i actually had a conversation with two LDS young men this morning. we walked along, i shared my testimony with them, we talked about faith, Christ, and Christianity for a while. very nice young men.
i did mention one thing i really like about Christ- His life was His message. He did not come with a book to be copyrighted and published and distributed on printing presses, but with His living example of prayer, poverty, compassion, and a deep and marvelous love for God and for His brothers and sisters that transcended love of self.
Muhammad also came bearing a book, asking it to be recited, memorized, learnt, etc. Jesus, for me, is the Living Text- He gave us God's words, and asked us to be like Him, to follow Him, and if we loved Him, to love those among us who are poor and suffering, and care for them in His memory. these young men told me that God had sent another prophet to restore the truth- that they also take him on faith and trust.
of course, they're Latter-day Saints, so they would trust in Joseph Smith, and trust that God and Christ appeared to a 14-year-old boy. but for me, Christ is enough. i don't wish to disprove or rip apart the BoM- but i urged the LDS boys to focus on Christ, whom we share in common, and who really, if one is a Christian, taught us all we need to know, and simply asked us to follow Him- to love God with everything we have, and love our neighbors as ourselves, as He did.