As I mentioned in the past I've tried to make one post about the Book of Mormon, or Mormonism in general becuase I was challenged to and inspired to in one of my religion classes at BYU.
I recently finished reading the book and thought I'd share some of my thought on it. The Book of Mormon is a book which has changed my life. It changed my life because it's the only book which I know the message is true becuase I have felt it by the power of the Holy Ghost.
What does that mean? Considering a lot of our cansual reading is usually done for fun, and many of those books, aside from being fun, amusing and entertaining, don't usually have any significant message it is odd to say "I know this book is true," or in other words, "I know the message of the book is true."
Some books in this world do have meaning. Philisophical books like Plato's The Republic, or Marx's Capital or Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. Each of these books has a distinct and faily clear message. But how do you know which message is truth?
Another example is when you read a history book or a newspaper. History and current events have meaning. As you read different newspapers or different history books, you might find the same events covered in two different ways.
The Book of Mormon is a literal history of an ancient people who lived somewhere on the American continent. This people had prohhets who taught the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ himself visited them after his death, resurrection and ascension to heaven.
The message of the Book is that Christ lives. The authors of the book (which are many) testify that they know this with absolute certaity becuase they've seen him. It teaches that he was the literal Son of God sent to earth, the suffer, bleed and die for the sins of mankind, and conquer death by his resurrection, and that in and by his grace all mankind can be saved if they have faith in him.
That's the message. It is historicaly, philisophicaly, and spiritualy true. Though it is not a perfect book it is the most correct book on this earth and you and I can come closer to God by reading and obeying the teachings of God more than we can any other book. And that best part is that if you don't believe me you can read it for yourself and know.
That's how I can say I know the Book of Mormon is true. I have read it many times, prayed about it and felt myself get closer to God and seen the fruits of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Jason Bentley is just a punk college kid who is attending Brigham Young University.
