I have thought those same things too in my life about receiving an answer from God. I wondered how so many different people in different religions could receive revelation that their particular church is true. For me, the way I was able to find out was to read the Book of Mormon and to go to the source and ask God if what I am learning is true. I'm not one to follow something blindly, I question things, just like you. I put things to the test. For example, if there is a certain doctrine I'm not sure about, I apply it to my life and test it out. It will either work or it won't. I have always found that the doctrine helps me be closer to God. I couple my experiments with asking God himself about what I should do. I suggest you experiment as well. Apply something in your life that the church teaches and see if it brings you closer to God. And of course, pray about it and ask God.
