Perhaps you have wondered, “Why the Book of Mormon? Don’t we already have a Bible?”
This perhaps is a common question for some. After all, the e – that Jesus is the Christ, the Savior and Redeemer of mankind.
Yet there are many in the world that claim the historical Christ was only a teacher, nothing more. Additionally, while I was visiting in Tucson, Arizona a number of years ago, I read in the paper an article about a large meeting being held that very week in Tucson. Numerous Christian leaders were converging upon the city with one purpose – to determine once and for all whether Christ was who He said He was.
Some of the Christian leaders claimed He was a great teacher, but argued with other Christian clergy about some of the points the Bible records – that certain verses were too far-fetched to be real. This (an argument amongst Christian leaders whether or not the Bible was a valid record) astonished me, in addition to the fact that some of them were arguing Christ stretched the truth in order to teach a truth.
I marveled at this, that there could be this much dissension amongst those who love the Lord! So raising the first question again, “Why the Book of Mormon?”
You are free to disbelieve or believe, but as Mormons we believe that the Book of Mormon stands as a second witness of Jesus Christ. We believe that He was who He stated He was and – as the record states in the Bible – He is the divine Son of God with the express mission of offering redemption for mankind.
Imagine for a moment, if you will, a door hanging by one hinge in a doorway. Regardless of whether that hinge were affixed at the top, at the middle, or at the bottom, it still would be weakened by standing alone over time.
Now imagine you have affixed two hinges to the door in that same doorframe. The door swings much more surely and will weather time much more securely. The same holds true for this crazy and mixed up world we live in.
With films such as The Golden Compass being launched (written by a self-proclaimed atheist) and other such entities seeking to disprove the existence of God, The Book of Mormon stands as a support and witness to the Bible – declaring jointly that Jesus Christ is indeed the Son of God, that He did indeed come to redeem mankind, and that the word of God can be trusted.
If you’ve not had an opportunity to read the Book of Mormon, please feel free to visit this page to learn more about the Book of Mormon: http://scriptures.lds.org/
and here to learn more about the Mormons: http://www.mormon.org/mormonorg/eng/
