Do they not realize that here, at the very beginning of their book, is where they lose most of us? And from there on into the actual text it just gets worse. There are some of aspects of the "Mormon life" that are appealing, and they have every right to believe and preach whatever they wish. But personally, as a Christian, and an avid with degree but not full time student of history, their "scripture" is a fairly obvious fraud.
their “scripture” is a fairly obvious fraud.
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Have you read the Book of Mormon or have you only read what other people have written about the Book of Mormon? Just asking.