Over and over again, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been told that the Book of Mormon was written for our times. In the book itself, it explains how the prophets who were recording the history of their people had "seen our times" and that the book was written for people in the future to read. It was written to help and warn people in our time, and particularly, to warn the people living here in the Americas.
I've felt how the Book of Mormon has helped me to come to know Christ more deeply, and I've appreciated how clear the gospel of Christ is explained in its pages. The thing I haven't understood is why so much of the book is spent telling about the people's government conflicts and struggles. Why is all that included in this book of scripture?
