When Moroni closes his book with the challenge to "ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true", I wonder whether Moroni is referring to whether the book itself is a true record, or whether the doctrinal content in the book is true. Based on Moroni's personal experience, there would be little question as to whether the book was a true record, but instead whether the content and teachings were true. Remember, the fall of the Nephites was in part based on a rejection of the teachings we find in the Book of Mormon.
I am LDS, and have read the book over a dozen times. I believe the history AND the teachings, but I wonder if Moroni's intentions with that challenge at the end of the book are more a reflection of his personal experience than the kind of interpretation we use in the LDS church today. Today, we seem to encourage others to pray about whether the book is a true record, rather than pray about whether its teachings are true.
2007-04-11
10:29:37
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