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The Book of Mormon is
the word of God.
Like the Bible, it is
Holy Scripture.
It is a record of God's dealings
with the ancient
inhabitants of the Americas and
contains the fullness of
the everlasting Gospel.
The book was written by many
ancient profits through the
spirit of prophecy
and revelation.
Their words, written on gold
plates, were quoted unabridged
by a profit historian
named Mormon.
The crowning event recorded in
the Book of Mormon is the
personal ministry of the Lord
Jesus Christ among the
Nephites soon after
his Resurrection.
It puts forth the doctrines of
the Gospel, outlines the plan
of salvation, and tells men and
women what they must do to
gain peace in this life
and eternal salvation
in the life to come.
In due course, the plates were
delivered to Joseph Smith, who
translated them by the gift
and power of God.
The record is now published in
many languages as a new and
additional witness that Jesus
Christ is the Son of the
living God and that all who will
come unto Him and obey
the laws and ordinances of
His Gospel may be saved.
We invite all men and women
everywhere to read the Book of
Mormon, to ponder in their
hearts the message it
contains, and then to ask God,
the Eternal Father, in the
name of Christ, if
the book is true.
Those who pursue this course and
ask in faith will gain a
testimony of its truths and
affinity by the power of the
Holy
Ghost. [MUSIC]
