Well, begging your pardon but what are the “Doctrine And Covenants” and the “Pearl Of Great Price,” then, if not books? I still have them, you know.
I’m something of a bibliophile, can’t bear to get rid of books, even ones I don’t particularly care for. Still have the “Bhagavad Ghita,” too. That was handed to me back in my wilder days, at a welcome center in California. Very nice, hardcover and thick, several sections of color plates.
Missionaries share The Book of Mormon why you would have the other books I don’t know.
I know why I had the other books because I purchased them for a small fee at the visitor center and it just added to my joy.
I could not get enough of the word of the Lord because it was answering so many of questions no longer were my religion like Swiss cheese.
As I first stated the Standard works caused the mainstream clergy to step it up and thanks to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints the Reader’s Digest version of the Bible has been increased or the mainstream would still be stuck in the snap shot of the scriptures for much of the mainstream would not be doing anything to appreciate other things of the Bible.
It is a fact if there was nothing out there for the mainstream to learn and understand more even if for the wrong reason (the right reason is too know the Lord) many could care less.
I know The Book of Mormon is true and The Book of Mormon Testifies of the Bible and this is the Lord’s Jesus Christ restored Church once again upon the earth.
Amen