Hiya Corban!
Yes, I have read the BOM.... several times, in fact.
"Qestion:
In the BOM we read that Jesus "shall be born of Mary at Jerusalem, which is in the land of our forefathers" (Alma 7:10).
But Jesus was born in Bethlehem, not Jerusalem (Matt. 2:1). ???? What gives?" SOGFPP
Alma (a Book of Mormon prophet) was speaking to a people whose descendants had come from Jerusalem about 600 years earlier, these people knew nothing of Jerusalem only that it is where there forefathers came from. The Lord in speaking to these people about the birth of His son could not have said in Bethlahem, this would have meant nothing to them, they did not know where Bethlehem was, it was enough for God to inform them Jesus would be born at Jeruselm, not in Jerusalem, at Jerusalem, this is something they could understand that He would be born, in the old world where they had come from.
The Bible itself uses this technique. 1 Kings 14:20 days "and they brought him on horses, and he was buried AT JERUSALEM with his fathers int the CITY OF DAVID." now the city of David according to the New Testament is Bethlehem.
"And what about this:
"I was answered that I must join none of them (Christian churches), for they were all wrong
their creeds were an abomination in [Gods] sight; that those professors were all corrupt" (Joseph SmithHistory 1:19).
"Orthodox Christian views of God are pagan rather than Christian" (Mormon Doctrine of Deity, B. H. Roberts [General Authority], 116).
"Are Christians ignorant? Yes, as ignorant of the things of God as the brute beast" (Journal of Discourses, John Taylor [3rd Mormon President], 13:225).
"The Roman Catholic, Greek, and Protestant church, is the great corrupt, ecclesiastical power, represented by great Babylon" (Orson Pratt, Writings of an Apostle, Orson Pratt, n. 6, 84).
"All the priests who adhere to the sectarian [Christian] religions of the day with all their followers, without one exception, receive their portion with the devil and his angels" (The Elders Journal, Joseph Smith, ed. Vol. 1, n. 4, 60).
[Under the heading, "Church of the Devil," Apostle Bruce R. McConkie lists:] "The Roman Catholic Church specificallysingled out, set apart, described, and designated as being most abominable above all other churches (I Ne. 13:5)" (Mormon Doctrine, 1958, 129).
"Believers in the doctrines of modern Christendom will reap damnation to their souls (Morm. 8; Moro. 8)" (Mormon Doctrine, 1966, Bruce R. McConkie, 177).
Do these quotes reflect your views? Why or why not?"
Yes, we believe the Church of Jesus Christ to be the only true and living church on the face of the whole earth. Others churches have some truth, but also have false truths and false doctrines can not save anyone. Others Christians must accept this fact if they are to believe their own religion they must of necessity reject others, God does not change so two different beliefs about him can not both be true. You can not look at Christianity as a whole, there are far too many varying beliefs to take them all together. the only true church is the one led by Christ, and God has called prophets in our day that are led by Christ, that is why this is His church. Joseph did not read the Bible and say "I believe differently i'm going to start a church based on my beliefs" he said i don't know what to believe all the churches are teaching different things from the same book and God appeared to Him and told Him what is true, God told him what to teach and how to re-establish the Church of Christ in our day, led by Christ, his prophet, and apostles alive on the earth today.