2 Nephi 25:18

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18 Wherefore, he shall bring forth his words unto them, which words shall judge them at the last day, for they shall be given them for the purpose of convincing them of the true Messiah, who was rejected by them; and unto the convincing of them that they need not look forward any more for a Messiah to come, for there should not any come, save it should be a false Messiah which should deceive the people; for there is save one Messiah spoken of by the prophets, and that Messiah is he who should be rejected of the Jews.

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Do eternal consequences rest upon our response to this book? Yes, either to our blessing or our condemnation. Every Latter-day Saint should make the study of this book a lifetime pursuit. Otherwise he is placing his soul in jeopardy and neglecting that which could give spiritual and intellectual unity to his whole life. There is a difference between a convert who is built on the rock of Christ through the Book of Mormon and stays hold of that iron rode, and one who is not.

Ezra Taft Benson, A Witness and a Warning, pp. 7-8

For me there could be no more impelling reason for reading the Book of Mormon than this statement of the Lord that we shall be judged by what is written in it.

Marion G. Romney, Conference Report, Apr. 1960, pp. 110-111

If the early Saints were rebuked for treating the Book of Mormon lightly, [D&C 84:54-57] are we under any less condemnation if we do the same?

Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign, Nov. 1986, pp. 4-5