Mormon Church Doctrine

The Book of Mormon has been getting a lot of attention recently. One might expect Latter-day Saints to welcome that news. However, the majority of the Church’s membership doesn’t have a desire to pay much attention to the version of The Book of Mormon that’s garnering such a popular response.
From the perspective of its creators, The Book of Mormon play seems to have directly hit their target, entertaining revenue-generating ticket-purchasers whose enthusiastic reviews attract others to the show. But what does the Broadway Book of Mormon miss that the one on your nightstand successfully targets?
The Church’s Official Statement in response to the Broadway parody sums up the difference:
The production may attempt to entertain audiences for an evening, but the Book of Mormon as a volume of scripture will change people’s lives forever by bringing them closer to Christ.
Experience tells us that years after The Book of Mormon play – with the banter and short-term appeal that make it attractive to its audience – has faded from the spotlight on Broadway stages and elsewhere, the volume of scripture will continue to quietly strengthen families and promote Christian values.
Share The Book of Mormon
The recent interest in The Book of Mormon gives us a great opportunity to share our beliefs. Mormon.org has a page about the Book of Mormon that describes very clearly what the purpose of the book is. Here are some ways you can share the page, which includes a video introducing The Book of Mormon and an opportunity for visitors to request a copy.

• If you have access to a blog or web page, you can describe how The Book of Mormon has influenced your life and include a link to http://mormon.org/book-of-mormon/ so that people who read your web page can learn more about The Book of Mormon.
• You can visit the Mormon.org Book of Mormon page and “Like” it using your Facebook account. Doing so will allow your Facebook friends to recognize your interest in The Book of Mormon.

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