To LDS friends: Info please

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Someone who is reading the Book of Mormon said that there is a passage that says, quoting them

" it say in the book
Of Mormon that unless you read and follow it you will not go to heaven."

Is this true? Does the Book of Mormon say this? Can you give me the full context of the passage please? I am not sure if this person is taking this out of context?

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I have the LDS BOM on pdf and I did a search for “unless” and I couldn’t find anything in there making this claim.
 
You say “quoting them” - who are you quoting? What’s the passage?

This makes no sense to me…
 
I’m not sure if that passage is in there, I have zero interest in reading poorly written fiction, but it is a teaching of the LDS. Here are some statements made by various leaders and scholars of the LDS.

> The Mormon scriptures state: “this church [Joseph Smith’s]… only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth” (Doctrine and Covenants, 1:30).
> Apostle Bruce McConkie states: “There is no salvation outside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” (Mormon Doctrine, p.670).
> Marion Romney (speaking as a member of the LDS First Presidency) said, “This Church is the ensign on the mountain spoken of by the Old Testament prophets. It is the way, the truth, and the life” (Conference Report, April, 1961, pg. 119).
> Mormon president and prophet Brigham Young declared: “he that confesseth not that Jesus has come in the flesh and sent Joseph Smith with the fullness of the Gospel to this generation, is not of God, but is anti-christ” (Journal of Discourses, vol.9, p.312).
> Mormon president and prophet Ezra Taft Benson stated: “This is not just another Church. This is not just one of a family of Christian churches. This is THE Church and kingdom of God, THE only true Church upon the face of the earth…” (Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, p.164-165).
> What is more, Mormon leaders have taught that Joseph Smith must give his consent before anyone can enter heaven:

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> [There is] “no salvation without accepting Joseph Smith” (Joseph Fielding Smith, in Doctrines of Salvation, vol. 1, p.190).
> “No man or woman in this dispensation will ever enter into the celestial kingdom of God without the consent of Joseph Smith” (Brigham Young, in Journal of Discourses, vol. 7, p.289).
> Bruce McConkie states: “If it had not been for Joseph Smith and the restoration, there would be no salvation” (Mormon Doctrine, p.670).
> Joseph Fielding Smith said: “If Joseph Smith was verily a prophet, and if he told the truth…no man can reject that testimony without incurring the most dreadful consequences, for he cannot enter the kingdom of God” (Doctrines of Salvation, vol. 1, p.190).
> Brigham Young stated: “every man and woman must have the certificate of Joseph Smith, junior, as a passport to their entrance into the mansion where God and Christ are” (Journal of Discourses, vol. 7, p.289).
> George Q. Cannon: “If we get our salvation, we shall have to pass by him [Joseph Smith]; if we enter our glory, it will be through the authority he has received. We cannot get around him [Joseph Smith]” (quoted in the Melchizedek Priesthood Study Guide, p. 142, 1988).
 
She wasn’t referring to any of it’s leaders, but the Book of Mormon itself.

Her direct quote and claim to me was this verbatim

"" it say in the book Of Mormon that unless you read and follow it you will not go to heaven."
 
Yes, I know. I’ve never read the BoM so I can’t say if it is in there or not. I’m just saying they have very strange beliefs about getting to heaven so it would not surprise me to see it in their writings.
 
Thank you.

Hopefully, one of our LDS friends here at CA will be able to set the record straight. In order for me to answer her honestly, I want to know the facts first.
 
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