At Library of Congress, Apostle Speaks on Book of Mormon’s Lasting Legacy

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http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/book-of-mormon-library-of-congress-christofferson

I perked up at this:

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Elder Christofferson also spoke of the Book of Mormon’s impact on literature, which today includes literary readings of the Book of Mormon in university-level English courses across the country. Such classes allow the Book of Mormon to speak for itself rather than debating historical accuracy or Joseph Smith’s methods of translating the book. “You don't have to believe in its historic claims to appreciate [the Book of Mormon] as literature,” Elder Christofferson said, quoting scholar David Bokovoy.

Nice to see an apostle quoting Bokovoy!  Also nice to see the Book of Mormon getting some recognition. 

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I have a friend who is an atheist and she quotes from the Bible frequently, having read it many times as literature. 

Its nice to see that people are starting to recognize that the BOM can be studied from lots of different angles, not all of them religious.