For all who heed it, the Book of Mormon is like the flinging open of long-closed doors on what was assumed to be a complete canon of scripture. Noted on the very title page is the book’s special role in “convincing” mortals “that Jesus is the Christ”. In a day of disbelief and equivocation regarding this preeminent fact, this “convincing” effect is so needed! How sharp-edged that promise! The Book of Mormon will be “read upon the housetops”. Even if neglected, it will constitute a lingering invitation for “as long as the earth shall stand”.
Elder Neal A. Maxwell