The Book of Mormon,  affirms the existence of a living and loving Father in Heaven. “It affirms the nature of our Heavenly Father’s plan of salvation, happiness and mercy. It declares, as another testament, the generation and divinity of Jesus the Christ. It teaches of His ministry and of His Atonement. The Book of Mormon stands as a global beacon of eternal truth.”

The Book of Mormon affirms, among other things, the status of man’s moral agency while setting standards of accountability and responsibility for each individual’s choices. It also affirms the reality and inevitability of man’s impending judgment — “which will be done with a perfect blending of justice and mercy of God” — as well as the reality of the premortal life and the necessity for the sacrament.

The Book of Mormon reveals the endless nature of the priesthood and the preparation of choice spirits for leadership in the latter days.  “From the Book of Mormon we know that each of you has been reserved, foreordained, and fore-determined to come forth at this particular time to accomplish the mighty work you have been called to do.”

The Book of Mormon also reveals the interrelationships between the Creation, the Fall and the Atonement. “One cannot fully comprehend the Atonement without first understanding the Fall; and the Fall of Adam cannot be fully understood without first understanding the Creation. These three great doctrinal pillars sustain each other in God’s eternal plan,”   ---Elder Russell M. Nelson