film a B+ grade and praised it for being "funny, sweet, AND sincere." Adam Forsgren included "Once I Was a Beehive" as one of his 10 favorite films of 2015, commending it for deriving its humor from the characters instead of LDS culture. Kerry Legel gave the film a mixed review, praising the acting but criticizing some dialogue. Kai Elijah Hamilton also praised the film in his review, "Director Maclain Nelson gets extreme praise for making this a film everyone can connect with. It is not a Mormon film. It