Just another example of, “HEY! Look over there!”
The BoM is useless to mormonism.
NONE of the ordinances, doctrines or covenants are even FOUND in it!
No, it's not useless. It has served as the perfect "come-on" to outsiders for 170 years:
King James simulation vocabulary
Two dozen KJV chapters of the Bible stolen word-for-word in 1611 UK English
Hundreds of other New Testament phrases plagiarized
A "perfect" Lds missionary offering to the unwary to "pray about" (note that they NEVER offer anyone the opportunity to pray about "Doctrine & Covenants" lds "scripture")