Try reading the Book of Mormon because you want to, not
because you have to.
Discover for yourself that it is true.
As you read each page ask, "Could any man have written
this book or did it come as Joseph Smith testified?" Apply
the teachings you learn.
They will fortify you against the evil of Satan.
Follow Moroni's counsel.
Sincerely ask God the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ,
with real intent, if the teachings of the Book of
Mormon are true.
Ask with a desire to receive a confirmation personally,
nothing doubting.
There has to be an explanation of that book you can
hold in your hand.
I know that you can receive a spiritual
confirmation that it is true.
You will then know that Jesus Christ lives, that Joseph
Smith was and is a prophet, and that The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord's Church.
You will confirm that the Savior guides His Church
through a living prophet.
These truths will become a foundation for
your productive life.
One may say, "I don't have all the blessings of an ideal
family and full Church experience." Neither did I
enjoy all of those advantages, nor did some other members of
the Quorum of the Twelve.
Compensate by obtaining your own unwavering
testimony of truth.
Obtain a personal conviction that the Church of Jesus
Christ has been restored to earth and that His
doctrines are true.
There are different paths to that treasured gift.
They begin with your sincere desire to know.
The flickering flame of faith can die if you
do not nurture it.
But that tiny flame can grow into a brilliant, unquenchable
fire through sincere prayer and consistent study of the
Book of Mormon and other scriptures.
Such faith will be sustained as you apply the
principles you learn.