Should I read the Book of Mormon?

[amontoya]

Before I became serious about my faith, I started reading the Book of Mormon just out of curiosity. I couldn’t even get past the first few pages. I got the sensation of reading a census list from the Old Testament, but without the comfort of it being true. Eventually, I came back to Christ and entered the Catholic Church.

I am wondering now if I should read the Book of Mormon, not to determine if its true, but instead to better understand the Mormon people and religion. I have read many explanations of Mormon belief and practice from a Catholic apologetics standpoint, and so I feel I have a good grasp on LDS belief. Should I read the Book of Mormon to try and gain a deeper understanding of the Mormon faith since it is the pivotal book for that religion?

 

[Michelle_Arnold]

Your signature indicates that you are a recent convert to the Church. Unless there is a pressing need to answer the claims of Mormonism, and not merely an intellectual curiosity, I recommend concentrating on learning more about and becoming better grounded in Catholicism. Even St. Paul needed to spend time after his conversion growing in his faith before he could take the gospel of Christ to the nations (cf. Acts 9:28-30, 11:25-26).