liz3564 wrote:I don't know. Growing up, I was taught from the Book of Mormon MUCH more frequently than from the Bible.
I knew the basic Bible stories, but examples of prophets that readily came to mind that were taught more frequently were those from the Book of Mormon. I knew the story of Nephi, the story of Lehi's family's exodus frontwards and backwards.
Whenever we studied the Bible in seminary, everyone groaned. The Book of Mormon was MUCH easier to grasp. And, frankly, the reason for that was simply because we had grown up being preached from it more often.
I grew up in Northern California. I don't know if this was just something that was a local phenomenon, or if it had to do with the time span I grew up in. I'm 44.
Did anyone else who is my age have similar experiences?
I would agree that the Book of Mormon is much easier to grasp for Children, because it is basically a group of simple moralistic tales that plays out like DC comics written in Early Modern English. The Good guys are so good, the bad guys always confess their sins before they get their upcomance.
For adults, the doctrinal nuance come from the New Testament primarily, which the Book of Mormon parrots.
So as a childrens, book the Book of Mormon serves well--except the morals that it teaches are kind of dicey.