“Any group which has access to [the Book of Mormon] is enormously accountable. … The Book of Mormon testifies that God will judge the nations that possess [it] … (2 Nephi 25:22). In fact, Nephi, Jacob, Mormon, and Moroni, the four most prominent writers of the book, all testify in sobering farewell statements that we will stand with them at the judgment bar of God to answer for what we have done with the teachings of the Book of Mormon (see 2 Nephi 33:10–15; Jacob 6:5–13; Mormon 7:5–10; Moroni 10:24–34). These prophets want us to know that part of our judgment will be based on how well we have used their teachings in our lives” (Hansen, “Preparing for the Judgment,” 98).
After spending a day in council with the Twelve Apostles at the home of President Brigham Young, the Prophet said, “I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book” (Joseph Smith [manual], 64).
“Take away the Book of Mormon and the revelations, and where is our religion? We have none” (Joseph Smith [manual], 196).