I want to quote from Mormon Apostle Orson Pratt, an original member and last surviving member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles – the second highest authority in the LDS church, second only to the First Presidency.
Orson Pratt writing from Liverpool, England in 1850 said:
“The Book of Mormon claims to be a divinely inspired record, written by a succession of prophets who inhabited ancient America. It professes to be revealed to the present generation for the salvation of all who will receive it, and for the overthrow and damnation of all nations who reject it.
This book must be either true or false. If true, it is one of the most important messages ever sent from God to man, affecting both the temporal and eternal interests of every people under heaven to the same extent and in the same degree that the message of Noah affected the inhabitants of the old world. If false, it is one of the most cunning, wicked, bold, deep-laid impositions ever palmed upon the world, calculated to deceive and ruin millions who will sincerely receive it as the word ofGod, and will suppose themselves securely built upon the rock of truth until they are plunged with their families into hopeless despair. The nature of the message in the Book of Mormon is such, that if true, no one can possibly be saved and reject it; iffalse, no one can possibly be saved and receive it. Therefore, every soul in all the world is equally interested in ascertaining its truth or falsity.
In a matter of such infinite importance no person should rest satisfied with the conjectures or opinions of others: he should use every exertion himself to become acquainted with the nature of the message: he should carefully examine the evidences of which it is offered to the world: he should, with all patience and perseverance, seek to acquire a certain knowledge whether it be of God or not. Without such an investigation in the most careful, candid, and impartial manner, he cannot safely judge
without greatly harming his future and eternal welfare.
If, after a rigid examination, it be found an imposition, should be extensively published to the world as such; the evidences and arguments upon which the imposture was detected, should be clearly and logically stated, that those who have been sincerely yet unfortunately deceived, may perceive the nature of the deception, and be reclaimed, and that those who continue to publish the delusion, may be exposed and silenced, not by physical force, neither by persecutions, bare assertions, nor ridicule, but by strong and powerful arguments–by evidences adduced from scripture and reason. Such, and such only, should be the weapons employed to detect and overthrow false doctrines–to reclaim mankind from their errors, to expose religious enthusiasm, and put to silence base and wicked impostors.”
– Orson Pratt, Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon, Number 1, p.1-2 – cited from
Yet in spite of this, Mormons are encouraged to simply “test” the Book of Mormon by a feeling; a supposed burning in the bosom. See Moroni 10:3–5
However, We as biblical Christians have done as their apostle Orson Pratt suggested, Bible believing Christians have carefully investigated The Book of Mormon employing logic and reason, consulting science and archaeology and above all against the most sacred standard, the Holy Bible itself!
The Book of Mormon fails the test of archaeology and on all fronts!
The vast majority of Mormons refuse to listen to their own apostle to truly and carefully examine their scripture against all evidence.
Indeed the Book of Mormon is a fallacious invention of man’s own devising, helped and inspired by the prince & the power of this World, spiritual wickedness in high places for the purpose of damning millions of souls!!
Mormons, YOUR own apostle Orson Pratt agrees!