content: During my over fifty years as a member of the LDS church I read the Book of Mormon six times. I kept waiting for it to speak to me on some level, either emotional, intellectual, or spiritual. It never did. It is tedious reading, comprised mostly of lengthy quotations from the King James version of the Bible, supplemented by imaginative plagiarism from various 19th century sources. I have repeatedly asked members of the LDS church to tell me *exactly* what it was that spoke to them. I have yet to receive a satisfactory answer. There are at least two good books on the market, "An Insider's View of Mormon Origins" by Grant Palmer, and "Losing a Lost Tribe" by Simon Southerton which provide excellent summaries of the problems faced by those who believe the Book of Mormon is some sort of actual historical record. If a person is *really* interested in the subject of Mormonism, then they should read those books, as well as the Book of Mormon. Otherwise, save your money.