The Book of Mormon: A True Story

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I wish there were a clearer way to explain how I know the Book of Mormon is true.  I simply do.  I've read it.  I've prayed about it.  I've received an answer from God that it is true.

One of the earliest memories I have of actually knowing that the Book of Mormon was true took place when I was 14.  I had just attended the National Scout Jamboree in Virginia and was on a tour of Church History sites with my Jamboree group.  I clearly remember going to the Sacred Grove, the exact same grove of trees where Joseph Smith himself first prayed vocally, and feeling an overwhelming sensation that the Book of Mormon was true.

I have been where Joseph Smith was.  I've been to his house, I've been to the printing shop he asked to print the Book, I've been to Nauvoo, where people were forced to leave for believing in the Book.  This isn't some elaborate lie contrived by conspiring men.  The events were real, and the book is real.  It stands today as a witness of the veracity of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and as a witness of the truth of Jesus Christ and His mission.  Those who don't understand the significance of these statements, and the life-changing implications they carry, would do well to obtain a copy of the book, and study and ask for themselves.  As for me, my life will never be the same because of it.