-We must make the Book of Mormon, a center focus of study is that it was written for our day. The Nephites never had the book, neither did the Lamanites of ancient times. It was meant for us. Mormon wrote near the end of the Nephite civilization, "Under the inspiration of God, who sees all things from the beginning, he abridged centuries of records, choosing the stories, speeches, and events that would be most helpful to us." Each of the major writers of the Book of Mormon testified that they wrote for future generations. Mormon himself said, "Ye, I speak unto you, you remnant of the House of Israel." And Moroni, the last of the inspired writers actually saw our day and time. If they saw our day, and chose those things which would be of greatest worth unto us? Is it not that how we should study the Book of Mormon? We should constantly ask ourselves, why did the Lord inspire Mormon, or Moroni, or Alma to include that in his record? What lesson can I learn from that to help me live in this day and age?

And there is ample example after example of how that question will be answered.