Chris' Dad, Richard N. Williams, gave a BYU devotional in 2000. In his devotional he said something very profound to me. He said that the truth of Mormonism is not established by reason, nor is it justified by theology. "The truth of Mormonism rests on the occurrence of certain events.", he said. The events such as the Atonement, the first vision, the translation of the gold plates either happened or they didn't happen.
The truth of these events is established, not by reason, but by witnesses. There are many witnesses from those who handled the gold plates, to our modern day prophet and apostles who are special witnesses of the truth. The Book of Mormon is one of the most powerful witnesses that we have access to daily.
A testimony will starve if all we feed it is reason. Our testimony's need nourishment from witnesses that proclaim the truth of the gospel.
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