1 Nephi 6

Chapter 6 is rather short, but in it Nephi describes his purpose of his writing. He wants us to be persuaded to turn to Heavenly Father (1 Nephi 6:4). For such a purpose, he will only write things that are pleasing unto God versus things that the world would have really enjoyed having written down (1 Nephi 6:5).

There is a quote from President Ezra Taft Benson explaining how the Book of Mormon actually accomplishes this purpose:

The Book of Mormon brings men to Christ. . . . It tells in a plain manner of Christ and His gospel. It testifies of His divinity and of the necessity for a Redeemer and the need of our putting trust in Him. It bears witness of the Fall and the Atonement and the first principles of the gospel, including our need of a broken heart and a contrite spirit and a spiritual rebirth. It proclaims we must endure to the end in righteousness and live the moral life of a Saint (“We Add Our Witness,” Ensign, Mar. 1989, 5).

If we want to know God, if we want to know more about ourselves and the world around us, studying this book is the way to go. Why would you not want to study this fabulous book?

In the August 2005 issue of the Ensign, President Gordon B. Hinckley challenged us all to read and reread the Book of Mormon in the article entitled "A Testimony Vibrant and True". He then concluded saying:

Without reservation I promise you that if each of you will observe this simple program, regardless of how many times you previously may have read the Book of Mormon, there will come into your lives and into your homes an added measure of the Spirit of the Lord, a strengthened resolution to walk in obedience to His commandments, and a stronger testimony of the living reality of the Son of God.

Seriously, why would you not want to read this book?